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Images From Suspected Poison Gas Attack Show Syrians Struggling To Breathe

5:20pm April 09, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

President Trump says he will decide how to respond to a suspected chemical attack in Syria within 48 hours. Images on social media showed people struggling to breathe and foaming at the mouth.

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It Was A Company With A Lot Of Promise. Then A Chinese Customer Stole Its Technology

5:20pm April 09, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

When a Chinese wind turbine maker stole vital trade secrets from American Superconductor, the damage was enormous. The theft cost the firm hundreds of millions of dollars and resulted in mass layoffs.

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Syrian Medical Student Treated Some 70 Patients After Suspected Chemical Attack

5:11pm April 09, 2018

Over the weekend, dozens of Syrians choked to death in an alleged chemical attack. Mohammed Samer is a 23-year-old medical student who treated patients. He speaks about what he witnessed firsthand.

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South African Government Ramping Up Efforts To Get More Land Into Black Ownership

4:34pm April 09, 2018

by Peter Granitz

Nearly a quarter century after the end of apartheid, whites still own most of the land in South Africa. A new political party thinks land should be appropriated without compensation and given to blacks. The view is increasingly popular, despite the cautionary tale of Zimbabwe to the north.

Former Obama Adviser Says He Regrets Not Implementing Targeted Military Strikes In Syria

4:34pm April 09, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Philip Gordon of the Council on Foreign Relations about the suspected chemical attack in Syria and the next steps for the U.S. administration.

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This image released early Sunday by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets shows a child receiving oxygen through respirators following an alleged poison gas attack in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus, Syria.

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Russia, Syria: Israeli Jets Strike Air Base After Alleged Poison Gas Attack In Douma

1:50pm April 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Russia and Syria say Israeli F-15s hit an air base in central Syria, killing 14, after a reported gas attack by the Assad regime. Israel won't comment. President Trump says he'll decide on Syria soon.

Cyclist Dies After Crash, Cardiac Arrest In Grueling Paris-Roubaix Race

11:36am April 09, 2018

by Bill Chappell

In a notoriously difficult race that's nicknamed "The Hell of the North," Belgian cyclist Michael Goolaerts, 23, died of cardiac arrest, his team said.

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Syria's Government Is Accused Of Being Behind Chemical Attack

9:40am April 09, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

Dozens are dead in the Syrian city of Douma in what appears to be a chemical attack by the Assad regime against opposition civilians. Douma is a rebel-held town near the capital Damascus.

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Iraqi Who Toppled Saddam Hussein Statue 15 Years Ago Regrets His Action

7:06am April 09, 2018

by Jane Arraf

An Iraqi man who famously took a sledge hammer to a statue of Saddam Hussein during the U.S. invasion 15 years ago looks back at what has happened to his country since then.

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Did Trump's Comments On Syria Pullout Embolden Assad Regime?

6:57am April 09, 2018

What can the U.S. and international community do about the latest apparent chemical weapons attack carried out by the Syrian government? Rachel Martin talks to ex-U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford.

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