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At Crash Site In Ukraine, Rebels Restrict International Monitors

6:18pm July 19, 2014

Separatist rebels at the site of the shot down Malaysia Airlines jet in Eastern Ukraine have been giving restricted access to international monitors Saturday. Corey Flintoff speaks with NPR's Kelly McEvers from Donetsk on the effort and the outcry over the slow pace of the body recovery and evidence gathering.

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Inspectors Struggle To Collect Evidence At MH17 Crash Site

12:11pm July 19, 2014

At the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed in eastern Ukraine, inspector Michael Bociurkiw says rebels have allowed some access, but the inspectors are hampered by a lack of equipment.

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Israel Intensifies Ground Operation In Gaza

11:45am July 19, 2014

International correspondent Ari Shapiro talks with NPR's Scott Simon from Jerusalem about about the second day of the Israeli military's ground operation of the Gaza Strip.

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A firefighter douses the smoldering wreckage of Flight MH17 on Thursday.

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Obama: Evidence MH17 Hit By Missile From Rebel-Held Area Of Ukraine

2:24am July 19, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The president says at least one U.S. citizen is among the nearly 300 people killed when the plane crashed in the eastern Donetsk region.

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Joep Lange led many early drug trials of HIV therapies and studied how to prevent HIV-positive pregnant women from transmitting the virus to their babies.

Joep Lange, Who Died On Flight MH17, Changed The Way We Fight AIDS

8:27pm July 18, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

He was a passenger on the downed Malaysia Airlines flight. Those who knew researcher and activist Joep Lange say he was a giant in the battle against AIDS — and truly "a scientist with a heart."

Obama: U.S. Confident That Missile Came From Rebel-Held Region

7:54pm July 18, 2014

by Dina Temple-Raston

The U.S. says that evidence suggests the missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was fired from separatist-held territory in eastern Ukraine. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports what is now known about the crash.

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Ukrainian coal miners search the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines plane near the eastern village of Rozsypne. The area is under the control of pro-Russian separatists who are fighting the Ukrainian government.

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The Challenges Of Investigating The Malaysia Airlines Disaster

7:54pm July 18, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

NPR Moscow correspondent Corey Flintoff, who is following the investigation into the Malaysia Airlines flight that was apparently shot down, answers questions about how it's developing.

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Among The Ruins Of The Plane, Tentative Steps To Secure Order

7:54pm July 18, 2014

Journalist Noah Sneider was at the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down, killing all 298 people onboard. Sneider updates Audie Cornish on the state of the site.

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Surviving An Adult World In Fairy Tales, And Real Life

7:54pm July 18, 2014

by Kate Bernheimer

Since October thousands of children attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border have been taken into custody. Author Kate Bernheimer recommends a book to help reflect on the lives of these children.

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Israeli army flares illuminate the sky above the Gaza Strip on Friday. At least three people, including two children, ages 4 and 7, were killed by Israeli tank fire in Gaza, medics said.

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Inside Gaza And Under Israeli Fire, A Family Tries To Stay Safe

7:54pm July 18, 2014

by Emily Harris

The Israeli army's invasion on the margins of the Gaza Strip has already wreaked havoc and injury for Gazans. A day in the life of the Abu Tawila family illustrates that stark and tragic reality.

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