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U.S. Virgin Islands Undergo Recovery Efforts After Irma's Destruction

6:23pm September 13, 2017

Irma tore through the U.S. Virgin Islands, leaving thousands displaced and billions of dollars of property destroyed. Gov. Kenneth Mapp of the U.S. Virgin Islands talks about the recovery efforts.

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A recipient of cash aid through GiveDirectly's experiment checks his phone to confirm that the latest monthly transfer has been made.

An Experiment Gives Cash Aid To The Poor. Is That Ethical?

6:14pm September 13, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

In this study, thousands of people in some Kenyan villages get a monthly payment. But others in a comparison group get nothing.

The lawmakers suggest that retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn might have advocated for the nuclear deal while serving as national security adviser.

House Dems: Michael Flynn May Have Lobbied For Nuclear Deal Inside White House

6:10pm September 13, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn may have kept up contacts with the promoters of a vast Middle Eastern nuclear deal even as he was serving as national security adviser.

Paris and Los Angeles have been awarded the honor of hosting the 2024 and 2028 Olympic games, respectively. Pictured above: IOC President Thomas Bach (center), Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (left), and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garrett.

Dual Olympic Bids Approved For Paris And Los Angeles

5:24pm September 13, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

The decision to award the 2024 and 2028 games simultaneously is a first for the International Olympic Committee and the result of a trying bidding process.

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Venezuelans Look For New Ways To Cope Amid Increasingly Dire Economic Issues

4:31pm September 13, 2017

by Philip Reeves

As Venezuela's government grows increasingly autocratic, its shortages of food, medicine and the basics of life grow more dire. Venezuelans are finding new ways to cope.

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Cancels U.N. Trip Amid Rohingya Crisis

4:31pm September 13, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is cancelling her trip to the United Nations General Assembly next week. The de facto ruler of Myanmar and one-time democracy icon is facing widespread criticism for not stopping atrocities against a minority Muslim population.

British Government Puts $15 Billion Fox-Sky Takeover On Hold

4:31pm September 13, 2017

by David Folkenflik

A British minister is putting up a big obstacle to a $15 billion deal involving the Murdochs, questioning their leadership and commitment to fairness in the wake of scandals at Fox News and other parts of their media empire.

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YouTube Inadvertently Erases Syrian War Videos In Purge Of Extremist Propaganda

4:31pm September 13, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Sarah El Deeb of the Associated Press about YouTube's effort to get rid of extremist propaganda videos from its website. The effort has inadvertently erased thousands of videos that document the Syrian war. Human rights advocates say such documentation could have been used as evidence in future war crime trials.

Bill Gates Predicts 'What's At Stake' With Proposed Trump Foreign Aid Cuts

4:29pm September 13, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The Gates Foundation has released projections showing the impact on new cases of HIV and issues like child mortality if there's a global drop in foreign aid.

Journalist Says: In North Korea, Talk Of War And Nuclear Weapons Is 'Everywhere'

2:08pm September 13, 2017

New Yorker writer Evan Osnos visited North Korea in August to understand what they really mean when they talk about nuclear war. He found that nuclear weapons are an essential part of their society.

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