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More Unaccompanied Minors Moved From Texas To Arizona

4:45pm June 10, 2014

Over the weekend, hundreds of children traveling solo across the U.S. border were transferred to a detention center in Nogales, Arizona. David Greene talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Cindy Carcamo.

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Taliban Claim Credit For Another Attack In Karachi

12:25pm June 10, 2014

by Philip Reeves

Militants are attacking a security training facility near the Karachi airport. The incident comes less than two days after a deadly attack on the Karachi airport itself.

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Protesters march in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday in support of the girls kidnapped by members of the Islamist group Boko Haram.

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U.S. Offers Aid In Search For Nigerian Girls, But Is It Too Late?

9:59am June 10, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. is sending a team of experts to help find the nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls. But the three-week delay means that the girls are likely scattered, making the search that much tougher.

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Sing a song of circumcision: African musicians wrote lyrics that promote the benefits of the procedure.

Snip Decision: Africa's Campaign To Circumcise Its Men

9:59am June 10, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

A campaign in Africa to prevent HIV has persuaded 6 million teens and men to get circumcised and aims to sign up 14 million more. To do so, health officials must appeal to male vanity.

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Maria Guadelupe Guereca Betancourt, a resident of Juarez, Mexico, lost her son Sergio, 15, when he was shot under the black bridge that spans the border from El Paso, Texas, to Juarez.

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After Shootings, Extended Silence: What The Border Patrol Hasn't Said

11:42pm June 09, 2014

by Steve Inskeep

The agency has repeatedly used deadly force along the U.S.-Mexico border while providing little or no information. Steve Inskeep describes four notable killings that have raised questions.

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Women carry sticks in Ganyliel, South Sudan, an area protected from the violence in the country due to its isolation. But food there is scarce.

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Escaping South Sudan's Violence Often Means Going Hungry

10:00am June 09, 2014

by Gregory Warner

The conflict in South Sudan pitting forces loyal to the president against those loyal to his erstwhile vice president is exacerbating what aid groups say is a potential hunger catastrophe.

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On June 6, 1944, U.S. assault troops landed on Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy. What might be different today if they had been turned back?

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On The 70th Anniversary Of D-Day, A Look At What Could Have Been

12:41pm June 07, 2014

by Scott Simon

Seventy years ago, U.S. assault troops landed on Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy, deciding the course of history. What might be different today if they had been turned back?

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Robert Mayne is being held in a Honduran prison with five other Americans on suspicion of smuggling weapons into the country.

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American Detained In Honduras: 'We Came With An Open Heart'

7:49pm June 06, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

Six Americans remain in a rural Honduran prison after being arrested last month on suspicion of smuggling weapons into the country.

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Doughnuts at a Krispy Kreme store in Washington, D.C. An environmental coalition says leading doughnut companies like Krispy Kreme source palm oil from suppliers who are clear-cutting rain forests and destroying wildlife habitat.

Doughnut Day Downer: Palm Oil In Pastries Drives Deforestation

7:29pm June 06, 2014

by Allison Aubrey

An environmental group is blasting Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme for buying palm oil from suppliers who destroy rain forest and peatlands. The group says sustainable palm oil should be used instead.

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Using Social Media, Jihadi Groups Stay On Message

7:58pm June 05, 2014

by Dina Temple-Raston

The Bowe Bergdahl exchange video released by the Taliban is the latest propaganda coup for jihadis on social media. Social media benefits jihadi groups because it is all about immediacy, not accuracy. Social media is changing the nature of jihad for young fighters as well. Some jihadis boast thousands of Twitter followers and are broadcasting their jihad for all to see.

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