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Woman Who Alleges She Had An Affair With Trump Now Able To Talk Freely About It

10:05pm April 19, 2018

Former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who claims to have had a 10-month affair with President Trump, has settled a lawsuit that kept her from publicly discussing the alleged relationship. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Peter Stris, her lawyer.

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In Puerto Rico, Blackouts Continue To Disrupt Lives And The Island's Economy

10:05pm April 19, 2018

by Adrian Florido

Puerto Rico is in the middle of its second major blackout in less than a week, and Puerto Ricans are getting fed up.

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Federal Judge Blocks U.S. From Transferring Citizen Held In Iraq To Another Country

8:50pm April 19, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan issued the preliminary injunction Thursday evening, minutes before an 8 p.m. deadline to stop the transfer of the man.

Researchers from the Sea War Museum Jutland announced they found a Nazi U-boat that disappeared a day after Germans surrendered to Danish forces in 1945.

World News

Missing Nazi Submarine Found Near Denmark; Spoiler: Hitler Is Probably Not Onboard

8:33pm April 19, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Researchers said they located a German U-boat that went "on the run" from British forces as the war ended. The discovery ends speculation that Adolf Hitler used it to escape to South America.

Bottlenose dolphins typically swim in warmer waters, such as this pair jumping in Honduras.

Science

Bottlenose Dolphins Spotted Off Canada's Pacific Coast For The First Time

8:10pm April 19, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

This was a bizarre sight because this kind of dolphin has never before been spotted in this northern area. They like the warmer waters farther south. About 200 were swimming in the group.

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Save The Children International Chair Resigns, Saying 'Challenges' Call For Change

7:15pm April 19, 2018

by Amy Held

Sir Alan Parker's resignation comes after Save the Children abuse claims against former leadership and as reports of misconduct roil the wider aid sector.

Outgoing European human rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks (L) shares a joke with the Dalai Lama at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, in 2016.

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'It's A Very Different World Now,' Says Outgoing Human Rights Commissioner

7:00pm April 19, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

Nils Muiznieks has worked with the Council of Europe for the last six years. He shares his thoughts on the state of human rights, cultural racism, and the threat of war, genocide, and dictatorship.

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How Ambassador Nikki Haley Rose To The National Stage

7:00pm April 19, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

Ambassador Nikki Haley has been a forceful voice for President Trump at the U.N. — most recently making the case for military strikes in Syria. NPR looks at Haley's rise to the national stage and what might be ahead.

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New York Congressional Candidate Wants To Use Campaign Funds To Pay For Child Care

7:00pm April 19, 2018

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Liuba Grechen Shirley, a Democratic congressional candidate in New York, is petitioning the Federal Election Commission to use campaign funds for child care while she devotes time to running for office.

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IRS Computer System Crashes A Year After An Official Warning Was Issued

7:00pm April 19, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Right as people were filing their taxes, the IRS suffered a technical malfunction that did not allow online filing, but what happened? A look inside the crash — and how the agency has been hobbled and put at risk for this very thing.

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