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April 13 Marks 100 Years Since One Of the Worst Massacres Of The British Empire

9:02pm April 10, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

April 13 marks 100 years since one of the worst massacres of the British Empire, when soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.

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News Brief: Stephen Miller, Israeli Election, Brexit Emergency Summit

8:04am April 10, 2019

Trump's immigration stance appears to be influenced by adviser Stephen Miller. Nearly all the votes are counted in Israel's parliamentary elections. EU leaders meet for a Brexit summit.

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As Friday's Deadline Draws Near, U.K. Looks For Another Brexit Delay

6:37am April 10, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

European Union leaders meet in Brussels Wednesday for an emergency summit to decide whether to offer British Prime Minister Theresa May another delay to negotiate the U.K.'s departure.

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A new Airbus A320neo aircraft is presented by the Spanish airline Vueling at Barcelona's airport on Sept. 27, 2018. The Trump administration is preparing to slap tariffs on imports from Europe, citing subsidies of Airbus jets.

U.S. Warns Of New Tariffs On Europe Over Airbus Subsidies

12:41pm April 09, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration is preparing tariffs on billions of dollars in imports from Europe in retaliation for subsidies of Airbus jets. The levies would hit products ranging from aircraft to wine.

Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps are displayed on an iPhone. U.K. regulators are proposing broad new rules on social media platforms to combat online harms.

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U.K. Regulators Propose Broad Social Media Regulations To Counter 'Online Harms'

9:55pm April 08, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Under the proposed rules, Internet companies will face penalties if they don't actively monitor and combat harmful speech online. Companies say the proposal is vague.

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Can Artificial Intelligence Make The Hiring Process More Fair?

5:24pm April 08, 2019

by Maddy Savage

One of Sweden's biggest recruiters plans to use Artificial Intelligence-powered robots to conduct job interviews as a way to curb bias in the hiring process.

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Left: M., a survivor of sexual violence during the Kosovo war, holds a jar of red pepper spread that she prepared at her home to sell at a new artisanal food shop in Gjakova, in western Kosovo. Working with food is a form of therapy for M. Right: B., also

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Artisanal Food Shop Helps Kosovo War-Rape Survivors Earn Income — And Heal

8:00am April 07, 2019

by Valerie Plesch

Victims are still stigmatized; many keep their trauma a secret. A new shop offers survivors an income stream, sometimes for the first time in their lives, by selling their homemade traditional foods.

Recent isotopic analysis of pig remains from several ceremonial sites in the Stonehenge area show that the swine and celebrants sometimes came from as far as what is now Scotland and Wales.

Opinion: Can Stonehenge Offer A Lesson For Brexit?

4:44pm April 06, 2019

by Scott Simon

As the U.K. continues to debate the state of Brexit, NPR's Scott Simon looks at how a new discovery at Stonehenge might offer a lesson in coming together.

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The office of International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (center) says her visa for U.S. travel has been stripped. The State Department confirmed the move Friday.

U.S. Strips Visa From World Criminal Court Prosecutor Pursuing War-Crimes Inquiry

4:32pm April 05, 2019

by Bill Chappell

International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's office has previously said it found reasonable basis to think that U.S. personnel "committed acts of torture" and other crimes in Afghanistan.

Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle raises his hands in helplessness as water splashes into the House of Commons, forcing an end to business Thursday.

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House Of Commons Springs A Leak, Forcing It To Close For The Day

3:13pm April 04, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"We would like to clarify this was not a sewage leak," the House of Commons Press Office said, after water poured into the chamber Thursday.