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Criticism Grows Against Aung San Suu Kyi Over Rohingya Crisis

6:56am September 14, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

Nearly 400,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar's military crackdown. Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi is being criticized for engaging in the kind of repression she spent decades fighting.

Morning News Brief: Hurricane Relief Operations

6:39am September 14, 2017

An operation is underway for Irma survivors in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Florida gets a visit from President Trump, who displayed more bipartisanship after another meeting with Democratic leaders.

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Relief Operation Tries To Ease Irma Victims' Pain In Virgin Islands

6:11am September 14, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

U.S. and British military planes and helicopters are joining people in private boats trying to get basic necessities in to areas that were flattened by Hurricane Irma more than a week ago.

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Sareum Srey Moch plays a young Loung Ung in Netflix's First They Killed My Father.

'This Is Their Film': Angelina Jolie Tells A Story Of Khmer Rouge Survival

10:57pm September 13, 2017

by Kelly McEvers

Jolie's new film, First They Killed My Father, is based on a memoir by Loung Ung, who was 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge rose to power in Cambodia.

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President Hassan Rouhani addresses Iran's Parliament on Aug. 20. He said the top foreign policy priority for his new government would be to protect the nuclear deal.

Access To Military Sites Debated As White House Reconsiders Iran Nuclear Deal

6:35pm September 13, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

Critics say inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are failing to routinely inspect military sites where potential nuclear fuel could be diverted to a covert nuclear weapons program.

U.S. Virgin Islands Undergo Recovery Efforts After Irma's Destruction

6:23pm September 13, 2017

Irma tore through the U.S. Virgin Islands, leaving thousands displaced and billions of dollars of property destroyed. Gov. Kenneth Mapp of the U.S. Virgin Islands talks about the recovery efforts.

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A recipient of cash aid through GiveDirectly's experiment checks his phone to confirm that the latest monthly transfer has been made.

An Experiment Gives Cash Aid To The Poor. Is That Ethical?

6:14pm September 13, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

In this study, thousands of people in some Kenyan villages get a monthly payment. But others in a comparison group get nothing.

The lawmakers suggest that retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn might have advocated for the nuclear deal while serving as national security adviser.

House Dems: Michael Flynn May Have Lobbied For Nuclear Deal Inside White House

6:10pm September 13, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn may have kept up contacts with the promoters of a vast Middle Eastern nuclear deal even as he was serving as national security adviser.

Paris and Los Angeles have been awarded the honor of hosting the 2024 and 2028 Olympic games, respectively. Pictured above: IOC President Thomas Bach (center), Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (left), and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garrett.

Dual Olympic Bids Approved For Paris And Los Angeles

5:24pm September 13, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

The decision to award the 2024 and 2028 games simultaneously is a first for the International Olympic Committee and the result of a trying bidding process.

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Venezuelans Look For New Ways To Cope Amid Increasingly Dire Economic Issues

4:31pm September 13, 2017

by Philip Reeves

As Venezuela's government grows increasingly autocratic, its shortages of food, medicine and the basics of life grow more dire. Venezuelans are finding new ways to cope.