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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein at an event at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 2, 2018. (Jose Luis Mag/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

As Washington gears up to tackle foreign influence, how effective can it be?

Sessions announced a "Cyber-Digital Task Force" within the DOJ to combat the "malicious use of technology," which he said "poses an unprecedented threat against our nation."

8 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with then-President Barack Obama in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 5, 2016. Obama's warnings about active measures went unheeded.
(Alexei Druzhinin/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Fact Check: Why didn’t Obama stop Russia’s election interference in 2016?

This story is complex and goes beyond a simple "True" or "False" grade.

8 years ago

In this file photo taken on April 19, 2015, a women enters the four-story building known as the
NPR
Courts & Law

The Russia Investigations: Mueller indicts the ‘Internet Research Agency’

Much of what Mueller's office charges was already public. But the 37-page indictment also includes a number of fascinating new insights.

8 years ago

Coral Bay, on the eastern end of St. John, is home to an active sailing community. For months, the Coast Guard has been using a crane boat and barge to retrieve sunken vessels. (Greg Allen/NPR)
NPR
Community

Coast Guard reels in hundreds of sunken and cast-off boats in Virgin Islands

In the Virgin Islands, the debris piles along roadsides from Hurricanes Irma and Maria are mostly gone. In the water however, there's still a major debris problem.

8 years ago

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, speaks to the media with an announcement that the office of special counsel Robert Mueller says a grand jury has charged 13 Russian nationals and several Russian entities, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, in Washington. The defendants are accused of violating U.S. criminal laws to interfere with American elections and the political process. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Russians charged with election meddling, Trump claims vindication

The indictment, brought by the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, represents the most direct allegation to date of illegal Russian meddling during the election.

8 years ago

People gather for a memorial one day after the deadly shooting in Parkland, Fla. Experts warn that Russians are exploiting the tragedy on social media. (Carolyn Cole/LA Times via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

As an American tragedy unfolds, Russian agents sow discord online

As the news broke of a school shooting in Parkland, Fla., hundreds of twitter accounts believed to be under Russian sway pivoted.

8 years ago

Movie producer Arnon Milchan accepts the Legacy of Citizens Lifetime Achievement award at an event celebrating the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2008. (Matt Sayles/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Netanyahu lobbied the U.S. for ‘Fight Club’ producer Milchan but denies bribes

Netanyahu denied he did Milchan a single favor — except for one.

8 years ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool via AP)
Courts & Law

Reports: Police recommend indictments of Netanyahu

For months police have been investigating two cases. Netanyahu has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

8 years ago

The Senate Intelligence Committee is holding a hearing on worldwide threats on Tuesday. (Liam James Doyle/NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Intelligence leaders testify about global threats in Senate hearing

The Senate Intelligence Committee is holding a hearing on worldwide threats.

8 years ago

Rotting corpses of a woman and child at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Monrovia, known as the Lutheran Church Massacre. Decomposing a long with those of hundreds of refugees massacred by soldiers of slain President Samuel Doe on July 30. This photography was taken mid October 1990. (Mark Huband/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Delaware County man accused of lying to cover war crimes in Liberia

A civil suit claims a Sharon Hill man orchestrated the slaughter of 600 civilians during civil war in the African country.

8 years ago

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Vietnam is the only country that comes even close to delivering the good life in a sustainable way. Above: rice fields on the outskirts of Hanoi.
(Hoang Dinh Nam /AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Lifestyle

If we bring the good life to all, will we destroy the planet?

Can our planet actually sustain the good life for all?

8 years ago

The United States team walks in the Parade of Athletes during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. The team has more athletes than any nation at the Games and it's the most diverse of any U.S. winter squad, in terms of both race and gender. There are 108 women on the team, more than any other U.S. Winter Olympics team in the past.
NPR
Lifestyle

Bigger than ever, and more diverse: Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics

This year's team is the most diverse of any U.S. winter squad, in terms of both race and gender: The 108 women on this team are the most of any U.S. team at a Winter Games.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Korean Peninsula primer / Dow Jones update

Guests: Mark Zandi, Frank Plantan  All eyes will be on the Korean Peninsula beginning Friday, a ...

Air Date: February 7, 2018

Listen 49:29
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: a primer

Guests: Frank Plantan  All eyes will be on the Korean Peninsula beginning Friday, as the Olympi ...

8 years ago

Listen 35:30
British actor Rowan Atkinson, playing his character Mr. Bean, arrives in Madrid in 2007.
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

And now for something completely different: British humor

If Britain has its eccentrics and wits, can America lay claim to its own kind of drollery? Or are we hampered by political correctness or the fear of offense?

8 years ago

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