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News Brief: Transgender People In The Military, Mattis In Middle East

8:42am August 24, 2017

The White House is expected to issue guidance soon about President Trump's ban on transgender people in the military. Also, Defense Secretary James Mattis is traveling in the Middle East.

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Mattis Seeks To Calm Nervous Ally In Turkey

8:42am August 24, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

Secretary of Defense James Mattis is in Turkey, trying to reassure President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that America's backing of Kurdish fighters won't undermine Turkey's security.

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Haitians Are Crossing From The U.S. To Canada

5:24am August 24, 2017

As thousands of Haitian asylum-seekers cross illegally from the U.S. into Canada, CBC reporter Ainslie MacLellan tells NPR's David Greene how the Canadian government is reacting.

A Syrian girl walks through an empty, ruined house in Raqqa earlier this month. Many civilians like her have no choice but to stay in the war-ravaged city despite the danger, either because they've been trapped by ISIS fighters or because they don't have

For Civilians Trapped In Raqqa, Offensive Against ISIS Presents New Dangers

8:14pm August 23, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

An Amnesty International report depicts the terrors faced by the Syrian civilians trapped by ISIS fighters. Among those terrors: errant airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition pushing to liberate them.

Trump Administration Cuts Military Aid To Egypt

6:39pm August 23, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

President Trump has had a friendly relationship with Egypt's leader but this week the administration surprisingly cut some military aid over Egypt's worsening human rights record.

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Ex-Intelligence Officers Respond To Trump's Afghanistan Strategy

6:39pm August 23, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

President Trump said, "We are not nation building again. We are killing terrorists." Ex-intelligence officers say expect a more intense CIA role on both the Afghan and Pakistani sides of the border.

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Mexican federal police patrol a beach in Cancun earlier this year, after a shooting at a local nightclub the day before.

U.S. State Department Expands Travel Warnings For Mexico's Beachside Tourist Meccas

6:10pm August 23, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The department has updated its warnings about the Mexican states that are home to Cancun and Los Cabos, citing rising homicide rates.

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Jared Kushner Arrives In Jerusalem To Talk Peace

4:54pm August 23, 2017

Presidential envoy Jared Kushner arrives in Jerusalem to take another attempt at restarting peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. But relations have gotten even worse recently.

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The past few weeks have revitalized debates across the country about what role Confederate monuments play in commemorating U.S. history.

What Our Monuments (Don't) Teach Us About Remembering The Past

4:01pm August 23, 2017

A history professor who studies the politics of memory tells us what the United States can learn from how Germans remember their history.

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Hervé Zarka uses a tool called a simoussi to rake up salt in his marshland on the island of Noirmoutier in France. He says there are many minerals in natural sea salt, such as magnesium and potassium, that aren't in industrial salt.

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Harvesting Salt By Hand Is Making A Comeback In France

3:02pm August 23, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Since the seventh century, salt has been raked in and collected from shallow pools in marshes on the French coast. Refrigeration almost killed the industry, but the local food movement is reviving it.

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