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President Trump stands during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House on Friday.

8 Fact-Checks On The Trump Administration This Week

12:39pm February 11, 2017

This week, the White House incorrectly claimed the country's murder rate was at a high, brought up a non-existent Atlanta terrorist attack and again made false claims of widespread voter fraud.

A volunteer pours water on some of the stranded pilot whales at Farewell Spit on Saturday.

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As 200 More Whales Are Stranded In New Zealand, Heroics Turn To Heartbreak

10:25am February 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Volunteers gathered early to send some 100 surviving whales back to sea, after one of the worst mass strandings in New Zealand's history. But just hours later, a new large pod washed ashore nearby.

Syria President Bashar al-Assad in Paris in 2010.

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Amnesty International Identifies Assad's 'Policy Of Extermination'

8:45am February 11, 2017

by Scott Simon

Amnesty International says as many as 13,000 opponents of Bashar Assad have been hanged outside Damascus. NPR's Scott Simon wonders why any Syrian refugee who opposes the regime would return home.

Phoolan Devi, popularly known as the "Bandit Queen," received garlands in New Delhi in 1996 after she was elected to parliament. She spent 11 years in jail on charges of murder and banditry, and was released in 1994. She was assassinated in 2001.

A Look At Why 'Crime Pays' In Indian Politics

7:00am February 11, 2017

by Nishant Dahiya

Milan Vaishnav's new book, When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics, examines why so many criminals become politicians in India — and why so many voters embrace them.

A protester holds a sign at San Francisco International Airport during a demonstration on Jan. 28 to denounce President Trump's executive order freezing immigration from seven mostly Muslim countries.

Unlike Bush, Trump Invokes Terror Threat And Gets Pushback, Not Deference

6:26am February 11, 2017

by Greg Myre

President Bush faced little resistance when he stiffened immigration rules. But after 15 years and few attacks, politicians, the public and the courts are pushing back against President Trump.

Dr. Farooq Habib (left) and Dr. Muhammad Tauseef share an office at Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic in Dallas. They're both from Pakistan and have both worked as pediatricians in medically underserved areas in the U.S.

Trump Travel Ban Spotlights U.S. Dependence On Foreign-Born Doctors

5:50am February 11, 2017

by Lauren Silverman

A quarter of doctors practicing in the U.S. went to medical school elsewhere. Many of these physicians practice in parts of this country that the government says need more primary care providers.

In his campaign, Trump criticized President Obama for his reluctance to use the words "radical Islamic extremism." The Trump administration may now want to refocus key programs on Muslim extremists.

Trump Reportedly Plans To Refocus Violent Extremism Initiative On Muslims

12:25am February 11, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

The Trump administration reportedly wants to refocus an Obama administration program on exclusively Islamic extremism. Muslim leaders and some counterterrorism experts say such a change may be unwise.

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Volunteers try to save about 100 pilot whales after more than 400 of them were stranded at Farewell Spit near Nelson, New Zealand, on Friday.

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Hundreds Of Whales Die Stranded On A Remote New Zealand Beach

7:39pm February 10, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The country's Department of Conservation says the stranding of more than 400 whales is one of its worst on record. Rescue attempts are underway for the survivors, which number upwards of 100.

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'Migrant Hire' Connects Refugees To German Tech Industry

6:35pm February 10, 2017

by Esme Nicholson

With an aging population and skilled labor shortage, German industry leaders view the almost million migrants who have arrived since 2015 as an opportunity. But integrating them quickly into the labor market is a challenge. Syrian refugee Hussein Shaker may have the answer. He's founded Migrant Hire, a website that helps refugees with software development skills obtain jobs in the capital's lively tech scene.

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Trump Agrees To Honor 'One China' Policy In Call With Xi Jinping

6:35pm February 10, 2017

The White House says President Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, and "agreed, at the request of President Xi, to honor our 'One China' policy." NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Dan Blumenthal of the American Enterprise Institute about what that means for U.S. relations with China and Taiwan.

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