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Independence Referendum In Catalonia Raises Questions For The Rest Of Europe

4:51pm October 03, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Anton La Guardia, Deputy Foreign Editor of The Economist, about how what's happening in Catalonia may affect the European Union.

New York Times Reporter: False Claims Could Signal ISIS' Fractured State

4:51pm October 03, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Rukmini Callimachi of The New York Times about why ISIS falsely claimed responsibility for the Las Vegas attacks. The FBI flatly rejected the claim.

State Department Expels 15 Cuban Diplomats

4:51pm October 03, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The order to cut staff at the Cuban embassy comes a few days after the U.S. embassy in Havana downsized dramatically after attacks caused serious health problems for American officials in Cuba.

A public health worker in Nepal takes a sample of hair for mercury analysis.

Seal Meat, Gold Mining: How Lower-Income Women Are Exposed To Mercury

1:28pm October 03, 2017

by Greta Jochem

A study looked at women in 25 countries and found that many of them have elevated levels of mercury, likely due to human-caused pollution.

State Department Expels 15 Cuban Diplomats

12:12pm October 03, 2017

The State Department is ordering the Cuban embassy in Washington to downsize, expelling 15 Cuban officials. They have 7 days to leave.

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Violence Breaks Out During Catalan Independence Referendum

11:32pm October 02, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

About 1,000 people were injured during Sunday's voting in Spain's Catalonia region. Spain considers the vote illegal, and hundreds of people were injured when the national police tried to stop it.

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Washington Sends Mixed Signals To North Korea

4:51pm October 02, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

President Trump says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is wasting his time negotiating with North Korea. Tillerson says he's keeping open channels for now, mostly to talk about humanitarian concerns.

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Catalan Independence Referendum Turns Violent

7:12am October 02, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

In Spain on Sunday, the autonomous region of Catalonia held an independence referendum. Things turned violent after voters clashed with police.

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President Trump in Morristown, N.J., in September and Kim Jong Un following a military parade in Pyongyang earlier this year.

Trump Says Tillerson Is 'Wasting His Time' On Talks With North Korea

6:17pm October 01, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The tweets from the president come just one day after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson noted the U.S. has channels of negotiation "open to Pyongyang."

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Hundreds Injured In Spain After Violence Breaks Out Surrounding Independence Vote

6:06pm October 01, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

Catalans are voting in what the Spanish government considers an illegal referendum on independence. At polling locations around the country, police clashed with pro-separatists.

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