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Has A Long-Lost Nazi Train Packed With Gold Been Found In Poland?

7:55am August 28, 2015

Officials in Poland are investigating claims that two men have discovered a Nazi-era train full of gold. Two men, who want a finder's fee, say they found it in an abandoned coal mine.

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Migrants Risk It All To Get To Richer E.U. Countries

7:55am August 28, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

Hundreds of thousands of migrants risk their lives to reach Europe. But when they get to the continent their journey isn't over. Most go on at more risk and greater cost to reach Germany and Sweden.

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Debris covers a road after heavy rains from Tropical Storm Erika hit the Caribbean island of Dominica in this picture from Robert Tonge, Dominican Minister for Tourism and Urban Renewal, taken on Thursday.

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Tropical Storm Erika Causes Massive Flooding, Landslides In Caribbean

11:12pm August 27, 2015

by Scott Neuman

There were scenes of fast-moving water in the streets on the island of Dominica after the storm dumped 9 inches of rain in a few hours. It could hit Florida as a Category 1 hurricane next week.

Doudou N'Diaye Rose was a brilliant musician and a brilliant dresser as well, with a custom-made wardrobe of vivid, billowing outfits. Above, wearing Senegal's national colors, he sets the beat at a concert in Dakar on Dec. 10, 2010.

His Drum Talked And Everyone Listened: Remembering A 'Human Treasure'

8:40pm August 27, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Senegalese percussionist Doudou N'Diaye Rose has died at age 85. He mastered his local drum language and brought it to the world, creating rhythms for the likes of Miles Davis and the Rolling Stones.

No trace of polio has been found in Nigeria since July 2014. Above, a child at a health clinic there is immunized. New findings about how long the polio virus can be excreted by some individuals make it clear that vaccine vigilance is critical.

A Man Shed Live Polio Virus In His Stool For 28 Years

7:16pm August 27, 2015

by Susan Brink

That's the longest span for one individual to excrete the live virus in history. It's not the norm, that's for certain. But how much of a concern is it in the war to wipe out polio?

All the talk about immigration in the U.S. presidential campaign has renewed focus on the linguistic question of how to refer to people from Latin America. Here, the flags of Latin American and Caribbean states fly at a regional summit in San Jose, Costa

Hispanic Or Latino? A Guide For The U.S. Presidential Campaign

7:01pm August 27, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Donald Trump has put immigration front and center in his campaign. This has placed renewed focus on the confusing question of how to refer to people from Latin America, including those now in the U.S.

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A Grisly Discovery In Austria: Bodies Of Dozens Of Migrants In A Truck

6:56pm August 27, 2015

The bodies of at least 20 people, thought to be migrants, were recently found in an abandoned truck in Austria. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporter Kerry Skyring about the tragic discovery.

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In Thailand, Young People Push The Boundaries On Public Dissent

6:47pm August 27, 2015

by Michael Sullivan

Last week's bombing in Thailand came after a remarkably peaceful 15 months. The military seized power in May 2014, and since, hasn't tolerated public resistance. But opposition is still there.

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Who Are The Smugglers Transporting Migrants And Refugees?

4:45pm August 27, 2015

The migrants and refugees streaming into Europe aren't traveling on their own. Leonard Doyle, spokesman for the International Organization for Migration, explains who the smugglers are and how their networks get migrants into Europe.

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Hungary Erects Razor-Wire Fence To Slow Refugee Flow Into European Union

3:52pm August 27, 2015

With a surge of migrants pouring into Hungary, the government is taking a hard line against migration — adding a fence along its border with Serbia. David Greene talks to Marton Dunai of Reuters.

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