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President Obama will use his state of union speech tonight to renew his call to raise the minimum wage. NPRs Scott Horsley reports Mr. Obama says the federal government should set an example with its own lowest pay contractors. The minimum wage is be...
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Howard County, Maryland police have identified the man they believed killed two people and then himself at shopping mall Saturday. Authorities say he is a 19-year-old from College Park Maryland. Police Chief William McMahon says there still no known...
The first day of Syrian peace talks ended with frank assessment by UN negotiators Lakhdar Brahimi we have achieved much. NPRs Deborah Amos reports from Geneva, the warring sides in Syria sat down for the first direct talks today though continue tomor...
In Egypt, at least 17 people are dead, scores of others were injured. NPR' s late the followers reports 6 were killed in 4 blasts in the capital targeting security forces, but more die in clashes ? protestors ?. In Egypt center, President Adly Mansou...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered 2 reviews of the state of the US nuclear forces. The NPR' s Tom Bowman explains Hagel' s order comes on a hill of air force drug and cheating scandals involving nuclear missile bomb officers. Hagel has confir...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is saying no one underestimated the difficulties in terms of the Syria peace conference is getting underway in Montreux, Switzerland as respective signs got down to business today that quickly became apparent. The BBC...
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A last-minute invite for Iran to attend Syrian peace talks is off. Thats after the countrys latest apparently refuse to agree to acknowledge key parts of 2012 Geneva agreement aiming to create a transitional government in Syria. NPRs Deborah Amos is...
The US says the Iran in the station to the Syria peace talks must be re-sented unless Tehran publicly state support for the 2012 agreement on the Syria transition government. Earlier today, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited Iran to the first d...
What do we want? Safe water! When do we want? Now! West Virginians rallied out the State House in Charleston today in the wake of a chemical spill that left 300,000 people without clean water. Resident Janet Thompson told WOWKTV that he wants to see...
President Obama says he is ending the program of a bulk collection of Americas phone data, as it currently exists. Mr. Obama is calling for more oversight at the massive national security agency database. President is also calling for a review could...
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