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These missionaries have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year
by Jeff Brady
Volunteers from across the country are in southern Appalachia to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene. Among them are a Texas couple who have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year.
In Letter, Former Prosecutors Bemoan Lack Of Charges Against Trump
David Greene talks to Paul Rosenzweig about the letter he signed with other ex-federal prosecutors saying President Trump should be charged with a crime for trying to block the special counsel probe.
2 Reuters Journalists Freed From Prison In Myanmar
They were accused of breaking Myanmar's Official Secrets Act with their reporting on security forces' abuses of Rohingya Muslims. Rachel Martin talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Shashank Bengali.
Democratic Presidential Field Divides Over Whether Inmates May Vote
by Ayesha Rascoe
A debate over whether prison inmates should be allowed to vote is rippling through the 2020 Democratic primary field. The issue is also dividing criminal justice activists.
Consequences Of The Escalating U.S.-China Trade War
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ohio soybean farmer Chris Gibbs and David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
Turkish Authorities Order New Mayoral Election In Istanbul
by Peter Kenyon
In a defeat for Turkey's opposition, election officials have voided the results of the race for mayor of Istanbul and ordered a new election. The ruling party had challenged the results.
Ventura County Fire Department Hires Goats To Clear Brush
The goats are being deployed to chow down on dry vegetation in the California county to help cut down on wildfires. Goat herders across the state are renting out their flocks to do their part.
Sheriff's Deputies In Florida Find Wildlife In Pickup Truck
Authorities pulled over the truck and found frogs, snakes and turtles, according to the Miami Herald. When asked if she had anything else, a woman pulled a foot-long alligator out of her yoga pants.
How Instagram Is Changing Life For Artists
by Sam Sanders
How do artists these days think about their work in our social media world? Sites like Instagram and YouTube are changing the way art is consumed, marketed and made.
More About A Teenage Migrant Who Died In U.S. Custody At A Texas Hospital
David Greene talks to Aura Bogado, an investigative reporter at Reveal from The Center For Investigative Reporting, about developments in the migrant crisis at the southern border.
Attorney General Faces Deadline To Comply With Congressional Subpoena
Rachel Martin talks to Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at National Review, about Monday's deadline for William Barr to provide an unredacted version of the Mueller report and other underlying evidence.