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Death Toll In Japan Floods Reaches 148 With Dozens Still Missing

A damaged car is seen stuck in the mud in a flood hit area in Mabi, Okayama prefecture on Tuesday. Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images A damaged car is seen stuck in the mud in a flood hit area in Mabi, Okayama prefecture on Tuesday. Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images At least

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Medical Clinics That Treat Refugees Help Determine The Case For Asylum

Juan Lopez Aguilar (left), a Maya man who fled violence in Guatemala three years ago, tells Dr. Nick Nelson he fears returning to the land of his birth. “There are a lot of gangs,” he tells the doctor. “They want to kill people in my community.” Heidi de Marco/Kaiser Health News hide caption toggle caption

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Brett Kavanaugh Supported Broad Leeway For Presidents Under Investigation

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh listens to President Trump announcing his nomination in the East Room of the White House on Monday. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh listens to President Trump announcing his nomination in the East Room of the White House on Monday. Mandel

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To Repel Ticks, Try Spraying Your Clothes With A Pesticide Derived from Mums

When ticks come in to contact with clothing sprayed with permethrin, research shows, they quickly become incapacitated and are unable to bite. Pearl Mak/NPR hide caption toggle caption Pearl Mak/NPR When ticks come in to contact with clothing sprayed with permethrin, research shows, they quickly become incapacitated and are unable to bite. Pearl Mak/NPR There’s

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An Indian State Bans Plastic Bags, Straws And More. Will It Work?

Mumbai’s Juhu beach is strewn with trash at low tide during monsoon season. Floodwaters flush garbage out of the city and into the Arabian Sea. As tides ebb, beaches are blanketed in trash, much of it plastic. Lauren Frayer/NPR hide caption toggle caption Lauren Frayer/NPR Mumbai’s Juhu beach is strewn with trash at low tide

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How Highly Focused Sound Waves Steadied A Farmer’s Trembling Hand

Alan Dambach developed tremors that caused his hands to shake uncontrollably. His condition made it difficult to work on his family’s tree farm in Fombell, Pa. Ross Mantle for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ross Mantle for NPR Alan Dambach developed tremors that caused his hands to shake uncontrollably. His condition made it difficult to

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Desperate To Avoid Deportation, She Hasn’t Left Sanctuary For 8 Months

Sandra Lopez holds her daughter, Areli, next to Rev. Shawna Foster in the basement of the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist parsonage in Carbondale, Colo. Wyatt Orme/Aspen Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Wyatt Orme/Aspen Public Radio Sandra Lopez holds her daughter, Areli, next to Rev. Shawna Foster in the basement of the Two Rivers Unitarian

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‘Today Is D-Day’: Operation Begins To Rescue Thai Boys From Cave

In this undated photo released by Royal Thai Navy on Saturday, July 7, 2018, Thai rescue team members walk inside the cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach are trapped. The rescue began Sunday. AP hide caption toggle caption AP In this undated photo released by Royal Thai Navy on Saturday, July 7, 2018,

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‘I Did Not Act Inappropriately,’ Justin Trudeau Says Amid Groping Allegation

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, photographed in May, told reporters on Thursday, “I do not feel that I acted inappropriately in any way but I respect the fact that someone else might have experienced that differently,” amid an allegation of groping 18 years ago. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Canadian Prime Minister

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Nights Of Unrest, Torched Cars, After Fatal Shooting By Police In Nantes, France

A firefighter works to extinguish a burning vehicle in Nantes, France, on Tuesday. Days of unrest have plagued the city after a police officer fatally shot a motorist at a checkpoint. Franck Dubray/AP hide caption toggle caption Franck Dubray/AP A firefighter works to extinguish a burning vehicle in Nantes, France, on Tuesday. Days of unrest

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Prosecutors Will Drop Remaining Cases Against Inauguration Day Protesters

Demonstrators clashed with police on Inauguration Day last year, resulting in more than 200 arrests. The last of those cases have now been dismissed by prosecutors. Stephen J. Boitano/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen J. Boitano/LightRocket via Getty Images Demonstrators clashed with police on Inauguration Day last year, resulting in more than

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