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WATCH: During Turkish Coup Attempt, Man Defies 2 Tanks And Survives

3:13pm July 20, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Video footage shows a man standing in front of the first tank. When it doesn't stop, he runs backward a few steps, then throws himself on the ground — remaining safely between the tank's treads.

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Despite Heightened Security, France Struggles To Cope With Terrorism

4:54pm July 19, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

The vacation city of Nice has hundreds of police surveillance cameras posted across the city. But that didn't stop Thursday's truck attack that killed 84 people and injured more than 200. Security officials in France are struggling to find the right way to counter lone-wolf attacks and make people feel safe.

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Hizmet Movement Accused Of Influencing Coup Attempt In Turkey

4:29pm July 19, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Joshua Hendrick, professor of sociology at Loyola University and author of the book Gulen: The Ambiguous Politics of Market Islam in Turkey and the World, about Fethullah Gulen and the Hizmet movement in Turkey.

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French Men Attracted To 'Anti-System Utopia' In Drive To Join ISIS

4:29pm July 19, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Myriam Benraad, a researcher at Sciences Po University, who has studied the recruitment of young French men by terrorist organizations. She says ISIS has a powerful message that resonates with different people for different reasons.

Russian cross-country skier Alexander Legkov, who won a gold and a silver at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, speaks at a news conference in May to deny allegations that dozens of Russian athletes were part of a state-run doping program. A detailed repo

Report: Russia Used 'Mouse Hole' To Swap Urine Samples Of Olympic Athletes

3:49pm July 19, 2016

by Greg Myre

At the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, the Russians traded dirty urine samples for clean ones by passing them through a hole drilled into the wall of the anti-doping lab, according to an official report.

World Anti-Doping Agency Finds Russia Endorsed Athletes Cheating

7:48am July 19, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

The International Olympic Committee will hold an emergency conference call for members of its Executive Board on Tuesday to discuss the latest revelations about Russian doping in international sport.

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Days After Failed Coup, Turkey's Epic Crackdown Persists

5:17am July 19, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Tulin Daloglu, a freelance journalist based in Ankara, about the aftermath of an attempted coup in Turkey. Nine thousand police officers have been fired.

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French Investigators Release New Information About Driver In Nice Attack

6:44pm July 18, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

The chief investigator of last Thursday's truck attack in Nice, France, has released new information about the driver. Investigators still don't know why he did it or what connections, if any, he had to ISIS.

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UC Berkeley Student Nicolas Leslie Killed In Nice, France, Attack

4:37pm July 18, 2016

by Ana Tintocalis

Among those killed in Nice, France, last week was 20-year-old University of California, Berkeley, student Nicolas Leslie.

Canadian law professor Richard McLaren speaks at a news conference Monday in Toronto. McLaren is the author of a new report that accuses Russia of a widespread doping campaign.

Russia Should Be Barred From Rio Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency Says

3:23pm July 18, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"The findings of the report show a shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and on the Olympic Games," IOC President Thomas Bach says of a WADA investigation.