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Doubts Mount Over North Korea's Vow To Dismantle Nuclear Program

4:25pm July 02, 2018

by Greg Myre

At last month's summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang agreed to completely denuclearize. But doubts are emerging already about its intentions to follow through.

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Some Lawmakers Propose Legislation To Eliminate ICE

4:25pm July 02, 2018

A handful of Democratic lawmakers are calling to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., who is sponsoring the legislation.

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Backlash Continues To Grow Against 'Zero Tolerance' Policy

4:25pm July 02, 2018

Thousands of people marched over the weekend to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies. NPR's Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly examine the rallies and how politicians responded.

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The Many Functions Of ICE, And How That Came To Be

4:25pm July 02, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Doris Meissner, former commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, about how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement works and how its structured.

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The Man Who Connects Hollywood With Russia's Rich And Powerful

4:25pm July 02, 2018

by Tim Mak

Over the past two decades, Hollywood fixer Bob Van Ronkel has brought a revolving door of celebrities to visit Moscow, including Steven Seagal, Jim Carey and then-reality TV star Donald Trump.

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Britain's War On Plastic Has An Unexpected Beneficiary: The Milkman

4:25pm July 02, 2018

by Sam Alwyine-Mosely

In Britain, old-fashioned milk delivery, with glass bottles "left on the doorstep," is making a comeback, with customers rejecting plastic containers and demanding the convenience of home delivery

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Harvey Weinstein at a court appearance last month in New York. Already facing first-degree rape and other charges involving incidents with two women, he has now been charged with allegedly committing a forcible sexual act against a third.

New Charges Filed Against Harvey Weinstein Involving A Third Woman

3:48pm July 02, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The disgraced movie mogul is already facing first-degree rape and other charges in New York. Now, Weinstein is facing new accusations that he assaulted a woman in 2006.

Sudanese dockworkers unload bags of grain from a U.S. ship at Port Sudan on the Red Sea.

QUIZ: The Country That Gives The Most Humanitarian Aid Is ...

2:18pm July 02, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

The world gave a record amount of money to help people caught up in international crises. We've got ten questions so you can test your aid I.Q.

Senators To DeVos On TEACH Grant Debacle: 'Urgent That These Mistakes Are Fixed'

11:38am July 02, 2018

New documents obtained by NPR show that nearly 11,000 TEACH recipients may have lost their grants because of mistakes by the loan servicer, but only a small fraction of the problems were ever fixed.

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Bystanders To Fatal Overdoses Increasingly Becoming Criminal Defendants

11:16am July 02, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

Prosecutors in 20 states are using old laws to file homicide charges to hold family and friends accountable in opioid-related deaths. The penalty is steep and experts debate its effectiveness.

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