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Pope Francis Highlights Climate Change At White House

5:38pm September 23, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama welcomed the pope to the White House Wednesday. The two men have a shared interest in addressing climate change and income inequality, though they disagree on issues such as abortion.

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Egyptian President Issues Pardons For 3 Al Jazeera Journalists

5:38pm September 23, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Baher Mohamed, one of the reporters pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday.

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Thousands Of U.S. Military Interpreters Wait For Visas

5:38pm September 23, 2015

by Quil Lawrence

NPR follows up on the status of "AK," one of many Afghan and Iraqi interpreters for the U.S. military still waiting for a visa, and why thousands of interpreters struggle with the process.

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Pope Francis Celebrates First-Ever Mass In U.S.

5:38pm September 23, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis canonized the United States' first saint, Junipero Serra, on Wednesday. The controversial Spanish missionary founded Catholic missions in California in the 18th century.

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Syrian Civil War Prompts First Withdrawal From Doomsday Seed Vault In The Arctic

5:21pm September 23, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Researchers in the Middle East have requested the first-ever withdrawal from the "final backup" seed bank because of destruction caused by the Syrian civil war.

Burkina Faso's interim president, Michel Kafando, said he has resumed his duties a week after being overthrown in a coup by the west African country's presidential guard.

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A Week After Coup, Burkina Faso's Interim President Back In Power

3:58pm September 23, 2015

by Laura Wagner

After a tumultuous week that saw coup leader Gen. Gilbert Diendere overthrow the interim president and prime minister, Diendere has apologized and the two leaders have officially returned to power.

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A Week After Coup, Burkina Faso's Interim President Back In Power

3:58pm September 23, 2015

by Laura Wagner

After a tumultuous week that saw coup leader Gen. Gilbert Diendere overthrow the interim president and prime minister, Diendere has apologized and the two leaders have officially returned to power.

Monzer Omar (right) gives his friend Hatem Alhees a shave after they and hundreds of other Syrian refugees spent the night in a city park in Budapest, Hungary. NPR has followed Omar on his journey from Turkey to central Europe.

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Monzer's Journey: The Long, Hard Slog Of A Syrian Refugee

3:52pm September 23, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

NPR correspondents Ari Shapiro and Joanna Kakissis follow Syrian refugee Monzer Omar as he makes the difficult trip from the Turkish coast to Central Europe in search of a new home.

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, seen here at last week's Frankfurt Auto Show IAA in Germany, says he is asking the board to accept his resignation.

Volkswagen CEO Resigns, Saying He's 'Shocked' By Emissions Scandal

2:37pm September 23, 2015

by Bill Chappell

One day after acknowledging that 11 million Volkswagen-made cars have software that dupes emissions tests, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn says he is resigning from his post.

What, Really, Does 'Sustainable' Mean?

2:33pm September 23, 2015

by Marc Silver

A version of the word sustainable appears at least 75 times in the sustainable development goals the U.N. will endorse this weekend. We asked some analysts to tell us what, exactly, it means.