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Trump Says 'No Problem' With Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding

President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte participate in a joint news conference at the East Room of the White House Monday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Trump Says 'No Problem' With Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding

Joined by Italy's prime minister, the president took questions from reporters Monday. He discussed border security and said he would be willing to meet with Iran's leaders with "no preconditions."

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Bulgarian Man, 64, Sets Record Swimming In A Sack

Yane Petkov wanted to swim more than 2 miles with his feet bound and his hands tied behind his back. He wanted to do it with his entire body enclosed in a red sack. He looked like a big red fish.

Bulgarian Man, 64, Sets Record Swimming In A Sack

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For Local Cops In Germany, No Talk Of 'Sanctuary Cities'
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For Local Cops In Germany, No Talk Of 'Sanctuary Cities'

Establishing trust with the million-plus recently arrived migrants is a challenge for local police in Germany, whose duties include deporting people ruled ineligible to stay in the country.

For Local Cops In Germany, No Talk Of 'Sanctuary Cities'

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Sunday

Opinion: The EU Looks To Offshore Its Migrant Crisis. That's A Horrifying Prospect

African migrants climb over a metal fence that divides Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Since the early 1990s, Spain has built 20-foot-tall, layered border fences around its two North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, to help dissuade migrants from entering the cities from Morocco in the hope of reaching a better a life in Europe. Santi Palacios/AP hide caption

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Opinion

Opinion: The EU Looks To Offshore Its Migrant Crisis. That's A Horrifying Prospect

European leaders are looking to set up migrant holding sites outside the EU, following a controversial Australian precedent, writes an anthropologist who researches migration in North Africa.

Saturday

Questions Remain After More Than 80 Killed In Greece Fire

As Greek investigators probe the cause of the recent wildfire near Athens, tragic stories emerge about how the more than 80 victims died.

Questions Remain After More Than 80 Killed In Greece Fire

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British Students Paint Over Rudyard Kipling Mural In Protest

Manchester University students painted over a mural of a Rudyard Kipling poem in protest. NPR's Michel Martin talks to student Deej Malik-Johnson and Professor Jan Montefiore about the controversy.

British Students Paint Over Rudyard Kipling Mural In Protest

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The Man Putin Wants To Interrogate

NPR's Scott Simon asks Kyle Parker of the U.S. Helsinki Commission about Vladimir Putin's attempts to question him and other Americans in return for allowing U.S. authorities to question Russians.

The Man Putin Wants To Interrogate

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Thursday

Rough Riding For Chris Froome, In A Wild Tour De France

Chris Froome, the defending champion at the Tour de France, has fallen to third place. Along the way, he's been grabbed off his bike by police and struggled to match his top competitors. Benoit Tessier/Reuters hide caption

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Sports

Rough Riding For Chris Froome, In A Wild Tour De France

This year's Tour de France has been a race of misadventures for defending champion Chris Froome – who's been accosted by police and suffered a run of bad luck. He's currently third.

World

News Brief: Trump And EU Ease Trade Tensions, Family Separation Update

President Trump and the EU Commission's Jean-Claude Juncker said they would work to remove trade barriers between the U.S. and Europe. Also, Emma Platoff of the Texas Tribune on separated families.

News Brief: Trump And EU Ease Trade Tensions, Family Separation Update

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World

U.S. And EU Agree To Remove Trade Barriers

The U.S. and the EU say they've reached a deal that eases trade tensions. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with EU Ambassador David O'Sullivan about what was agreed.

U.S. And EU Agree To Remove Trade Barriers

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Wednesday

Politics

U.S. And Europe Take Important Step Away From Confrontation On Trade

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Trump administration's newly-announced trade agreement with the European Union.

U.S. And Europe Take Important Step Away From Confrontation On Trade

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Business

Trump Announces Trade Deal With European Commission That Will Lower U.S.-Europe Tension

In a joint appearance in the Rose Garden, President Trump and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker announced some agreements on trade between the U.S. and the European Union.

Trump Announces Trade Deal With European Commission That Will Lower U.S.-Europe Tension

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