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What A ‘Hard Brexit’ Would Mean For European And U.S. Economies

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Financial Times reporter George Parker about how a hard Brexit could affect the U.K., Europe and the U.S.

Pompeo Insists The Trump Administration Is Not Going Easy On Saudi Arabia

The latest developments on the shocking case of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was last seen two weeks ago entering his country’s consulate in Istanbul.

How Much Saudi Arabia Spends To Influence Public Opinion In The U.S.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lydia Dennett, investigator with the Project on Government Oversight, about how much Saudi Arabia has spent in the U.S. on lobbying and what the money has bought them.

Brexit Talks Stall At ‘Moment Of Truth’ Summit

“We need much time, much more time and we continue to work in the next weeks,” EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said. This was supposed to be the day leaders would unveil a draft trade deal.

Khashoggi Disappearance Tests Ties Between Jared Kushner And Saudi Crown Prince

Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, fostered a close relationship with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a part of a bid to help broker a Middle East peace deal.

Russia’s once shadowy spies cast into the light. Why now?

For lovers of spy lore, the past few years have brought unprecedented glimpses behind the curtain of international espionage. In part thanks to the unpreparedness of many intelligence agencies to grasp the implications of rapidly advancing information…

Helping Saudis be led by truth, not fear

This bit of wisdom may help explain why someone in Saudi Arabia’s ruling monarchy may have wanted to silence a political critic in exile, Jamal Khashoggi, without understanding the dire consequences abroad. As facts emerge about a probable Saudi hand …

Readers write: ‘Mister Rogers’ thoughts, garden misadventures

The Sept. 24 Mix column “How Canada influenced ‘Mister Rogers’ ” was such a warm and helpful article! It reminded me that we are never truly happy or satisfied until we are living our genuine, authentic, unique selfhood as a child of God. Fred Rogers …

In Syria, A School Helps Children Traumatized By War

“What we found is children had been so traumatized, they couldn’t even recognize numbers or letters,” says a U.S. official. “We had to work through that before we could start educating them again.”

‘Irresponsible’ To Conflate Chinese, Russian Influence Schemes, Democrats Charge

The minority leaders of a number of key House committees argue that the White House shouldn’t lump together dissimilar foreign threats to U.S. elections, citing a Homeland Security briefing.

At Least 17 People Killed In Attack At School In Crimea

Authorities say an 18-year old student went on a shooting rampage and then killed himself. An explosion also reportedly went off in the school’s cafeteria.

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