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Heightened scrutiny of Trump’s Russia connection; federal workers hit by the shutdown
Guests: Max Boot, Masha Gessen, Christopher Perks Two big stories digging into President Trump’s alleged connec ...
Air Date: January 15, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Iran is preparing a launch. But is it for a space rocket or a missile?
Iran has said publicly that its motives are peaceful.
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U.S. official says withdrawal from Syria has begun
After conflicting statements about a timeline for Trump's decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, the process has begun with the removal of some military cargo.
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Humanitarian experts debate Trump’s use of the term ‘humanitarian crisis’
Some in the global aid community are outraged that Trump used the term "humanitarian" to describe the crisis without pledging any action to alleviate the suffering.
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Medieval woman’s hidden art career revealed by blue teeth
Scientists discover more evidence that suggest female artisans 1,000 years ago were not as rare as previously thought.
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A U.S. commander went for a rare stroll in Baghdad. Many Iraqis just shrugged
Sixteen years after the United States and its coalition partners invaded Iraq, most Iraqis still blame the U.S. for disbanding the Iraqi army and the civil war that followed.
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Dems block Senate bill on Israel boycotts, citing shutdown
Israel sees a growing threat from the BDS movement, which has led to increased boycotts of the Jewish state in support of the Palestinians.
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Growing opioid crisis adds to Puerto Rico’s problems
The opioid crisis in Puerto Rico has not reached the epidemic levels of the U.S. mainland, but officials worry it will catch up soon.
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Philly area Sudanese community protests in solidarity with demonstrators in Khartoum
“Our people right now are starving, are dying on the street, are dying in the hospital because there is no medicine,” said Ahmed Ali of Upper Darby.
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Trump, Bolton say U.S. withdrawal from Syria is conditional on defeat of ISIS
Bolton is expected to tell Israel's prime minister that troops will remain at a base in Syria to counter Iranian activity, according to a senior U.S. administration official.
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‘We were eating grass’: Syrians flee as fight pushes on against last ISIS remnants
The al-Hol refugee camp, in northeastern Syria near the border with Iraq, is overwhelmed with new arrivals.
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Ukrainian Orthodox Church officially gains independence from Russian church
Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Christians have belonged to a unified church for centuries. Moscow argues it has had legal authority over Ukrainian churches since 1686.
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As American sits in Moscow jail, Russia says U.S. has detained one of its citizens
Russia announced on Saturday that the U.S. is holding a Russian national, but a top Russian official quickly dismissed any talk of a detainee exchange.
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How a Mongolian heavy metal band got millions of YouTube views
The Hu — from the Mongolian root word for human being: "Hu." The band spent seven years putting together their first album, which they expect to release this spring.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro sees threat in Russia, considers hosting U.S. base
Brazil is open to hosting a U.S. military base to counter Russian influence in the region, the South American country's new far-right president said.
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