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Despite Urging Otherwise, Kurds In Iraq Move Forward With Scheduled Independence Vote

9:45pm September 21, 2017

by Jane Arraf

The U.S., Turkey, Iran and others want Iraq's Kurds to cancel an independence vote set for Monday. Most Iraqi Kurds want their own country, which could prompt Kurds in other countries to follow suit.

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TV screens in a Seoul, South Korea, store on Wednesday show news coverage of the latest exchange of insults between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Kim Jong Un Issues Statement on Trump: 'A Frightened Dog Barks Louder'

9:03pm September 21, 2017

by Elise Hu

In an extraordinary statement released through state media, the North Korean leader says the U.S. president is "surely a rogue and a gangster fond of playing with fire, rather than a politician."

L'Oréal cosmetics heiress Liliane Bettencourt died sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday at the age of 94.

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'World's Wealthiest Woman,' Liliane Bettencourt, Dies At 94

8:26pm September 21, 2017

by Amy Held

The heiress may be remembered for l'affaire Bettencourt, which spilled into French politics and saw a confidant accused of exploiting the elderly woman for lavish gifts.

Brian Machesney (Call sign: K1LI), left, and Gordon Royer Jr. (J73GAR), in Dominica earlier this year, discussing the operation of a ham radio set.

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In Devastated Dominica, 'Hams' Become Vital Communications Link

8:02pm September 21, 2017

by Scott Neuman

With cellphone providers struggling to get back up and running, amateur radio operators have stepped in to fill the communications void.

Many Questions Remain On How To Talk To North Korea After U.N. Show Of Unity

7:59pm September 21, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations Security Council met in a show of unity to condemn North Korea's provocative nuclear and missile tests, but they are not united on what comes next: how to revive talks.

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Rescue personnel work at the scene of Enrique Rebsamen School, which collapsed when an earthquake struck on Tuesday. Reports said workers were looking for a trapped little girl, but authorities now say it may be an adult.

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Mexico City Earthquake Update: All Children Are Accounted For

6:38pm September 21, 2017

by Bill Chappell

A senior official says there is no missing child in the wreckage at the Enrique Rebsamen School, south of the capital, as was widely reported. But an adult may still be stuck in the rubble.

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Merkel Expected To Win Fourth Term In Germany Despite Far-Right Disruption

6:07pm September 21, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Germany goes to the polls on Sunday, and Angela Merkel is widely expected to win a fourth term as Chancellor. But disruption from the far-right and the hangover of the migrant crisis have made this campaign more difficult than Merkel is used to.

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Former Deputy Secretary Of State Talks About Future Of Iran Nuclear Deal

6:07pm September 21, 2017

President Trump has suggested he wants to revisit the Iran nuclear deal, which was negotiated by the Obama administration. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the deal.

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Buildings In Mexico Keep Falling Days After Deadly Earthquake

6:07pm September 21, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

It's been two days since a powerful earthquake violently shook central Mexico killing at least 245 people. But buildings keep falling even as rescue efforts turn more to recovery and reconstruction.

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Electricity poles and power lines toppled by Hurricane Maria are seen in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Wednesday. The storm left the island without electricity service, officials say.

'We've Never Gone Through This': Hurricane Maria Knocks Out Puerto Rico's Electricity

6:06pm September 21, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"We are without power, the whole island is without power," Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico's resident commissioner, tells NPR.

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