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There have been protests in northern India this week over the rape and murder of an 8-year-old Muslim girl in January. The case has taken a political turn. -
Here & Now's Eric Westervelt talks with former Marine and author Phil Klay, who's written about America's seemingly open-ended military missions. -
Larry Krasner has been in office since January, and is already taking steps to change the way the city looks at sentencing, parole, bail and incarceration. -
Betty Hauck's long career in classical music included playing at the White House for the Kennedys, and in a string quartet with Yo-Yo Ma. But at the age of 65, she retired because she could no longer hear well enough to perform.
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A video that has garnered more than 9 million views on Twitter shows two black men being arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, drawing accusations of racial profiling.
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The Syrian town of Douma is the site of a suspected April 7 chemical weapons attack that killed dozens and prompted U.S.-led missile strikes over the weekend.
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The former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers weighs in on the Congressional Budget Office projecting the federal deficit will surpass $1 trillion by 2020. -
The Dow opened down 200 points today after the President Tweeted that Russia should "get ready" because missiles "will be coming" at Syria.
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Zuckerberg is testifying before a joint Senate subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
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The CBO also predicts that in 10 years the deficit will be about the same size as the country's gross domestic product.
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