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Pedestrians shield themselves from wind and rain brought by Typhoon Lingling Saturday, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Typhoon Lingling Makes Landfall In North Korea After Wreaking Havoc In South Korea

Sep 07, 2019
The storm killed at least three people in South Korea and caused widespread power outages.
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O.J. Simpson's Life In Las Vegas

Jun 17, 2019

Since his 2017 release, Simpson has been living in Las Vegas. And Linda Deutsch was able to talk with him.

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Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army soldiers celebrate around a statue of Kawa, a mythology figure in Kurdish culture as they prepare to destroy it in city center of Afrin, northwestern Syria, early Sunday.

Turkish Forces Seize Syrian City Of Afrin

Mar 18, 2018
The Turkish military has taken control of Afrin, a city in northwestern Syria. An advocacy group says nearly 200,000 people have been displaced by the fighting.
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The AP Stylebook, which is used by thousands of media organizations, can shape the discussion over words "addict" or "abuse."

Why We Should Say Someone Is A 'Person With An Addiction,' Not An Addict

Jun 11, 2017
Journalists should quit calling a person who uses drugs an "addict," according to The Associated Press Stylebook. This follows a trend toward "person first" descriptions of people with diseases.
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On March 23, a man unloads fish from the U.S. fishing vessel the Sea Dragon at Pier 38 in Honolulu. According to an Associated Press report, Americans buying Hawaiian seafood are almost certainly eating fish caught by foreign workers hired through a U.S.

AP: Hawaiian Seafood Caught By 'Foreign Fishermen Confined To American Boats'

Sep 08, 2016
The Associated Press reports that Hawaiian fishing boats rely on hundreds of undocumented workers who can't step foot on shore and aren't protected by labor laws — all thanks to a legal loophole.
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This combination of two satellite images provided by AllSource Analysis shows a suspected mass grave site with tire tracks leading to a ravine (top left) and evidence of digging along the ravine at Badoush Prison in Mosul, Iraq, on July 17, 2014, (left)

Associated Press Report Documents More Than 70 Mass Graves Left By ISIS

Aug 30, 2016
Using interviews and photos, the wire service has mapped the locations of 72 mass graves in territory once occupied by the Islamic State — including five at the foot of Iraq's Mount Sinjar.
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Report Logs Sharp Drop In Annual Tally Of Las Vegas Hate Crimes

Jun 06, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — During a decade of reporting, Las Vegas submitted about 60 hate crimes a year to federal authorities, including a high of 105 incidents in 2006.

But there was a big drop in the most recent annual report to the FBI — from 65 reported bias cases in 2013, to 17 in 2014.

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NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama at the White House about the Iran nuclear deal.

Did Ploughshares Grant Skew NPR's Iran Deal Coverage?

May 27, 2016
We found no "pay for play" but the disclosure process broke down.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) toasts with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in London on the first day of the state visit in October 2015. Elizabeth said on camera that Chinese officials had been "very rude" d

WATCH: A Day Of British Diplomatic Honesty Caught On Camera

May 11, 2016
British Prime Minister David Cameron called Nigeria and Afghanistan "fantastically corrupt." Then, Queen Elizabeth II was taped calling Chinese officials "very rude" during a state visit last year.
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Former AP Reno Correspondent Tom Gardner Dies At 73

Mar 29, 2016

YERINGTON, Nev. (AP) — Former Associated Press Reno correspondent Tom Gardner has died in Yerington after a long illness. He was 73.

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Nevada Lawmakers Differ With Their Lawyers On Transparency

Mar 21, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — While the Nevada Legislature's lawyers are adamant that no lawmaker communications outside of final votes are public records available upon request, several lawmakers say the blackout is extreme and worth revisiting.

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Jaroslaw Kaczynski sits before a large image of his twin brother, Lech Kaczynski, who was the president of Poland from 2005 until his death in a plane crash in 2010. Today Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a former prime minister of Poland, doesn't hold political offi

A Tale Of Twin Brothers: Poland's Mourned Leader And Lonely Mastermind

Feb 07, 2016
The Guardian and The Associated Press offer two windows into the gripping drama of Polish politics: a look at a nation-shaping plane crash, and a profile of the man pulling Poland's political strings.
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Woman Charged With Murder In Car Crash On Las Vegas Strip

Dec 22, 2015
Lakeisha Holloway allegedly killed one person and injured three dozen others when she drove her car onto a busy pedestrian walkway. Prosecutors have charged her with murder, saying it was intentional.
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Rescuers use machinery to search for potential survivors following a landslide in the south of China.

A Day After Massive Landslide In China, 85 People Still Missing

Dec 21, 2015
The landslide of mud and construction materials is the latest in a string of disasters in China that were caused by human error.
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The Justice Department building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015.

Department Of Justice Sued For Fake News Story

Aug 28, 2015

The Associated Press has filed a lawsuit against the DOJ for a government sting operation in 2007 in which the FBI created a fake news story and impersonated a journalist.

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Michael Oreskes says that he admires NPR's reportorial muscle and that the network's greatest strength can be found in its ability to tell stories that listeners find compelling, accessible and absorbing.

NPR Appoints The AP's Michael Oreskes As News Chief

Mar 19, 2015
Oreskes is a top Associated Press executive and former New York Times editor who has led newsrooms in such global centers as New York, Washington and Paris.
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