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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.
Stay In A Potato
A giant, 6-ton potato is being rented on Airbnb in Idaho.
Facebook Recruits Surveillance Hawk To Be Its Top Lawyer
by Aarti Shahani
Facebook's new chief lawyer is tasked with guiding the firm through increasingly treacherous legal woes. Jennifer Newstead was one of the lawyers who crafted the controversial Patriot Act.
Sports Arbitration Court To Decide Limits For Female Testosterone Levels
Rachel Martin talks to The Associated Press' Gerald Imray about a challenge to a rule that would force elite female athletes to artificially reduce their testosterone level to be eligible to compete.
Sri Lanka Buries Its Dead After Easter Sunday Attacks Kill Hundreds
Rachel Martin talks to political columnist Jehan Perera, who explains the social divisions in his country, and to reporter Michael Sullivan about the latest in the investigation into the attacks.
Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin To Meet Face-To-Face In Vladivostok
by Anthony Kuhn
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in person at a bilateral summit in Russia on Thursday, as U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks remain at a stalemate.
President Trump To Speak At Opioid Abuse Summit In Atlanta
Rachel Martin talks to Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about Wednesday's summit. It's a chance for Trump to say what he's doing about the public health emergency.