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Why authorities can't quell the protests in Iran
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Professor Nahid Siamdoust of the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Middle Eastern Studies about large popular protests in Iran.
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Biden delivers a prime-time speech about democracy in Philadelphia
President Biden travels to Philadelphia to deliver a speech about what the White House calls the "battle for the soul of the nation" outside Independence Hall. The speech comes two months before the midterm elections and as his travel schedule, especially to the battleground state of Pennsylvania, has ramped up.
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World
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91
Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's last leader and played a central role in ending the Cold War. The hospital that treated him said he died of a serious and protracted disease.
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The Senate passes help for veterans exposed to toxins, after a reversal drew fury
The bill no longer would force generations of veterans to prove that their illness was caused by toxic exposures suffered in the military in order to get VA coverage.
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World
Bin Laden was the face of al-Qaida, but Ayman al-Zawahiri was its hate-filled heart
Al-Zawahiri was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11, and led the organization after bin Laden was killed in 2011. He died in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Watch Live: House January 6 committee holds public hearings on its investigation
The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding a series of public hearings. The committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pages of documents as part of its investigation into the deadly attack.
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Watch Live: House January 6 committee holds 7th public hearing
The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding a series of public hearings. The committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pages of documents as part of its investigation into the deadly attack. The next hearing starts at 7 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, July 12.
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Watch Live: House January 6 committee holds public hearings on its investigation
The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding a series of public hearings. The committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pages of documents as part of its investigation into the deadly attack. The next hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Pacific time, Tuesday, June 28.
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Watch Live: House January 6 committee holds public hearings on its investigation
The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding the fifth in a series of what's expected to be six public hearings. The committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pages of documents as part of its investigation into the deadly attack.
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Watch Live: House January 6 committee holds public hearings on its investigation
The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding its next in a series of public hearings today in Washington, D.C. The committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pages of documents as part of its investigation into the deadly attack. Tune in by clicking the link below.