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Migrants Pass Through Many Unpatrolled Parts Of Mexico-Guatemala Border

7:23am April 14, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Thousands of desperate Central Americans trying to get to the U.S. for better lives face a treacherous journey. The first 100 miles take them through jungles.

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Proposed Biden-Putin Summit Follows Latest Russian Tensions With Ukraine

6:28am April 14, 2021

by Lucian Kim

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet in person, after Biden's suggestion of a face-to-face summit during their telephone call on Tuesday.

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White House Will Withdraw U.S. Troops From Afghanistan By Sept. 11

6:28am April 14, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to former State Department official Laurel Miller about the U.S. decision to withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting in that country.

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News Brief: Minneapolis Turmoil, J&J Shot, U.S.' Afghan Exit Plan

5:42am April 14, 2021

The families of Daunte Wright and George Floyd call for justice. States pause using J&J's COVID-19 vaccine. The White House will announce a timeline for the U.S. to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

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Why 2019 Was The Worst Year On Record For Syphilis

1:21am April 14, 2021

by April Dembosky

2019 was the worst year on record for syphilis. Reasons range from drug use to dating apps to underinvestment in contact tracing, as well as the surprising role of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV.

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Carabinieri (Italian paramilitary police) officers of the art squad's archaeological unit pose with a headless Roman statue wearing a draped toga in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.

1st Century Roman Statue, Looted A Decade Ago, Found In Belgium By Off-Duty Police

7:24pm April 13, 2021

The statue is valued at 100,000 euros and was stolen from an archaeological site near the outskirts of Rome.

People in Tokyo protest a decision to start releasing into the ocean massive amounts of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. The plant was damaged in a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan To Dump Wastewater From Wrecked Fukushima Nuclear Plant Into Pacific Ocean

6:10pm April 13, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

Despite Tokyo's assurances that it will not pose a threat to people or the environment, the decision has been criticized by the local fishing community, environmental groups and Japan's neighbors.

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The Biden Administration Has Delayed Accepting More Refugees Despite Campaign Promise

5:19pm April 13, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with World Relief's Jenny Yang about the Biden administration's delays in accepting more refugees into the United States, despite campaign promises to increase numbers.

Biden Plans For U.S. Troops To Be Out Of Afghanistan By Sept. 11 Of This Year

4:09pm April 13, 2021

by Tom Bowman

The Biden administration plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of this year. The move would bring to a close America's longest war.

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Biden Proposes A Summit To Putin On Their 2nd Call

4:09pm April 13, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden had his second call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and proposed a summit in the months ahead to talk about arms control, Ukraine and cyber issues.

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