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Brussels Airport, Metro System Closed After Explosions

6:27am March 22, 2016

Gabrielle Steinhauser, reporter with The Wall Street Journal; Suzanne Lynch, European Correspondent with The Irish Times; and NPR's Dina Temple-Raston, report on latest in Brussels explosions.

Bob Ebeling with his daughter Kathy (center) and his wife, Darlene.

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Challenger Engineer Who Warned Of Shuttle Disaster Dies

11:41pm March 21, 2016

by Howard Berkes

Bob Ebeling was one of five booster rocket engineers at a NASA contractor who tried to stop the 1986 launch of the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded 73 seconds into its flight. He was 89.

Andrew Grove, former CEO of Intel Corp., pictured in 2008. He died Monday at 79.

CEO Andrew Grove, Who Led Intel To Silicon Chip Dominance, Has Died

10:44pm March 21, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The company says its influential longtime CEO has died at age 79 after a storied life that led him from Hungary to the United States — and to the roster of Silicon Valley legends.

The 227-year-old law at the center of the Apple-FBI debate has withstood several challenges, including at the Supreme Court.

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How A Gambling Case Does, And Doesn't, Apply To The iPhone Debate

10:01pm March 21, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

How the Apple-FBI case progresses will determine whether a new precedent will be set for the 227-year-old law that has been called antiquated, but withstood a Supreme Court challenge.

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A judge agreed to the federal government's request to delay a court hearing scheduled for Tuesday in order to test a possible method for unlocking Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone.

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FBI Says It May Be Able To Access Shooter's iPhone Without Apple's Help

9:58pm March 21, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A federal judge has postponed a hearing set for Tuesday that would have been the next step toward settling the battle between Apple and the FBI.

Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya, the owner of Kingfisher Airlines, gets into his car outside Parliament in New Delhi, India, in 2013. Mallya, who owes large sums on loans to his businesses, recently left the country for Britain, according to reports.

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Indian Tycoon Leaves The Country Amid Criminal Investigation

9:03pm March 21, 2016

by Julie McCarthy

One of India's most flamboyant tycoons, liquor baron Vijay Mallya, appears to have fled to Britain while investigators look into his delinquent loans.

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Millionaire Congolese businessman Jean-Pierre Bemba was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday.

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Ex-Congolese Vice President Convicted Of Rape, Murder And Pillage

9:02pm March 21, 2016

by Laura Wagner

It is the first time the International Criminal Court has convicted someone based on his role as a military commander. It is also the first time rape has been prosecuted by this court as a war crime.

A plainclothes police officer kicks a demonstrator as Turkish anti-riot police disperse supporters in front of the headquarters of the Turkish daily Zaman newspaper in Istanbul on March 5. Turkish authorities seized the headquarters in a midnight raid.

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Amid Crackdown In Turkey, Dissatisfaction With President Erdogan Grows

8:32pm March 21, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

A Turkish columnist once hailed the country's leader as a champion of democracy. Now he joins many Turks in gloom and disappointment over the country's course.

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Standing water and abandoned tires make Houston's Fifth Ward hospitable for mosquitoes.

Houston Prepares Now For Zika's Potential Arrival This Summer

8:25pm March 21, 2016

by Joe Palca

When summer brings heat, humidity and mosquitoes, cities along the Gulf Coast may become gateways for Zika into the U.S. Impoverished areas are likely to bear the brunt, health officials say.

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Mr. Trump Comes To Washington To Begin GOP Outreach, Promote New Hotel

7:52pm March 21, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The Republican took a detour from the campaign trail on Monday to try to build relationships with GOP officials — while also promoting his latest signature building just blocks from the White House.