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The Iran Nuclear Deal Is Not Dead, Ellie Geranmayeh Says

7:34am July 02, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Ellie Geranmayeh, who advised European leaders on the nuclear negotiations that led to the deal, and is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

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News Brief: Border Agents, Iran Nuclear Deal, Restorative Justice

6:22am July 02, 2019

Federal agents joked about migrants death, published report says. The international deal to curb Iran's nuclear capabilities is faltering. And, examining the new idea called restorative justice.

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Police In Hong Kong Use Tear Gas To Disperse Demonstrators

5:32am July 02, 2019

Hong Kong's government headquarters has been cleared of protesters. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bonnie Leung of Civil Human Rights Front, one of the groups that organized protests.

A destroyed white van sits at the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. A powerful bomb blast tore through the capital, rattling windows, sending smoke billowing from Kabul's downtown area and wounding more than a hundred people.

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White House Condemns Day-Long Taliban Attack That Killed At Least 6

5:08am July 02, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Insurgents unleashed a multifaceted attack on the Afghan Defense Ministry, killing civilians and wounding more than a hundred others. It came as the U.S. and Taliban leaders engaged in peace talks.

Vehicles were buried in hail on Sunday in eastern Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. The accumulation of hail buried vehicles and damaged homes.

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Freak Summer Hailstorm Hits Mexico's Guadalajara

10:35pm July 01, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

"Hail more than a meter high, and then we wonder if climate change exists," said Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, the governor of Jalisco state. The Mexican army is helping to dig out the city.

Trump Reverses Course, Lifts Some Sanctions Against Chinese Telecom Firm Huawei

5:57pm July 01, 2019

President Trump has reversed course and agreed to lift restrictions against Huawei, the Chinese telecom giant. Some members of Trump's administration consider Huawei a serious national security threat.

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Former Director Of National Intelligence James Clapper On Trump's Visit To North Korea

5:57pm July 01, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Gen. James Clapper, former director of National Intelligence, about President Trump's visit to North Korea.

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Council On Foreign Relations President Discusses U.S. Attitudes On Iran, North Korea

5:57pm July 01, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about the different attitudes the Trump Administration has against Iran and North Korea

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Iran Says It Has Exceeded Uranium Limits Set In 2015 Nuclear Deal

5:39pm July 01, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

Iran announced Monday that it has exceeded the 300 kilogram limit on low-enriched uranium set by the nuclear deal it made with six world powers.

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Many Of India's Cities Are Getting Water Delivered After Reservoirs Dry Up

4:45pm July 01, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

High temperatures, brawls in lines for water, closed offices and productivity drops. Climate change has made this the new summertime normal in India's over-crowded, sweltering cities.

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