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Trump Says Chemical Attack In Syria Crosses Many Lines

12:15pm April 06, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of defense in the Obama administration, about whether Trump has a clear Syria strategy. Flournoy heads the Center for a New American Security.

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Polish Government Eliminates Program Covering In-Vitro Fertilization

12:15pm April 06, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

In Poland, in-vitro fertilization programs were among those hardest hit when the populist Law and Justice Party took charge in late 2015.

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Trump Faces First Foreign Policy Challenge After Syrian Chemical Attack

12:15pm April 06, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump is now faced with how to respond after a suspected chemical attack in Syria killed more than 70 people, including children.

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Looking At U.S.-China Trade As Trump Meets Xi

12:15pm April 06, 2017

As President Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping, former U.S. trade negotiator Charles Freeman tells Rachel Martin that Trump may not take the hard line his campaign rhetoric suggested.

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With Trump Pulling U.S. From Trade Deals, Will China Take Its Place?

12:15pm April 06, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

As president Trump dismantles climate change and trade deals, some look to China to become a global leader. But experts inside of China are skeptical about whether the country is up to the challenge.

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Morning News Brief: Trump And Foreign Policy, Bannon Out Of NSC, Gorsuch Confirmation

8:09am April 06, 2017

Today, the Senate is poised to change its rules to confirm Neil Gorsuch. Also, President Trump has removed his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, from a top national security position.

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A family sells pastries in Mexico City. As Mexicans' wages have risen, their average daily intake of calories has soared.

How Diabetes Got To Be The No. 1 Killer In Mexico

10:46pm April 05, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Diabetes has become a public health crisis in Mexico. The government is struggling to pay for care and slow the rate at which people develop the life-threatening metabolic disorder.

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A survivor of the suspected chemical attack receives treatment at a hospital in Khan Shaykhun on Wednesday.

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The View From Khan Shaykhun: A Syrian Describes The Attack's Aftermath

8:30pm April 05, 2017

by Alison Meuse

"Their faces had turned yellow and they had stopped breathing," a Syrian activist tells NPR. "As I'm describing the incident to you now, my hands are shaking. No, my whole body is shaking."

A boy in West Mosul on Wednesday in a neighborhood taken by Iraqi forces from ISIS militants.

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Civilian Deaths In Mosul Lead U.S. and Iraqi Forces To Change Tactics Against ISIS

7:11pm April 05, 2017

by Jane Arraf

The Iraqi commander coordinating the battle tells NPR the Iraqi military will slow an offensive pushing into the crowded old district of the city, using fewer U.S. and Iraqi air strikes.

U.N. Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting To Discuss Syria Attacks

6:12pm April 05, 2017

The U.N. Security Council holds an emergency meeting to discuss the chemical attacks in Syria.

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