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Yemeni-American Reacts To Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Travel Ban

6:05am June 28, 2018

by Steve Inskeep

A Yemeni-American who's protested Trump's travel ban reflects on what the high court's decision means for mixed-status families who have been separated by Yemen's civil war and America's ban.

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Ball State linebacker Wendell Brown (left) and cornerback Trey Buice react near the end of an NCAA college football game in Muncie, Ind., in 2008. Brown, who was arrested two years ago in China, has been sentenced to 4 years in prison.

China Sentences Former Ball State Linebacker Wendell Brown To 4 Years Over Bar Fight

5:22am June 28, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The former college athlete who went on to play for the Canadian Football League and an Austrian football team, was helping coach a team in Chongqing at the time of the 2016 incident.

The ship operated by German aid group Mission Lifeline, carrying 234 migrants, arrives at the Valletta port in Malta on Wednesday, after a journey of nearly a week while awaiting permission to make landfall.

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Ship Carrying More Than 200 Migrants Allowed To Dock In Malta

5:20am June 28, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The ship operated by a German charity languished at sea for nearly a week seeking permission to enter a port. The latest incident comes as the EU is set to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis.

An Indonesian ranger inspects a peat forest fire in Aceh province in July 2017. Indonesia, unlike most of the world, lost less overall tree cover than usual last year.

Tropical Forests Suffered Second-Worst Loss Of Trees On Record Last Year

8:20pm June 27, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

In 2017, 39 million acres of tree cover disappeared, an area as big as Bangladesh. "The report is telling a bleak picture," researcher Mikaela Weisse said. "What we are doing right now isn't enough."

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Reporting Crime In Mexico Can Be A Bloody Business

6:27pm June 27, 2018

by James Fredrick

Reporting on crime in the Mexican capital reveals dark truths about a city where officials have tried to keep the crime problem under raps.

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Rebecca Steinfeld, left, and Charles Keidan, shown outside London's Royal Courts of Justice in 2017, wanted their relationship recognized in law without the "patriarchal baggage" of marriage. They said they faced discrimination because only same-sex coupl

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U.K. Supreme Court Rules It's Unfair To Offer Civil Unions Only To Same-Sex Couples

6:12pm June 27, 2018

by Cecilia Lei

A London couple has been fighting to open up civil unions to straight couples. Britain's Supreme Court ruled in their favor on Wednesday, although the decision does not automatically change the law.

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. The two leaders are expected to meet again over the summer.

President Trump Set To Meet With Russia's Putin

6:01pm June 27, 2018

by Scott Horsley

"Maybe something positive will come out of it," the president said. The date for the summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be announced on Thursday. It could come in July.

Polish lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove prison penalties in a controversial Holocaust law. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (upper left) looks on as a right-wing lawmaker blocks the podium in a failed effort to obstruct the vote.

Poland Backtracks On A Controversial Holocaust Speech Law

4:36pm June 27, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Under the law, anyone who accuses the country of complicity in Nazi crimes during World War II could face three years' imprisonment. But lawmakers voted to remove that penalty on Wednesday.

Reigning World Cup Champion Germany Loses To South Korea

4:26pm June 27, 2018

The reigning world cup champion Germany — is out after losing to South Korea Wednesday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl about what it means.

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National Security Adviser Bolton Arranging A Summit Between Trump And Putin

4:26pm June 27, 2018

by Lucian Kim

National Security Adviser John Bolton met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to arrange a summit between Putin and President Trump.

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