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Pompeo Starts Commission To Review Role Of Human Rights In Foreign Policy

4:46pm July 08, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is reviewing the role of human rights in foreign policy, worrying some that he's wants a way to put a conservative spin on what the U.S. calls out in other countries.

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Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch' Is Getting Restored And You Can Watch It Happen Live

4:46pm July 08, 2019

Rembrandt's most ambitious painting — the wall-size "The Night Watch" — is getting a tune up. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Petria Noble of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam about the restoration.

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People hold portraits of Soviet leader Josef Stalin in December 2018 as they line up in Moscow to lay flowers at his grave.

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Amid 'Quiet Rehabilitation Of Stalin,' Some Russians Honor The Memory Of His Victims

4:46pm July 08, 2019

by Lucian Kim

A civic initiative is commemorating those who were murdered under the rule of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, whom many Russians now admire for defeating Nazi Germany and making his nation a superpower.

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An Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through a uranium conversion facility in 2005. Iran says it is now enriching uranium above the limit set in the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran's Uranium Enrichment Breaks Nuclear Deal Limit. Here's What That Means

4:30pm July 08, 2019

The move signals that Iran is losing patience with the 2015 agreement after the U.S. blocked the economic relief promised.

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Iran Moves Closer To Having Weapons-Grade Levels Of Uranium

12:40pm July 08, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ernest Moniz, an Obama administration energy secretary and now CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, about Iran's violation of the 2015 nuclear deal.

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U.S. Dominates The Netherlands To Win Women's World Cup Title

7:41am July 08, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has done it again — winning the World Cup for a fourth time. The 2-0 victory over the Netherlands capped a thrilling tournament.

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Passenger's Layered Look Prompts Airline Security Questions

6:40am July 08, 2019

A man was traveling from France back to Scotland when he was told his suitcase was 17 pounds overweight. He didn't want to pay a fee so he put on more clothes. His layers got security's attention.

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Germany's Largest Bank Announces Enormous Restructuring

6:13am July 08, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

Deutsche Bank says it is setting up what's called a "bad bank," to rope off its bad investments from good ones. And, it is also cutting 18,000 jobs and shaking up senior management.

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Leaders In Oman Try To Reduce Tensions Between U.S. And Iran

6:13am July 08, 2019

by Ruth Sherlock

The country of Oman is surrounded by conflict but has managed to stay neutral. It is now trying to lessen the tension between the U.S. and Iran.

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Nigerian Schoolgirls' Abduction Told In 'Beneath The Tamarind Tree'

6:13am July 08, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to former CNN journalist Isha Sesay about her book: Beneath the Tamarind Tree — A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram.

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