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Zimbabwe's Opposition Files Legal Challenge To 'Fake' Election Results

2:08pm August 10, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

On Friday the Movement for Democratic Change, opposition candidate Nelson Chamisa's party, filed an objection to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory. "We have a good case and cause!!" Chamisa said.

Bea and Doug Duncan outside their home in Natick, Mass. The coaching they got from the Community Reinforcement and Family Training program, they say, gave them tools to help their son Jeff stick to his recovery from drug use. He's 28 now and has been sobe

Families Choose Empathy Over 'Tough Love' To Rescue Loved Ones From Opioids

1:34pm August 10, 2018

by Martha Bebinger

Families are starting to adopt an approach that stresses compassion instead of harsh consequences for loved ones with addiction. Their goal? Keep them alive long enough to recover.

Chinese Hui Muslims pray during Eid al-Fitr prayers at Niujie Mosque in Beijing in 2015. Authorities in western China were poised to begin demolition of a mosque Friday, despite protests by members of the country's Muslim Hui ethnic minority determined to

Thousands Of Muslims Gather In China To Protest Mosque Demolition

1:29pm August 10, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The brand-new Grand Mosque in Weizhou is slated for destruction. The Chinese government says it lacked the right permits, but worshipers see the demolition as an attack on their faith.

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Airstrikes Have Pounded Yemen And This Time Children Paid The Price

12:43pm August 10, 2018

Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Ruth Sherlock about another terrible turn in the war in Yemen – with images of bloodied children after an airstrike Thursday that killed dozens.

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Ziggy Torok and Starla Affatati watch helplessly Thursday as the flames of the Holy Fire close in on Torok's home in the Rice Canyon neighborhood of Lake Elsinore, Calif.

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It's 'All Gonna Burn': As Holy Fire Rages, Authorities Find A Human Suspect

11:04am August 10, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Forrest Gordon Clark, 51, faces a life sentence if convicted of igniting the Southern California blaze. The wildfire has forced more than 21,000 people to evacuate.

Women protest in Buenos Aires on Thursday in support of decriminalizing abortion as Argentine lawmakers debated the measure, which was defeated in the Senate.

For Abortion Activists In Argentina, A Campaign Waged Online Faces A Disconnect

10:27am August 10, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

This week, Argentina's Senate rejected a bill to legalize abortion. The decision came as a letdown for feminist organizations that conducted their battle largely on social media.

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Burned trees rest in a field after the Carr Fire burned through the area on July 29 in Whiskeytown, Calif. State legislators are debating whether to limit the liability of power companies when they blamed for wildfires.

California Wildfires Set Off Political Fight Over Who Should Pay For Damage

9:07am August 10, 2018

by Marisa Lagos

One controversial topic is whether utilities should have to pay for damage their equipment causes — even if the companies followed state safety regulations and laws.

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Peter Reijmers, 29, of Charlottesville, lays flowers at a memorial on 4th Street SE where Heather Heyer was killed last August.

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'Unite The Right' Rally Forced Charlottesville To Rethink Town's Racial History

8:51am August 10, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

Charlottesville, Va., is bracing for the anniversary of last summer's deadly white nationalist rally.

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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach speaks with reporters before his election night watch party for the Republican primary for governor on Tuesday in Topeka. Kobach is the state's top elections official.

Kris Kobach Says He Will Recuse Himself From Kansas Vote Count

7:16am August 10, 2018

by James Doubek

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is the state's top elections official, who leads Gov. Jeff Colyer by a paper-thin margin in initial vote counts in the state's Republican gubernatorial primary.

President Trump has been pushing back on the notion of a "blue wave," and embracing the idea of a "red wave." But the adaptation of "red" is a popular culture shift from the Cold War.

Politics & Government

It's Hard To Miss The Historical Weirdness Of Trump Embracing A 'Red' Wave

5:47am August 10, 2018

by Ron Elving

On Election Night 1976, TV maps had the GOP in blue, Democrats in red. The same color scheme prevailed in 1980 when Ronald Reagan turned most of the map blue before the West Coast got home for supper.