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U.S. Women Head To World Cup Final After Beating England 2-1

6:43am July 03, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

The top-ranked U.S. team is returning to the Women's World Cup final for a third straight time after defeating England 2-1 Tuesday. They'll take on either the Netherlands or Sweden on Sunday.

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'Rough Translation': A Photographer Goes Missing In Iraq

5:52am July 03, 2019

by Karen Duffin

When Iraqi photojournalist Kamaran Najm was kidnapped by ISIS in 2014, his journalist friends and his conservative religious family had to work together to try to find him.

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July 2's total solar eclipse as seen from La Silla Observatory in Chile.

PHOTOS: Solar Eclipse Shrouds Parts Of South America In Temporary Darkness

9:32pm July 02, 2019

Chile and Argentina got their turn to host a total solar eclipse. People brought out special glasses, and even protective suits, to watch the celestial event.

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14 Sailors Dead After Fire On A Russian Submarine

5:40pm July 02, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Fourteen sailors died Monday in a fire on board a Russian deep water research vessel. The tragedy follows a string of accidents involving Russian submarines.

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Showdown In Italy Over Migrants Rescued By Boat Captain Speaks To Deeper Tensions

5:04pm July 02, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

The boat captain detained in Italy after she defied authorities and docked a boat carrying 40 migrants acted in accordance with the law, says the German humanitarian group sponsoring the ship.

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British Nuclear Expert Says U.S. Has Put Europe In A Tough Spot On Iran

5:04pm July 02, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with former British Iran deal negotiator Richard Dalton. He's a nuclear expert and talks about Iran's decision to exceed the uranium limit in the 2015 nuclear agreement.

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Trump Administration Threatens Tariffs On $25 Billion Worth Of European Imports

4:26pm July 02, 2019

by Scott Horsley

President Trump called a truce in his trade war with China. But another tariff battle is brewing — this time with Europe. It could affect prices for imported cheese, olives and pasta.

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Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu delivers a speech in Moscow last month. Shoigu is leading an investigation into an explosion on board a Russian navy research vessel.

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A Fire Kills 14 Crew Members Onboard Russian Navy Sub

4:21pm July 02, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Russia's Defense Ministry said the submariners were poisoned by fumes from the fire, which broke out on a navy deep water research vessel.

U.S. forward Megan Rapinoe celebrates after scoring her team's second goal during Friday's quarterfinal match against France. The Americans now face an England squad that brings confidence and defensive power.

Women's World Cup: U.S. Faces England In Battle To Reach The Final

2:36pm July 02, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Fresh from a win over France, the Americans are just one game away from Sunday's World Cup final. But a strong, confident England team wants to upset their plans.

The road in Clapham, south London, where a body fell from a passenger plane and was found in a garden. Police say the victim may have been a man who stowed away in the plane's landing gear.

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Apparent Airplane Stowaway Falls From Sky Into London Garden

2:30pm July 02, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

London police suspect the person had been hiding in the landing gear of a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Heathrow Airport. The body fell into the Clapham area of the city, shocking neighbors.