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Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testifies before the House intelligence committee on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Top Spy Joseph Maguire: 'I Think The Whistleblower Did The Right Thing'

12:22pm September 26, 2019

by Philip Ewing

The acting director of national intelligence is meeting the House and Senate intelligence committees on Thursday as Washington roils over Ukraine and an ongoing impeachment inquiry.

Chinese-style tile has replaced the domes and domed minarets of the Hongsibao Mosque in China's Ningxia region. Ningxia is home to a large concentration of Hui Muslims, who have long prided themselves on assimilation but are under increasing scrutiny by C

World News

'Afraid We Will Become The Next Xinjiang': China's Hui Muslims Face Crackdown

11:19am September 26, 2019

by Emily Feng

A government crackdown on China's Muslim minorities has reached the Hui. "The pressure on not just one's religious behavior, but how one lives one's daily life, is unbearable," says a young Hui man.

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Books
Arts

In 'The Water Dancer,' Ta-Nehisi Coates Creates Magical Alternate History

10:12am September 26, 2019

by Annalisa Quinn

Ta-Nehisi Coates' new novel, set during the era of slavery, follows a young black man who discovers that his memories trigger a mysterious power of teleportation that can help escaped slaves flee.

Bob Iger, CEO and chairman of The Walt Disney Co., and Mickey Mouse rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in November 2017. Iger's new book is an account of what he has learned running Disney.

Books
Arts

Disney CEO Bob Iger Has Lessons On Fostering Creativity — And Acquiring It

9:11am September 26, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

The head of The Walt Disney Co. has a new book, The Ride of a Lifetime. It's a memoir of what he has learned in 15 years there — encompassing the purchases of Pixar, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox.

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Former French President Jacques Chirac, in a 2011 photo. Chirac was a fierce opponent of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

World News

Jacques Chirac, French President Who Opposed U.S. Iraq War, Is Dead At 86

9:07am September 26, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

The two-term French president was the first chief executive to acknowledge France's collaboration in the Holocaust. And he famously rejected U.S. calls to invade Iraq.

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President Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday in New York, where they were attending the U.N. General Assembly meeting.

Pentagon Letter Undercuts Trump Assertion On Delaying Aid To Ukraine Over Corruption

11:10pm September 25, 2019

by David Welna

A letter sent to four congressional committees in May and obtained by NPR says officials have "certified that the Government of Ukraine has taken substantial actions" to address corruption.

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With a growing number of imports from China facing tariffs, some companies are trying to avoid those costs by falsely labeling Chinese products as manufactured elsewhere.

A Mysterious Pencil Factory Sharpens Focus On Tariff Scams

11:10pm September 25, 2019

by Scott Horsley

With more imports from China facing tariffs, some companies are trying to avoid the taxes by falsely labeling Chinese products as made elsewhere. One case traces to a dusty factory in the Philippines.

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Politics & Government

LISTEN: The Latest On Trump, Ukraine And The Impeachment Inquiry

8:59pm September 25, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the opening of an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, and the White House released an account of President Trump's conversation with Ukraine's leader.

President Trump speaks to the media at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York City.

Trump Asked Ukrainian President To Investigate Biden; DOJ Says No Charges

7:54pm September 25, 2019

President Trump asked his Ukrainian counterpart to see what he could find out about former Vice President Joe Biden and his family and to be in touch with Trump's lawyer and the attorney general.

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Carrie Barrett, a former defendant in a suit brought by Methodist Hospital, testifies during service at Apostolic Fellowship Church in Memphis, Tenn., on Sept. 15. Her debt to the hospital was cleared following an MLK50 and ProPublica investigation into t

Health & Safety

Nonprofit Hospital That Sued Poor Patients Just Freed Thousands From Debt

7:48pm September 25, 2019

by Wendi C. Thomas

A Memphis hospital that filed more than 8,300 lawsuits for unpaid medical bills from 2014 through 2018 is forgiving many patients' debts, after an investigation by journalists.