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Future has dropped three chart-topping albums in just six months
by Stephen Thompson
This week, the rapper Future hit #1 on Billboard's albums chart for a third time in the last six months. Meanwhile, on the songs, chart, stasis is becoming the coin of the realm.
U.N.'s Syria Envoy To Meet With Foreign Ministers Of Turkey, Iran, Russia
by Peter Kenyon
Foreign ministers from Turkey, Iran and Russia meet in Geneva with the UN envoy for Syria, who's called for an extension of the Russia-brokered cease-fire in northeastern Syria due to expire today.
News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry, California Wildfires, Boeing CEO's Testimony
A preview of testimony from the White House's Ukraine expert, the latest on California's wildfires, and what to expect as Boeing's CEO faces lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Seminaries Start Slavery Reparation Funds Amid Calls For National Program
by Tom Gjelten
Two seminaries with historic ties to slavery recently set aside money for reparations. Another rejected such a proposal. The moves have prompted a debate over how to make up for pro-slavery legacies.
A Small Samsung Satellite Came Down In A Field In Michigan
Residents of Gratiot County, Mich., awoke Saturday to a surprise visitor from space — not an alien, but a small satellite attached to a balloon. According to the Detroit Free Press, it was planned.
Argentine Election Results Suggest A Turn To Leftist Populism
by Philip Reeves
In Argentina's presidential election, Alberto Fernandez and his running mate, former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner have ousted one term leader Mauricio Macri.
California Grapples With Unprecedented Wildfire Challenges
by Eric Westervelt
On Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency as crews battled dozens of fires. The largest is in Sonoma County's wine country north of San Francisco.
Landmark U.S. Raid In Syria Killed ISIS Leader In Northwest Syria
NPR's David Greene talks to Brett McGurk, the former U.S. Special Envoy for the coalition to defeat ISIS, about the operation that killed the organization's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Champion Of Civil Rights, Ex-Rep. John Conyers Dies At 90
by Quinn Klinefelter
Former Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan died Sunday in his Detroit home. At a rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders, lawmakers reflected on the congressman's legacy.