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June Foray, Voice Of Rocky From 'The Bullwinkle Show,' Dies At 99

5:10pm July 27, 2017

by Ted Robbins

June Foray voiced many cartoon characters but she was best known as the voice of Rocky the flying squirrel and Natasha Fatale in Rocky and His Friends, a TV series that ran from 1959 through 1964.

In Tacoma, Washington, Volunteers Offer Aid Outside Immigration Detention Center

5:10pm July 27, 2017

by Liz Jones

Outside the immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, a group of volunteers waits for people being released. They offer the former detainees food, clothing, cash, and help getting home.

Is Foxconn Getting Too Sweet A Deal In Wisconsin?

5:10pm July 27, 2017

by Shawn Johnson

Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn says it will build its first major U.S. manufacturing plant in Wisconsin. Wisconsin offered Foxconn up to $3 billion to locate there.

The defensive mucus of the Arion subfuscus slug has inspired materials scientists trying to invent better medical adhesives.

Slug Slime Inspires Scientists To Invent Sticky Surgical Glue

5:10pm July 27, 2017

by Rae Ellen Bichell

The words "strong" and "inspiring" are not usually assigned to garden slugs. But slug slime inspired materials scientists to invent a new kind of adhesive that could one day help heal human wounds.

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A teddy bear was set up by supporters of the family of British baby Charlie Gard outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday. After months of legal conflict over whether an experimental treatment might help Charlie or would only cause sufferin

Terminally Ill Baby Charlie Gard Will Move To Hospice Care To Die

5:07pm July 27, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A British judge has approved a plan to transfer Charlie, who has a rare genetic disorder with no known cure, to a hospice facility. His life support will be withdrawn shortly after the transfer.

This photograph, taken on July 26, 2017, shows the room where a Pakistani teenage girl was raped as an act of revenge ordered by the tribal council in Muzaffarabad, a suburb of the city of Multan.

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Tribal Council Orders 'Revenge Rape' In Pakistan

5:03pm July 27, 2017

A 12-year-old girl was raped in a field. Then, on the orders of the tribal council, the girl's brother sexually violated the sister of the first rapist.

A Romanian army fighting vehicle prepares to cross a pontoon bridge across the Danube River.

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In Russia's Shadow, U.S. Military Bulks Up European Presence

4:49pm July 27, 2017

by David Welna

Thousands of troops from 20 nations led by the U.S. have been carrying out essentially one-sided warfare for most of the past month in southeast Europe.

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Londoners protest outside a Kensington Council meeting to discuss Grenfell Tower on July 19. British police say there are grounds to suspect the council and other local authorities of committing corporate manslaughter in the fire that killed at least 80 p

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U.K. Police: 'Reasonable Grounds' To Suspect Corporate Manslaughter In Grenfell Fire

4:48pm July 27, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

In a letter to survivors and families of those killed in the fire, Metropolitan Police say local authorities may have committed the crime, which can result in a fine but no jail time.

Ed Coker is a job steward with Pipeliners Local Union 798. He's a third generation welder and a second generation member of the Pipeliners union.

Environmentalists Provoke Pipeline Workers To Speak Up

4:37pm July 27, 2017

by Jeff Brady

As oil and gas pipeline projects increase, and more environmentalists protest, a Pipeliners union wants to make sure it's part of the public conversation.

What You Need To Know About Foxconn

4:32pm July 27, 2017

Foxconn hasn't had much presence in the U.S., but it's the largest corporate employer in China. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Brian Merchant, a tech reporter for Vice, about the company.