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Alejandro Arcos, a mayor in Mexico, was killed just one week after he took office
by Emily Green
Only a week in office and the mayor of a small Mexican town is assassinated -- as cartel violence continues to spiral out of control.
Police In Hong Kong Use Tear Gas To Disperse Demonstrators
Hong Kong's government headquarters has been cleared of protesters. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bonnie Leung of Civil Human Rights Front, one of the groups that organized protests.
Forecasters Caution 5G Will Interfere With Gathering Weather Data
by Rebecca Hersher
Forecasters are nervous that 5G communications could interfere with collecting weather information. 5G happens to use bandwidths that include the frequency emitted by moisture in the air.
Chicago Police May Not Facilitate ICE Raids, Mayor Lightfoot Says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Chicago's new mayor Lori Lightfoot, who says the city has taken steps to support immigrant communities, including terminating ICE's access to Chicago Police databases.
Advocates Worry About A Growing Alternative To Pre-Trial Jailing
by Carolina Hidalgo
In St. Louis, people ordered into pretrial monitoring programs must pay $30 to $450 a month — if they can't make the payments, they can be sent back to jail.
Iran Says It Exceeded Enriched Uranium Cap
Iran's foreign minister confirms that his country exceeded the limits for low enriching uranium set out in the 2015 nuclear agreement. Nuclear inspectors are trying to verify that.
Iran Exceeds Enriched Uranium Limits, Government Agency Reports
by Peter Kenyon
A government press agency in Iran reports that the country is now breaking a fundamental requirement of the 2015 nuclear deal — exceeding the limits set for its stockpile of enriched uranium.
International Efforts To Curb Iran's Nuclear Ambition Take Another Hit
by Geoff Brumfiel
An Iranian news agency is reporting that the country has exceeded limits for enriched uranium set in the 2015 nuclear deal. President Trump pulled the U.S. out of that agreement.
Protests Continue In Hong Kong Over Controversial Extradition Bill
by Julie McCarthy
Protests have rocked Hong Kong, and hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to use the anniversary of Hong Kong's reversion to China as an occasion to continue protests.
Trump-Kim Meeting Is A Step Toward Denuclearization, Wit Says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Joel Wit, who worked on arms control and non-proliferation issues at the State Department, about President Trump's meeting Sudnay with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.