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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with a group of the air force staff in Tehran on Friday. An American woman has been charged with allegedly spying for Iran.

Ex-Air Force Counterintelligence Agent Charged With Giving Secrets To Iran

4:10pm February 13, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

Monica Witt has been indicted after allegedly providing classified Pentagon information to Tehran. She defected almost six years ago, the Justice Department says.

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Germany's Lufthansa airline hopes to put the brakes on the practice of "hidden city" ticketing, saying a passenger owes it more than $2,000 because he didn't use part of his round-trip route.

Lufthansa Airlines Sues Customer Who Skipped Part Of His Return Flight

3:55pm February 13, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The Lufthansa passenger paid around $741 to fly business class from Oslo to Seattle and back. But on his return trip, he got off in Germany — and the airline wants him to pay more than $2,000.

A billboard, in the northeast London district of Walthamstow, quotes former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as saying this in the House of Commons in 2017: "There is no plan for 'no deal,' because we're going to get a great deal."

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As Brexit Deadline Looms, Billboards Call Out Politicians' 'Quick And Easy' Claims

2:38pm February 13, 2019

The protest group Led By Donkeys wants to remind citizens of what it considers to be misleading pledges by pro-Brexit leaders, as political chaos continues ahead of the March 29 exit date.

Journalist: Kleptocrats' 'Ill-Gotten Fortunes' Are Being Parked In U.S. Real Estate

1:18pm February 13, 2019

by Terry Gross

Atlantic journalist Franklin Foer says American real estate became a "giant magnet" for Russia's kleptocratic fortunes after lobbyists pushed to allow anonymous shell companies to buy properties.

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E.U. Remains At Odds With U.S. Over Exit Of Iran Nuclear Deal

7:35am February 13, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to U.S. Special Representative to Iran Brian Hook about State Department leaders meeting in Europe amid ongoing divisions over the Trump administration's exit from the Iran deal.

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U.S. Trial Of Mexican Drug Lord Attracts Much Attention In Mexico

7:35am February 13, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Tuesday was convicted on all counts by a federal jury in New York. He could go to prison for life. What's the reaction in Mexico?

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Florida Shelter Is Scrutinized For The Way It Handles Migrant Children

7:35am February 13, 2019

by John Burnett

Hundreds of migrant children are housed at a South Florida shelter, which is under scrutiny because it's the only one to be run by a for-profit corporation and is not overseen by state regulators.

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Prominent Germans Write To 'London Times' Expressing Brexit Remorse

6:43am February 13, 2019

by Anna Noryskiewicz

Some say Germany will force the EU to give Britain a good Brexit deal because it's a good market for German goods. But regrets about Britain leaving the EU appear to be more emotional than economic.

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News Brief: Border Security Budget, 'El Chapo' Conviction, Migrant Shelter

5:44am February 13, 2019

President Trump is not happy with a budget deal but thinks a government shutdown is unlikely. A drug lord is convicted on all charges. Migrant children are sent to a Florida shelter — we get a tour.

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The Absher app, available in the Apple and Google apps stores in Saudi Arabia, allows men to track the whereabouts of their wives and daughters.

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Apple, Google Criticized For Carrying App That Lets Saudi Men Track Their Wives

8:10pm February 12, 2019

by Laura Sydell

An app that allows men to track the whereabouts of their wives and daughters is available in the Apple and Google app stores in Saudi Arabia. The firms are getting blowback for carrying the app.