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Prosecutors Take Law To Human Smugglers, Using Tools Sharpened Against Mafia

12:55pm September 27, 2015

by NPR Staff

Prosecutors in Sicily are tracking the smuggling networks sending migrants into Italy. One of these prosecutors, Gery Ferarra, says smugglers are organized criminal groups much like the Cosa Nostra.

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Fair goers visit the booth of German car maker Volkswagen at the 66th IAA auto show in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Sept. 22, 2015. German auto giant Volkswagen revealed that 11 million of its diesel cars worldwide are equipped with devices that

Economy

VW Emissions Scandal Hovers Over German Car Show

12:51pm September 27, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

The Frankfurt Auto Show is said to be the world's biggest. It's usually a showcase for the German car industry. But this year's event is being overshadowed by the VW emissions scandal.

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Obama To Meet Russian President Vladimir Putin At U.N. Next Week

12:38pm September 27, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The White House confirmed Thursday that President Obama will meet next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a United Nations gathering in New York. The one-on-one meeting marks an end to U.S. efforts to isolate Russia over its military maneuvers in eastern Ukraine.

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New Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller poses with Berthold Huber (third from right) acting head of the Supervisory board of Volkswagen, Stephan Weil (second from right) Prime Minister of Lower Saxony and member of the Supervisory board, Wolfgang Porsche (rig

World News

Switzerland Bans Sales Of Some VW Diesels

9:24am September 26, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The news follows an announcement on Friday that the German automaker, rocked by an emissions testing scandal, had appointed a new CEO.

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Up In Northeastern Turkey, The Whistles Of A Secret Language

7:18pm September 25, 2015

Onur Guentuerkuen, a biological psychologist at Bochum University in Germany, has studied the Turkish whistling language. It can be understood up to almost four miles away.

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FIFA President Sepp Blatter is facing criminal proceedings for alleged criminal mismanagement and misappropriation in Switzerland, his native country.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter Facing Criminal Proceedings In Switzerland

4:26pm September 25, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The latest development in the FIFA corruption probes finds the longtime president under suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation.

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Ambassador Power: Measures In Place To Resettle Migrants Safely

2:18pm September 25, 2015

As the U.S. says it will almost double the number of migrants it accepts in the next two years, NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power.

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Volkswagen's Scandal Hits Its German Hometown Hard

2:06pm September 25, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Workers at Volkswagen headquarters in Germany are mostly tight-lipped about the company's involvement in a vast emissions scandal, but local residents say they are shocked — and worried about VW's future.

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Diesel car engines like this one in a 2012 Volkswagen Golf are among those that include software that circumvents EPA emissions standards for certain air pollutants.

How A Little Lab In West Virginia Caught Volkswagen's Big Cheat

1:59pm September 25, 2015

by Sonari Glinton

Arvind Thiruvengadam and colleagues at WVU got excited when they won a grant in 2012 to test emissions on a few diesel cars. He figured the data might result in some papers a few people might read.

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The Next Phase In Migrant Crisis: Helping The Newly Settled Land Jobs

7:36pm September 24, 2015

Once European countries get Syrian refugees settled, they will need to help them get jobs. But that process might be easier than you think.

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