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Why White Americans Call The Police On Black People In Public Spaces

11:03pm May 15, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Jason Johnson, professor of politics and journalism at Morgan State University and politics editor at The Root about a series of recent incidents of white people calling police on black people in public spaces.

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U.N. Security Council Deeply Divided Over How To Stop Violence In Gaza

11:03pm May 15, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

The U.N. Security Council meets in emergency session a day after 60 Palestinians were killed in Gaza. Israel says the world should be blaming Hamas for provoking the violence.

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European Leaders Discuss How To Preserve Iran Nuclear Deal

11:03pm May 15, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Foreign Ministers from the U.K., France and Germany, as well as the European Union's foreign policy chief, are meeting Iran's Foreign Minister in Brussels Tuesday to discuss ways to preserve the Iran nuclear deal despite threatened U.S. sanctions.

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Wisconsin Struggling To Find Lawyers For Public Defense Cases

11:03pm May 15, 2018

by Danielle Kaeding

Wisconsin relies on private lawyers for 40 percent of its public defense work, but provides the lowest compensation of any state. Now the state is struggling to get lawyers to take those cases.

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Louis Mithelavage casts his ballot at the Glen Lyon Italian American Sporting Club polling station during the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Primary Results: Tight Races Among Democrats In Ideological Fights

10:55pm May 15, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Seats critical to the Democrats' calculus for winning back the House are on the line Tuesday night, including many in Pennsylvania. The state's congressional districts were redrawn this spring.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter takes off during annual exercises with South Korea at a U.S. air base in Gunsan, South Korea, in April. North Korea implied the summit with President Trump could be canceled because of the exercises.

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North Korea Implies Summit With Trump Is In Doubt Because Of Military Exercises

9:55pm May 15, 2018

by Elise Hu

North Korea canceled a meeting with South Korea and said the U.S. should think about the fate of the summit "in light of this provocative military ruckus." The U.S. said summit planning continues.

Gina Haspel, the nominee to be CIA director, testifies at a Senate intelligence committee hearing on May 9. Haspel now appears to have enough Senate support to win confirmation.

Gina Haspel: CIA Should Not Have Carried Out 'Enhanced Interrogation'

9:02pm May 15, 2018

by Greg Myre

The nominee to be CIA director makes her remarks in a letter that brings immediate support from three Democractic senators. She now appears to have sufficient backing to win Senate confirmation.

A view of the new bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula prior to its opening ceremony near Kerch, Crimea, Tuesday.

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Putin's Bridge Linking Russia To (Annexed) Crimea Opens

8:56pm May 15, 2018

The Russian leader jumped behind the wheel of an orange dump truck, leading the charge across the 12-mile bridge connecting the two regions for the first time in history.

A pro-Palestinian protester raises her fist at a rally outside the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The South African demonstrators were just some of those who took to city streets to protest the killing of dozens of people along the Gaz

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After Gaza Killings, World Reacts With Wave Of Condemnations, Calls For Restraint

8:52pm May 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The day after Israeli troops shot dozens dead during protests on the Gaza border, envoys traded barbs at the U.N., countries confronted ambassadors — and Guatemala readied an embassy move of its own.