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Monday

Sen. Jeff Flake: 'As Conservatives, Our First Obligation Is To Be Honest'

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., (center) attends a luncheon with other GOP senators and President Trump on July 19 at the White House. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Politics

Sen. Jeff Flake: 'As Conservatives, Our First Obligation Is To Be Honest'

A new book by the Republican from Arizona details where he thinks the GOP has gone wrong. Flake wrote the book in secret because he didn't want his advisers to try to talk him out of it.

Sen. Jeff Flake: 'As Conservatives, Our First Obligation Is To Be Honest'

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Tuesday

Politics

News Brief: Trump Urges Repeal Of Obamacare; Turkish Journalists On Trial

President Trump pressures Senate Republicans to keep their promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. In Turkey, 17 journalists from the country's oldest independent newspaper go on trial.

News Brief: Trump Urges Repeal Of Obamacare; Turkish Journalists On Trial

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Monday

Politics

Morning News Brief: Russia Probes, Louisville Clinic Protests

House and Senate investigations into any links between Russia and the Trump campaign continue. Protests erupt outside Kentucky's last clinic that performs abortions.

Morning News Brief: Russia Probes, Louisville Clinic Protests

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Despite Climate Change Setbacks, Al Gore 'Comes Down On The Side Of Hope'

When it comes to convincing climate change deniers, Al Gore says, "Mother Nature is more persuasive than the scientific community." Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Despite Climate Change Setbacks, Al Gore 'Comes Down On The Side Of Hope'

Even though President Trump promised to pull the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, Al Gore still sees an "excellent chance" of meeting the accord's commitments to reduce global warming.

Despite Climate Change Setbacks, Al Gore 'Comes Down On The Side Of Hope'

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Friday

Politics

News Brief: GOP Presses On With Health Bill; NAACP Gathers For Convention

We examine what options Senate Republicans have left if they want to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The country's oldest civil rights organization, the NAACP, is looking for a new leader.

News Brief: GOP Presses On With Health Bill; NAACP Gathers For Convention

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Al Gore: Climate Change Issue Will Be A 'Much Bigger Political Plus' For Democrats

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Al Gore: Climate Change Issue Will Be A 'Much Bigger Political Plus' For Democrats

Former Vice President Al Gore tells NPR the partisan divide over climate change is fading. Politicians, he says, are told by their pollsters to focus on other issues, but "that's changing."

Al Gore: Climate Change Issue Will Be A 'Much Bigger Political Plus' For Democrats

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Wednesday

Middle East

Iran's Foreign Minister Discusses Sanctions, Bashar Assad

Several journalists were invited to put questions to Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday in New York. He talked about sanctions and the war in Syria.

Iran's Foreign Minister Discusses Sanctions, Bashar Assad

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Tuesday

Tight On Wall Space, SFMOMA Will Text Its Art To You Instead

Museums only have so much wall space, which means the vast majority of their collections are sitting in storage. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has a creative solution to the problem — the museum is texting its artwork to anyone who asks. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Tight On Wall Space, SFMOMA Will Text Its Art To You Instead

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art can only display a fraction of its collection at any given time. Now, you can text a word or emoji and the museum will send back a corresponding work of art.

Tight On Wall Space, SFMOMA Will Text Its Art To You Instead

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Politics

News Brief: Health Care Bill Is Dead, Russian Compound Discussions

When 2 GOP senators said they would vote no on a bill to replace Obamacare, it effectively killed the bill. U.S. and Russian diplomats are discussing 2 Russian compounds that U.S. authorities seized.

News Brief: Health Care Bill Is Dead, Russian Compound Discussions

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Monday

Politics

News Brief: GOP Health Bill Vote Postponed, Iran Sentences U.S. Citizen

A vote on the Senate's health care bill has been delayed. An American graduate student who disappeared in Iran months ago has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to an Iranian news agency.

News Brief: GOP Health Bill Vote Postponed, Iran Sentences U.S. Citizen

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Thursday

National

What Can Bring Jobs To Coal Country?

A new coal mine opened in western Pennsylvania and is expected to employ at least 70 people. But workers and employers in Somerset County say more is needed to bring economic opportunity.

What Can Bring Jobs To Coal Country?

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Wednesday

National

Somerset County's Declining Economy

A new coal mine opened in western Pennsylvania and is expected to employ at least 70 people. We travel to Somerset County to look at what it will take to bring economic opportunity to rural America.

Somerset County's Declining Economy

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Tuesday

Politics

News Brief: North Korea Launches Missile; States Won't Supply Voter Data

It hasn't been confirmed, but North Korea says it successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. At least 41 states say they won't hand over information to Trump's election commission.

News Brief: North Korea Launches Missile; States Won't Supply Voter Data

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Monday

Politics

News Brief: Trump CNN Tweet Is Criticized, Latest Vatican Shake-Up

It seems President Trump's frustration with his party and the news media is growing. At the Vatican over the weekend, the cardinal who headed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith was ousted.

News Brief: Trump CNN Tweet Is Criticized, Latest Vatican Shake-Up

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Thursday

Politics

News Brief: Police Acquittal, Trump Rally, Kushner In Middle East

An-ex Milwaukee police officer was found not guilty in the shooting death of a motorist. President Trump returned to the campaign trail. Presidential adviser Jared Kushner is working on peace talks.

News Brief: Police Acquittal, Trump Rally, Kushner In Middle East

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