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Venezuela's President Wins Boycotted Elections Amid Fraud Charges

7:28am May 21, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Venezuela held a presidential election on Sunday as the country struggles with inflation and food shortages. Preliminary results indicate President Maduro has won a second term.

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Palestinians Reflect On Their Losses After Last Week's Deadly Protests

7:28am May 21, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

A Palestinian surgeon failed to convince his brother to stay away from the Gaza border protests. Then in the operating room, he failed to save his wounded brother's life.

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U.S. Puts Trade War On Hold While Talking With China, Mnuchin Says

6:36am May 21, 2018

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says the U.S. and China have agreed on a trade framework. Steve Inskeep talks to William Zarit, head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Beijing.

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California Game Warden Pat Freeling replants stolen succulents along the Mendocino coastline.

The Case Of The Stolen Succulents

7:49pm May 20, 2018

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

California Fish and Wildlife agents are combating a rash of succulent poaching incidents on the state's coastline, apparently to satisfy a booming demand for the plants in Korean and Chinese markets.

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Saudi activist Aziza al-Yousef was arrested this week, along with other women's activists. In this March 29, 2014 photo, she drives a car on a highway in Riyadh as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving.

Saudi Women's Activists Arrested Ahead Of Driving Ban

4:47pm May 20, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

For years they fought for the right to drive and an end to their country's male guardianship system. This week they were taken into custody by authorities.

Lifelike clay soldiers at the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an, northwestern China. The first figures were reconstructed by archaeologist Zhao Kangmin, who died Wednesday.

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Archaeologist Who Uncovered China's 8,000-Man Terra Cotta Army Dies At 82

1:15pm May 20, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Zhao Kangmin reconstructed the first warriors after farmers digging a well stumbled on fragments in 1974. They were commissioned by China's first emperor — to guard his tomb.

Bishop Michael Bruce Curry delivering the sermon during the wedding ceremony of Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and US actress Meghan Markle in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Bishop Michael Curry's Royal Wedding Sermon: Full Text Of 'The Power Of Love'

12:45pm May 20, 2018

by Maquita Peters

The presiding bishop of the American Episcopal Church delivered a powerful and emotive sermon to those in attendance and millions more watching across the world on embracing the power of love.

Palestinians set tires on fire, as Israeli soldiers attempt to prevent protesters from breaking through the Gaza-Israel border. The demonstration marked the 70th anniversary of Nakba, or catastrophe, a commemoration of the displacement of hundreds of thou

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After U.S. Embassy Move, What Actually Changes For Israelis And Palestinians?

11:59am May 20, 2018

by Gail Austin

Have the past week's developments changed anything in their conflict? Demands are the same and impasses remain, but the United States' role in potential peace talks appears to be shifting.

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Friedman Of 'New York Times' Sorts Through Foreign Policy News

7:27am May 20, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman about foreign policy, including the latest on a planned summit between North Korea and President Trump.

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Venezuelans Voters To Decide If President Maduro Gets Another Term

7:27am May 20, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Voters go to the polls Sunday in Venezuela, where there's runaway inflation and shortages of food and medicine. The opposition is boycotting the vote and President Maduro is expected to win.