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Former New Mexico Governor Discusses His Role In Otto Warmbier Negotiations

6:15pm June 20, 2017

by Kelly McEvers

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson on the death of American college student Otto Warmbier, who returned from North Korea in a coma last week.

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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko In Washington To Meet President Trump

6:15pm June 20, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Ukraine's president is in Washington hoping to meet President Trump and explain his side of the war with Russian-backed separatists, but the White House isn't exactly rolling out the red carpet.

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Dramatic Increase In Number Of People Being Hospitalized Due To Opioids

6:15pm June 20, 2017

by Audie Cornish

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Traci Green, deputy director of injury prevention at Boston Medical Center about the stunning show increase in the number of hospital visits related to opioids.

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A member of the federal police holds an hourglass with Nazi markings on Friday at the Interpol headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

PHOTOS: Trove Of Nazi Artifacts Uncovered In Argentina

6:09pm June 20, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The artifacts will be donated to the Holocaust Museum in Buenos Aires following an investigation. It's not clear how the objects ended up in Argentina, though many prominent Nazis fled there.

Guests attend a Refugees Welcome dinner at Lapis restaurant in Washington, D.C. The goals of the evening: to bring locals together with refugees in their community and to break barriers by breaking bread.

These Dinner Parties Serve Up A Simple Message: Refugees Welcome

5:19pm June 20, 2017

by Maria Godoy

Across the U.S., locals are hosting meals designed to help the community meet the refugees who live among them as neighbors, and to break barriers by breaking bread together.

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Police Say Road Rage Led To Killing Of Muslim Girl In Virginia

4:52pm June 20, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

There's no indication so far that Darwin Martinez Torres was motivated by race or religion, according to authorities. But Nabra Hassanen's father believes she was targeted because she was Muslim.

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More People Living As Refugees Now Than Anytime Since WWII, New U.N. Reports Says

4:44pm June 20, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

More people are living today as refugees or displaced persons than at any time since World War II. A new United Nations Refugee Agency report says 65 million people are now uprooted from their homes.

The Cultural Heritage Center is an $8 million investment in the community.

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A Native Village In Alaska Where The Past Is Key To The Future

4:44pm June 20, 2017

by Melissa Block

Klukwan is home to about 100 people, most of them from the Tlingit tribe. Once their land reached to the mountains. Today, the village is struggling to retain its land and its culture.

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Who Are The Lawyers Investigating Russia's Meddling In U.S. Elections?

4:44pm June 20, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Trump has brought on a team of outside lawyers to help him navigate congressional investigations and the one being led by special counsel Robert Mueller. We look at who is on the team.

Cows graze near Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia. China has replaced the United States as the second-largest foreign owner of agricultural land in Australia. (The UK is No. 1.)

Why Is China Snatching Up Australian Farmland?

4:44pm June 20, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

In the past year, Chinese investment in Australia's overall agricultural sector has skyrocketed, from $300 million to $1 billion. It's all to feed the world's largest, fastest-growing consumer class.