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Truckers Line Up Under Bridge To Save Man Threatening Suicide

5:43pm April 24, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Michigan State Police and local officials rounded up a group of 13 semitruck drivers to park below a freeway overpass to shorten the fall of a man trying to jump to his death.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a meeting on peacebuilding at the United Nations in New York, on Tuesday.

Iran's Foreign Minister Comes To America, Keeping One Eye On Saudi Arabia

5:33pm April 24, 2018

by Steve Inskeep

In an NPR interview with Mohammad Javad Zarif, it was apparent how the rivalry with Saudi Arabia is a factor in many Iranian decisions — including the uncertain future of its nuclear deal.

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The statue of suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett is unveiled Tuesday in Parliament Square in London.

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London's Parliament Square Gets Its First Statue Honoring A Woman

5:30pm April 24, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The monument depicts suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett, who fought for decades to secure the vote for all women. The bronze joins 11 statues of men such as Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln.

Politics & Government

Trump Addresses Iran Nuclear Deal At White House With French President Macron

5:28pm April 24, 2018

by Mara Liasson

President Trump and French President Macron addressed their differences on the Iran nuclear agreement Tuesday as they took questions from reporters at the White House.

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Vermont Legislators Want To Reconsider Law For Attempted Crimes

5:00pm April 24, 2018

Vermont dropped some charges against Jack Sawyer after the state supreme court ruled his alleged school shooting plot wasn't an attempted crime. Now state legislators are looking to rewrite the law.

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Naia Izumi is the winner of the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest.

Music & Culture

Meet Naia Izumi, The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

5:00pm April 24, 2018

The fourth annual Tiny Desk Contest winner has been revealed. Get to know the Georgia-hailing guitarist who won over the hearts of our judges this year.

National

Jury Hears Closing Arguments In Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Trial

4:36pm April 24, 2018

by Laura Benshoff

Closing arguments in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial took place Tuesday. He's accused of assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004, but five other women were allowed to testify about their own alleged assaults.

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Organizers of a newsroom union at the Chicago Tribune have given the Tribune's parent company, Tronc, a day to voluntarily recognize the guild and start to negotiate a contract.

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Newsroom To 'Chicago Tribune': With 85 Percent Backing, We Have Votes For Union

4:33pm April 24, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Tribune journalists give corporate owner Tronc a day to recognize the union voluntarily. Otherwise, they say they will force a federal vote that "will result overwhelmingly in our favor."

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Mosul's Great Mosque of al-Nuri was destroyed in June 2017 by ISIS as government forces closed in on the city. The United Arab Emirates will contribute $50.4 million to restore the mosque and other cultural landmarks.

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Mosul's Famed Mosque And 'Hunchback' Minaret, Destroyed By ISIS, Will Be Rebuilt

4:27pm April 24, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The United Arab Emirates says it will contribute $50.4 million to fund the restoration in the Iraqi city. UNESCO called it an "unprecedented cooperation to rebuild cultural heritage in Iraq."

Jatmin carries a freshly-speared octopus back to his boat.

Health & Safety

The Secret To Deep Diving May Lie In The Spleen

4:21pm April 24, 2018

by Nadia Whitehead

Researchers investigate how the Bajau people of southeast Asia — aka "sea nomads" — can spend so much time under water without scuba gear as they hunt for seafood.