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Air Date: Friday, June 23, 2017

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A child stands among the people taking part in Eid al-Fitr prayers in Bucharest, Romania. Members of the country's Muslim community gathered at the massive Dinamo soccer stadium in the Romanian capital.
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The Two-Way

PHOTOS: Here's How Muslims Worldwide Are Celebrating Ramadan's End

Jun 25, 2017
For many Muslims around the world, Sunday marks the start of Eid al-Fitr, a time of prayer and celebration. Here's a peek at the festivities, which are often as different as the places they're held.
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Nevada Yesterdays
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Silver Party

Jun 23, 2017

We recently talked about the centennial of John Kennedy’s birth and his importance to Nevada.

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An aerial view of the sequoia in Boise, Idaho, as workers prepared to transport it about two blocks. Heavy machinery had to be used to prune its roots and build a structure so they could move the roughly 100-foot tree, which was planted back in 1912.

What Does It Take To Move A 10-Story Tree A Couple Of City Blocks?

Jun 25, 2017
That answer, as seen Sunday in Boise, Idaho: $300,000 and a lot of determination. St. Luke's Health System, which moved the historic sequoia, says it "was never even an option" to cut it down.
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A man looks on during government airstrikes in the early morning Friday in Marawi. Residents had a brief respite from the fighting Sunday, but gunfire quickly returned to the city after a cease-fire was lifted.

For Besieged Marawi Residents, A Brief Respite Ends In Gunfire

Jun 25, 2017
Partly to mark the end of Ramadan, the Philippine military declared a unilateral truce with ISIS-linked militants in the southern city. But not long after the peace expired, the violence resumed.
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Kelly Blake, agricultural education teacher at Fleming School, learns how to protect herself from an attack with the help of local police officer Graham Dunne.

These Teachers Are Learning Gun Skills To Protect Students, They Say

Jun 25, 2017
This week more than a dozen educators in Colorado received advanced weapons training and safety.
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Goats and Soda
Kailash Satyarthi receives flowers from school children in Bangalore.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner's Message To America: 'All Children Are Our Children'

Jun 25, 2017
Kaiilash Satyarthi came to Washington to encourage the U.S. government to fight for the freedom of child laborers.
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Environment

People Of Coal-Rich Northern Cheyenne Torn Between Jobs And Sacred Culture

Jun 25, 2017
Despite high unemployment and poverty, the tribe has never touched the billions of tons of coal underneath its land. But new opportunities from the Trump administration could change that.
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The Two-Way
Local residents look at burnt bodies after an oil tanker caught fire on a highway Sunday in Pakistan.

At Least 150 People Killed After Oil Truck Catches Fire In Pakistan

Jun 25, 2017
Hundreds of people had gathered around to try to collect oil after an oil tanker truck overturned and began leaking. Someone lighting a cigarette may have sparked the fire.
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Pop Culture
Sasha Velour competed against 13 other drag queens in season nine of <em>RuPaul's Drag Race</em> to snatch the crown and a prize of $100,000.

'RuPaul's Drag Race' Winner Sasha Velour Cut From A Different Fabric

Jun 25, 2017
"I try to tune out all the drag that's out there and tap into the drag I was doing when I was a little kid — when I didn't even know the word 'queer' or that gay people were out there," Velour said.

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