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A doctor examines the thyroid of a child at a temporary housing complex in Nihonmatsu, about 31 miles from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, in 2013.

Fukushima Study Links Children's Cancer To Nuclear Accident

8:06pm October 08, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

The study says rates of thyroid cancer are high for children who lived near the tsunami-crippled nuclear plant in Japan. But other scientists are skeptical of the findings.

Orrin Hatch On TPP: Despite Concerns, Fast-Track Authority Was 'Essential'

6:43pm October 08, 2015

Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah has reservations on where the Trans-Pacific Partnership landed on patent protection. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to the senator about the GOP reaction to the trade deal.

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China Is Absent From Trans-Pacific Trade Deal

3:03pm October 08, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The TPP is a key part of the Obama administration's pivot to Asia, strapping together the economies of several Asian nations to the U.S. It's also a counter to China's growing influence in the region.

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Clinton Breaks With Obama To Oppose Asia Trade Deal

6:08pm October 07, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

"What I know of it, as of today, I am not in favor of what I have learned about it," the Democrat said, breaking with President Obama on his signature trade deal he hopes to push through Congress.

Kamala Rani sorts vegetables at the market in Kapasia, Bangladesh.

Saving For A Wedding When You Make 53 Cents A Day

11:05am October 07, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Even people who tread the line between deep and extreme poverty can manage to pull off a wedding. For one woman in Bangladesh, it took clever planning and seizing every opportunity.

U.N. Ambassador John Ashe, of Antigua and Barbuda, speaks during a 2013 news conference at U.N. headquarters.

Former U.N. General Assembly President Charged In Alleged Corruption Scheme

8:07am October 07, 2015

by Laura Wagner

U.S. prosecutors say John Ashe accepted more than $1 million in bribes in exchange for support of investment contracts.

Rep. Sandy Levin: Fight Over Pacific Trade Deal Is About Setting Standards

8:04pm October 06, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Democratic Rep. Sandy Levin, ranking minority member of the Ways and Means Committee, who monitored Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and advocated changes to the deal.

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U.S., Pacific Rim Nations Reach Agreement On Trade Deal

2:22pm October 06, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

The U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim nations reached an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Monday.

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World News

This We Do Know About TPP: The Shouting Is Already Loud

9:21am October 06, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

When President Obama announced a massive trade deal on Monday, he heard cheers from business groups. But the unions and public-interest groups that usually support him rejected the trade proposal.

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On Orders From Mao, Researchers Set Off On Nobel-Winning Drug Work

7:34pm October 05, 2015

by Adam Cole

In the 1960s, Chairman Mao Zedong ordered scientists to find a malaria antidote to help ailing soldiers in North Vietnam. Today's Nobel Prize for medicine went to one of those researchers.

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