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Obama, In London, Encourages Britain To Stay In The European Union

7:55am April 22, 2016

Britain holds a referendum this June on whether to leave the E.U. Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to the BBC's Jonny Dymond, who is covering President Obama's overseas trip.

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Excavations of The Globe revealed a lot about Elizabethan and Jacobean theatergoers' snacking habits.

Snacking In Shakespeare's Time: What Theatregoers Ate At The Bard's Plays

11:31pm April 21, 2016

by Anne Bramley

There were no dress circle lounges nor mezzanine bars 400 years ago. Back then, audience snacked on cold nibbles and ready-made street food from vendors they passed on their way to the performance.

World Anti-Doping Agency Suspends Credential For Chinese Lab

9:06pm April 21, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Citing "non-conformities" in the laboratory in Beijing, the sports agency said it revoked the lab's certification for up to four months. WADA also recently suspended Russia's lab.

An aerial view of Tiniteqilaaq, a small settlement on Greenland's east coast.

Numbers Lie Even More Than Usual In Greenland

8:11pm April 21, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Statistics about Greenland both distort and reveal. The average income is $33,000 — that's definitely "high." Yet in some ways it resembles a developing world country.

Syrian Raed Saleh came to Washington to receive an award for his rescue work in his homeland. However, he was turned back at Dulles International Airport outside Washington. No reason was given. In his honor, those attending the Tuesday evening banquet wo

A Syrian Lands In The U.S. For An Award, Only To Be Turned Back

7:52pm April 21, 2016

by Jackie Northam

The Syrian rescue worker reached Dulles International Airport on his way to accept an award in Washington. But he was turned back, highlighting the suspicion Syrians face as they travel.

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Volkswagen Reaches Deal With U.S. On Cars With Emissions Software

6:48pm April 21, 2016

by John Ydstie

After months of negotiations, Volkswagen has reached a deal with U.S. authorities on most of the cars involved in its diesel emissions scandal. The agreement covers nearly 500,000 2-liter engine cars. Owners will get to choose between having VW buy back their vehicles or having their cars fixed. But owners still don't know how much VW will offer in the buyback, or what the terms of a fix will be.

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Obama Meets With Gulf Leaders To Discuss ISIS Threat

6:40pm April 21, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama wraps up his visit to Saudi Arabia with a meeting of Gulf leaders to talk about the threat of ISIS. It follows a meeting between Obama and Saudi's King Salman amid tensions in the U.S.-Saudi relationship.

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President Obama met with China's president, Xi Jinping, at an event linked to the international climate conference held late last year outside Paris.

Can The U.S. And China Keep Their Climate Pledges?

6:39pm April 21, 2016

by Christopher Joyce

The two nations topping the world in greenhouse gas emissions agreed at the Paris talks to cut way back. But critics have stalled a key part of the U.S. plan, and China's good start may be fragile.

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Syrian Ceasefire Appears To Be Fraying As Regime Launches New Airstrikes

6:36pm April 21, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Bissan Fakih, a senior campaigner with the Syria Campaign, about what life is like in Syria these days as a ceasefire breaks down.

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Deadly Fentanyl Trade Linked To Chinese Companies

4:29pm April 21, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with David Armstrong, senior enterprise reporter for the online health news site STAT, about the deadly opioid Fentanyl, and how it's being shipped into the U.S. and Canada from China in powder form, and pressed into pills that are sold on the street.