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An Afghan anti-Taliban fighter is seen on a hilltop in Anaba district in Afghanistan's Panjshir province on Wednesday.

The Afghan Resistance Says Reports Of Its Defeat In Panjshir Are Taliban Propaganda

Ali Nazary, the National Resistance Front's head of foreign relations, denies that the last holdout against the Taliban has fallen, calling such reports part of the "Taliban propaganda machine."

A firefighter takes a moment to rest outside a temporary hospital in a conference center in Madrid, Spain, that was set up as an overflow area for COVID-19 patients. More than a million coronavirus cases are now reported worldwide, putting intense pressure on health and emergency workers.

1 Million Coronavirus Cases Have Now Been Reported Worldwide

"This virus, which was unknown to us three months ago, has exposed the weaknesses and inequities in our health systems and societies," World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks to a Democratic Caucus meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday. She told lawmakers to "stay focused on our purpose for the people" with the end of the special counsel's Russia investigation.

After Mueller Report Memo, Democrats Turn To Health Care — For Now

After the special counsel apparently found no conspiracy by the Trump campaign to attack the 2016 election with Russia, Democrats in Congress want to focus on health care with help from the president.

White Supremacist Propaganda More Than Doubled In 2019, ADL Reports

NPR's David Greene talks to Oren Segal of the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism about the increased incidents of white supremacist propaganda.

Multiple Deaths Reported As Tornadoes, Floods Roll Through South, Midwest

Thunder storms ripped across Texas, the South and Midwest this weekend killing at least 15 and spawning tornadoes and floods that left parts of the countryside devastated.

VA Panel Report To Suggest More Private Care Choices For Veterans

The debate over how to overhaul the $10 billion Veterans Choice program is the latest skirmish between those who would like to privatize the VA and supporters of government health care.

Pew Research Report Finds Most Americans Are No Longer Middle Class

According to a Pew Research Center report released Wednesday, the middle class is losing ground. The report finds the middle class has shifted into lower and upper-income households. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rakesh Kochhar, the lead author of the report and associate director of research at the Pew Research Center, about what it now means to be part of the middle class. Then, Audie Cornish turns to NPR's Mara Liasson about what a shrinking middle class means for the presidential race.

Deaths reported during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy

The protests began due to economic pressures, with Iran's currency rapidly depreciating. Demonstrators have also chanted against the country's theocracy.

A customer sets up her new iPhone 6 at an Apple store in Beijing on Friday. A group says the Chinese government backed an attack against users of Apple's iCloud service, but the government denies the claim.

Cloud Data Security Concerns Raised After Reported Attack In China

A group says the Chinese government backed an attack against users of Apple's iCloud service. Experts worry attacks that target weaknesses in the transfer of data on the cloud will become more common.

Beshear Reports Second Highest Case Number For COVID-19 In KY

Governor Andy Beshear confirmed 426 new cases of coronavirus in the Commonwealth Friday. That brings the total number of cases in the state to 18,670.…

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