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Chileans weigh a new constitution
by Scott Simon
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
Planned Military Drill Causes A Hiccup In North Korea Summit Plans
North Korea has threatened to call off the summit with President Trump over ongoing military drills. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sue Mi Terry of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Response Is Swift To Try To Contain Congo's Ebola Outbreak
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Karsten Voigt of the International Federation of Red Cross, who just returned from 5 days in the hot zone, about the process of containing the virus.
Proposed Changes To Title X Funding Likely To Hurt Low-Income Women
by Patty Wight
Health care providers in Maine that receive Title X funding are condemning the Trump administration's proposed rule that would block them from referring patients to abortion services.
Nellie McKay's Smoldering Voice Takes On Standards Like 'My Romance'
Nellie McKay sings melancholy standards about love on her new album: Sister Orchid. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with McKay about her music that she performs alone.
N.H. Liquor Stores Are At The Center Of Cross-Border Bootlegging Stings
by Todd Bookman
New Hampshire's state-run tax free liquor stores draw in customers from across the region. They also draw in modern-day bootleggers, prompting a wave of recent arrests.
Georgia Governor's Race: Stacey Vs. Stacey
by Asma Khalid
Democrats Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans share a first name and a profession but the contest for governor has become racialized with a black and white woman opposing each other.
Some House Republicans Want To Push Through DACA Measure
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Republican Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado about the effort to force a vote on the Deffered Action for Childhood Arrivals — people brought to the U.S. illegally as children.