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President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Stephen Clark, the superintendent of the National Parks of Western Pennsylvania, walk through the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Tuesday.

At Sept. 11 Commemoration, Trump Praises 'Heroes Of Flight 93'

The president said the site of the crash in Shanksville, Pa., "is now a monument to American defiance ... a message to the world America will never ever submit to tyranny."

Dairy farmer Dominique Rochat says the Swiss government's water deliveries have allowed him to keep his cows in the high mountains.

High And Dry: Swiss Army Airlifts Water To Cows In Drought-Stricken Mountains

Water scarcity and heat are threatening two of Switzerland's main agricultural products: milk and cheese. But the shortage affects far more than cows — Swiss glaciers also feed Europe's major rivers.

In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, photo, provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, mothers and their children stand in line at South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Currently housing 1,520 mothers and their children, about 10 percent are families who were temporarily separated and then reunited under a zero tolerance policy that has since been reversed. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

Trump Administration Moves To Indefinitely Detain Migrant Children

The Trump administration wants to end limits on how long they can hold migrant children in custody. Instead of 20 days, they now want to hold them indefinitely.

A nearly 2,000-foot-long tube is towed offshore from San Francisco Bay on Saturday. It's a giant garbage collector and the brainchild of 24-year-old Boyan Slat, who aims to remove 90 percent of ocean plastic by 2040.

A Massive Floating Boom Is Supposed To Clean Up The Pacific. Can It Work?

The giant, U-shaped tube is designed to form a garbage-corralling barrier propelled by wind and waves. Its creator hopes to remove half the plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in five years.

National Security Adviser Bolton Declares U.S. Relationship With ICC Effectively Over

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Adam Smith, an international lawyer and former Obama administration sanctions official, about the International Criminal Court in the wake of John's Bolton's statements.

North Carolina Residents Bracing Themselves As Hurricane Florence Nears

As East Coast residents watch the approach of Hurricane Florence, we hear from some North Carolinians about how they are preparing for the storm.

The border between Ethiopia and Eritrea reopened on Tuesday. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki (right) celebrated the reopening of the Embassy of Eritrea in Addis Ababa in July.

Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Reopens, 20 Years After War And Bad Blood

The move by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is the latest sign of easing tensions between countries which were once bitter neighbors.

A fish advisory next to a path leading to a fishing spot on the Housatonic River, in a file photo.

All The Players But Massachusetts Join Housatonic River Cleanup Mediation

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and General Electric Co. are funding a new approach to negotiating an agreement on the cleanup of the Housatonic…

NEPR Presents Joan Baez

Sunday, April 28, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. John M. Green Hall at Smith College 60 Elm Street Northampton, MA Get ticketsNEPR is proud to present Joan Baez at…

Palestinian Orchestra Finds Way Into Jerusalem To Perform Beethoven's 9th Symphony

Palestinian violist Ramzi Aburedwan used to throw stones at Israeli soldiers. Now he fights with music. He's built a music school for young Palestinians and he's finally realized a dream of playing Beethoven's 9th Symphony in Jerusalem.

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