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Germany To Investigate Mass Shooting Outside Frankfurt As Right-Wing Terrorist Attack

4:19pm February 20, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

German police say the gunman who murdered 10 people late on Wednesday at two hookah bars near Frankfurt might have been motivated by far-right and anti-immigrant views.

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How New Acting Intel Director Richard Grenell Has Served As Ambassador To Germany

4:09pm February 20, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Emily Schultheis, an Institute of Current World Affairs fellow, about incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, the current ambassador to Germany.

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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, by Erik Larson

Churchill's First Year As Prime Minister Is Electric In 'The Splendid And The Vile'

2:46pm February 20, 2020

by Michael Schaub

One of America's best storytellers does it again: Erik Larson's gripping account of Winston Churchill's leadership through Hitler's bombing campaign against England is nearly impossible to put down.

A police officer guards the road in front of a house where police found the bodies of the suspected gunman and his mother, in Hanau, Germany, on Thursday.

Shootings In Germany Kill 10; Police Suspect Far-Right Extremism

11:04am February 20, 2020

"Racism is a poison. Hate is a poison," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, as evidence pointed to the gunman being motivated by extreme views.

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News Brief: Democratic Debate, Stone Sentencing, German Shooting

6:57am February 20, 2020

Democratic primary rivals go after Michael Bloomberg during Nevada debate. Trump associate Roger Stone is sentenced Thursday. And, at least 11 people were killed in a mass shooting in Germany.

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Lack Of Snow In French Alps Is Affecting Lower Altitude Ski Resorts

4:05pm February 18, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

A lack of snow in the Alps is causing headaches for French ski resorts. Some lower altitude resorts have shut runs or even closed permanently. Others are resorting to unusual methods to bring in snow.

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Economy

Ciao, Italia: Why Italy's Youth are Leaving in Droves

12:46pm February 18, 2020

by Bianca Giacobone

Italy's young workers have been leaving for decades. One of them worked for Planet Money last winter. Here's what it's like to leave a stagnant economy in a country you love.

World News

Paris Mayoral Race Upended By Sexting Scandal

4:18pm February 17, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

The race for mayor of Paris is in turmoil after President Emmanuel Macron's preferred candidate pulled out over a sexting scandal. But the French aren't condemning the man, a married father of three.

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Sports

'Another Backwards Step': Oxford Dictionary Expands Definition Of 'Yid'

5:34pm February 16, 2020

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with writer Ivor Baddiel about the Oxford English Dictionary's decision to expand the definition of the word "yid."

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National

U.S. Pressures Europe To Find Alternatives To Huawei

2:18am February 16, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Discussions at the Munich Security Conference have been somewhat overshadowed by the deepening divide between the U.S. and Europe over Huawei.

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