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Pompeo Visits North Korea Amid Doubts Pyongyang Will Denuclearize

8:21am July 06, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Sue Mi Terry, Korea analyst for the Center for Strategic and International studies, about the secretary of State's trip to North Korea to continue talks about denuclearization.

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Trade Dispute Grows Between The U.S. And China

6:55am July 06, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

The U.S. imposed tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods. China responded by doing the same — beginning what many say is a crippling trade war between the world's two largest economies.

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China Responds After U.S. Follows Through On Tariff Threat

6:44am July 06, 2018

The Trump administration's first tariffs hit $34 billion of Chinese imports on Friday. Beijing retaliated. Noel King talks to Jeremy Haft, author of Unmade in China to discuss what is next.

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Thai Diver Dies While On Cave Rescue Mission

6:02am July 06, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

A former diver with an elite Thai navy unit has died while taking part in operations to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand.

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View Of Rebel-Held Areas Of Yemen From 'PBS NewsHour'

6:00am July 06, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Jane Ferguson of PBS NewsHour about her reporting trip to rebel-held territories in Yemen. Few journalists have accessed the areas since the start of the 2015 civil war.

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Morning News Brief

5:58am July 06, 2018

EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns amid ethics questions. And U.S. tariffs are imposed on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports and China retaliates.

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Shipping containers sit on a Hong Kong-based container ship at the Port of Oakland in California last month. The cost of the tariffs is likely to ripple through the global supply chains that make up much of the trade between the U.S. and China.

Trump Aims Tariffs At Chinese Companies, But Other Firms Will Also Feel The Pain

5:37am July 06, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

A new round of tariffs began Friday. The cost of the levies is likely to ripple through the complex global supply chains that make up much of the trade between the U.S. and China.

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Thai rescuers prepare to enter the cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped in Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand Friday. A Thai diver died while on a supply mission.

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Thai Diver Dies During Cave Rescue Operations

2:37am July 06, 2018

by James Doubek

A former member of an elite Thai navy unit died while returning from placing oxygen canisters in the cave where 12 boys and their coach have been trapped.

Trump Administration Extends Temporary Protected Status For Yemen Citizens

10:54pm July 05, 2018

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration says it will extend temporary protections for immigrants from Yemen for another 18 months because the country remains engulfed in a brutal Civil War.

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Children play in the water fountains near the Monument of Glory statue in Samara, Russia. The city's utility company is urging residents to conserve water by taking communal showers.

World Cup Host City Encouraged To Save Water For Fans, Told To Shower In Pairs

9:29pm July 05, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The city of Samara wants locals to conserve water for the hordes of soccer fans that have flooded the city throughout the tournament. Their answer: shower together!