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Recommended Reads Of 2019 From NPR's International Correspondents
As we enter 2020, our far-flung journalists took a look back at the past year of reporting and recommended some of their favorite online stories. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)
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Why The U.S. Embassy In Iraq Became A Target Of Anger Again
Dramatic scenes unfolded in Baghdad on Tuesday. Here are some of the keys for understanding what happened. (Image credit: Wissm Al-Okili/Reuters)
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Kim Jong Un Says North Korea No Longer Bound By Testing Moratorium
The North Korean leader made his remarks to a session of the ruling Workers Party Central Committee. He accused the U.S. of failing to reciprocate the North's diplomatic gestures. (Image credit:...
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Trump's Push For Lofty Nuclear Treaty Sparks Worry Over Current Deal
President Trump and his Russian counterpart have the coming year to deal with an expiring nuclear treaty that will lapse just after the end of his first term. (Image credit: Susan Walsh/AP)
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Water Crisis Puts Oregon Community At A Crossroads
Groundwater in southeastern Oregon is drying up. Farming, which uses a lot of that water, could decimate the region unless communities make drastic changes soon. (Image credit: Emily Cureton/Oregon...
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Trump Will Win Again. No Way He'll Win. Be Wary Of 2020 Election Predictions
Don't put too much stock in all those New Year's predictions you're hearing American politics in 2020. The one thing we can safely say is that there's nothing that can be safely said. (Image credit:...
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Why North Korea's Kim Jong Un May Be Leaving The Door Open To Nuclear Talks
Kim Jong Un did not follow through on warnings about a harder line nuclear stance. Analysts say North Korea may be waiting to gauge President Trump's political prospects in 2020. (Image credit: Ahn...
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In Australia Wildfires, Scenes Of Smoke, Sparks And Chaos
Fires are blazing across southeast Australia. Scenes of smoke, sparks and blazing red capture the destruction happening in towns around the country. (Image credit: Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images)
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California Will Enforce The Energy-Efficient Lightbulb Rule Trump Wants To...
California and other states are challenging the Trump administration over its reversal of standards for energy-efficient lightbulbs. (Image credit: Jae C. Hong/AP)
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Trapped Cars Faced New Holiday Travel Menace: #tumblegeddon
Tumbleweeds are common in the desert plateau of eastern Washington state. But a 12-foot high stack of them trapped cars for hours. (Image credit: Trooper Chris Thorson/AP)
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6 New State Laws You Should Know About In 2020
Every Jan 1., states across the country implement new laws. Here are the ones we think you should know about in 2020. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Israel's Netanyahu Asks Parliament For Immunity From Corruption Charges
In a televised speech, the prime minister called the charges against him "ridiculous libels." Polling suggests most Israelis oppose immunity, but the move could delay his trial. (Image credit: Gil...
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David Stern, One Of The Most Influential NBA Commissioners, Is Dead At 77
The long-time commissioner of the NBA — and a champion of the Women's National Basketball Association — died on Wednesday. (Image credit: Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
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India Announces Plans For Its First Human Space Mission
It hopes to become the fourth nation, after the United States, China and Russia, to send people into space. The mission is targeted for 2022. (Image credit: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images)
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Don Larsen, Only Pitcher To Throw Perfect World Series Game, Dies At 90
New York Yankee Don Larsen pitched a no-hitter in the 1956 World Series — a feat no other pitcher has accomplished. Larsen died Wednesday night after battling esophageal cancer. (Image credit: Bebeto...
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Massachusetts May Drop Requirement That Minors Get Permission For Abortion
The state now requires women and girls under 18 to obtain permission from their parents or a judge. But in a recent poll, most Massachusetts voters favored letting minors decide on their own. (Image...
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