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Brexit Vote Inspires New Calls For Scottish Independence

4:34pm June 24, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

The United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union has prompted calls for another independence referendum in Scotland and rumblings of breaking off from Britain in Northern Ireland as well.

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Historian Simon Schama Describes Brexit Vote As 'Turning Point' For Britain

4:34pm June 24, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with historian Simon Schama about what the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union means for both Britain and Europe.

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East London Residents Praise Historic Vote To Leave EU

4:34pm June 24, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

Britain's vote to leave the European Union may have shocked the financial markets and political elites, but supporters of Brexit in Romford, a working class area of London, are triumphant.

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Germany Gains New Leverage After U.K. Votes To Leave EU

4:34pm June 24, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The Brexit vote is a bitter blow for Germany, the most powerful member of the European Union whose chancellor will now struggle to stop the anti-elite contagion from spreading on the continent.

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Right-Wing Leaders In Europe Hail United Kingdom's Vote To Leave EU

4:34pm June 24, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

The leader of the National Front political party, Marine Le Pen, wasted no time in calling for a referendum in France on European Union membership after the United Kingdom voted to Brexit. Other right-wing leaders in Europe echoed her.

Pope Francis Speaks Of 'Genocide' In Armenia Visit

4:34pm June 24, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis is in Armenia, a country with ancient roots to Christianity and the Pope seeks to encourage as it's buffeted by its huge neighbors, Turkey and Russia.

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Many Muslim Refugees Spend Ramadan Inside Migrant Camps

4:34pm June 24, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Jeanne Carstensen from Athens about how Muslim refugees are spending this year's Ramadan inside of migrant camps.

Marine Corps Misidentified Man In Iconic Iwo Jima Photo

4:34pm June 24, 2016

by Tom Bowman

Seventy-one years later, the Marine Corps acknowledged it misidentified one of the Marines in Joe Rosenthal's ironic flag raising image from Iwo Jima. The previously unknown Pfc. Harold Schultz of Detroit is the sixth man in the picture, service leaders confirm.

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U.S. Leaders Divided Over United Kingdom's Vote To Exit EU

4:34pm June 24, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama and Hillary Clinton wanted the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union. But Clinton opponent Donald Trump hailed the vote to leave the EU, drawing parallels with the U.S. presidential campaign.

Brexit Vote Sends Shock Waves Through Global Financial Markets

4:34pm June 24, 2016

by Chris Arnold

Britain's vote to exit the European Union is sending shock waves throughout the global economy. In the U.S., there are fears a slowdown in Britain and the entire European continent will harm growth at home as trade and exports stall.

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