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The courthouse in Luzerne County, Pa., where officials this month sent letters to parents who had unpaid cafeteria debt, threatening to take parents to Dependency Court if the obligations were not settled.

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Education

Don't Have Your Lunch Money? 1 Pennsylvania School District Threatens Foster Care

Jul 22, 2019

Wyoming Valley West School District in Northeastern Pennsylvania sent families a letter stating that their children would be removed from their homes if unpaid cafeteria meal debt was not settled.

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Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at his the 'Servant of the People' political party's headquarters after the parliamentary elections in Kiev, Ukraine, on Sunday.

Ukrainian President's Party Wins Snap Elections In Bid To Consolidate Power

Jul 21, 2019

President Volodymyr Zelensky, who gained fame by playing a fictional president on television, hopes a new parliament will give him the clout to follow through on his promise to tackle corruption.

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National Security

Former special counsel Robert Mueller leaves after speaking on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election in May.

Will Robert Mueller's Testimony Shift The Prevailing Winds In Washington?

Jul 22, 2019

All eyes in the capital — and many more in the nation — will be on the former special counsel this week in Congress. Whatever takes place, the political stakes are high.

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World

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano at a meeting of the agency's board of governors in Vienna last year. The agency announced Amano's death on Monday.

Yukiya Amano, The Head Of U.N. Nuclear Watchdog, Dies At 72

Jul 22, 2019

Amano, who was director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was instrumental in negotiations leading to the 2015 deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program.

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World

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt debate on July 15 in London. Awaiting the next prime minister will be an international crisis with Iran, stemming from its seizure of a British-flagged commercial oil tanker.

For Britain's Next Prime Minister, A High-Stakes Standoff With Iran Awaits

Jul 21, 2019

The ruling Conservative Party will choose a new leader this week. The winner will inherit a full-blown international crisis, which erupted Friday after Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker.

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Strange News

Shapewear undergarments hang on display at Walgreens. Fajas are similar products with Spanx-like features that constrict and body-shape.

Burglars Lift $2 Million Worth Of Body-Shaping 'Faja' Undergarments

Jul 21, 2019

In 2018, burglars looted 34,000 pairs of fajas from a Miami undergarment seller. The criminals cut a hole through the roof and disabled the alarms in a movie-style heist.

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National

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello announced Sunday that he will no longer seek reelection in 2020.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello Says He Will Not Seek Reelection In 2020

Jul 21, 2019

The announcement comes after a week of protests over leaked messages exchanged by Rossello and his staff that included homophobic and misogynistic slurs.

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Arts & Life

Artists are requesting that the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York remove their work from its biennial showcase over a museum board member's ties to the sale of law-enforcement supplies including tear gas.

At Whitney Museum Biennial, 8 Artists Withdraw In Protest Of Link To Tear Gas Sales

Jul 21, 2019

Artists are asking the New York City museum to pull their work from the high-profile show, protesting the Whitney's board vice chair Warren Kanders, who profits from the sale of tear gas and bullets.

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The Salt

Some of the space food that was scheduled to be carried on the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission included (from left to right): chicken and vegetables, beef hash, and beef and gravy.

50 Years After Apollo 11, Here's What (And How) Astronauts Are Eating

Jul 21, 2019

Ever since astronaut John Glenn's first bite of applesauce in 1962, eating in space has been a challenge. NPR talks to former NASA food scientists to see how cosmic cuisine has evolved over the years.