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3 Americans Who Thwarted Train Attack Receive French Medal

6:46pm August 24, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Three Americans, who helped subdue an armed gunman on a high-speed train en route from the Netherlands to France on Friday, received France's Legion of Honor medal on Monday.

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Global Markets Remain Erratic After China Worries Spark Sell-Off

6:37pm August 24, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 8.5 percent Monday prompting a global sell-off. When trading opened in the U.S., the Dow and S&P 500 plummeted, then recovered, then fell again.

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Federal Trade Commission: To Combat Robocalls, 'Just Hang Up'

6:37pm August 24, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to Patty Hsue, who leads the robocall-combating tech initiatives at the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, about its plans to combat phone fraud.

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What Does The Market Turmoil Mean For Your Retirement Fund?

6:37pm August 24, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with David Kotok, chairman and chief investment officer of Cumberland Advisors, about what the sell-off means for retirement investments.

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Commodities Trader 'Somewhat Confident' We've Seen The Worst Of Market Fall

6:37pm August 24, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Chicago-based commodities trader Jack Scoville about this wild day for the markets. He says he hasn't seen anything quite like it in the near 30 years he's been trading.

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Response To Volatile Wall Street Muted In Lower Manhattan

6:37pm August 24, 2015

by Joel Rose

It was an erratic day on Wall Street Monday. But outside the New York Stock Exchange in Lower Manhattan, traders and tourists alike were taking the ups and downs in stride.

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Mount Everest Open To Climbers For The First Time Since Deadly Earthquake

5:25pm August 24, 2015

by Laura Wagner

A Japanese man says he wants to show Nepal is safe after the quake and avalanche killed more than 9,000 people there in April.

A clothing store in Izmir, Turkey, now specializes in life vests for migrants crossing the Aegean Sea to Greece. They carry children's and adults' sizes.

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Your Questions Answered About Europe's Migrant Crisis

5:03pm August 24, 2015

by NPR Staff

On Facebook, reporters Ari Shapiro and Joanna Kakissis discussed reporting on record numbers of people fleeing violence in the Mideast and elsewhere. One concern: Is "migrant" even the right word?

French President Francois Hollande and U.S. Ambassador to France Jane D. Hartley stand with (from left) Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler as they leave the Elysee Palace in Paris. The three American men, along with a British citizen, were p

3 Americans Who Thwarted Train Attack Receive France's Legion Of Honor

4:01pm August 24, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

"We cannot be afraid as long as we have individuals like this in our midst," French President Francois Hollande said during a ceremony. The honor is France's highest decoration.

Russian workers threw contraband peaches off a truck outside the city of Novozybkov on Aug. 7.

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Russia's War On Western Food: Detaining Cheese, Crushing Frozen Geese

3:25pm August 24, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russian authorities have smashed, burned and buried more than 900 tons of allegedly contraband food. In a country that once suffered famine, many are deeply distressed to see food destroyed.

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