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Amid A Shortage Of Welders, Some Prisons Offer Training

Inmates Ted Stancil (from left), Steven Bass and Christopher Peeples, with their welding Instructor Jeremy Worley (standing in center) at Walker State Prison in Georgia. The inmates are working toward a welding certificate. Susanna Capelouto/WABE hide caption

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Amid A Shortage Of Welders, Some Prisons Offer Training

Baby boomers with the skill are retiring and not enough young people are replacing them. In Georgia, inmates are given access to heavy tools and blowtorches so they can get a welding certificate.

Europe

Despite Warm Welcome, There's A Backlash Against Migrants In Germany

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Despite Warm Welcome, There's A Backlash Against Migrants In Germany

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Asia

Australia Uses Tough Measures To Keep Migrants Out

by Michael Sullivan

Australia Uses Tough Measures To Keep Migrants Out

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Amid A Shortage Of Welders, Some Prisons Offer Training

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Blue Wave Union

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Tropicana Ratatat

Latin America

Ballots Tallied After Guatemalans Vote For Next President

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Middle East

Niemeyer's Buildings Mark Happier Times Before Lebanon's Civil War

by Alice Fordham

Niemeyer's Buildings Mark Happier Times Before Lebanon's Civil War

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Ya Mayla Aal Ghoussoun Azar Habib

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Finnish City Offers Welcome Box To New University Students

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Crips Ratatat

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Playing Youth Sports Takes A Lot More Green Than It Used To

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Playing Youth Sports Takes A Lot More Green Than It Used To

by Patti Neighmond

Playing Youth Sports Takes A Lot More Green Than It Used To

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Für Immer (Forever) Neu!

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Ian Mackaye Was Right El Ten Eleven

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I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool El Ten Eleven

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To Save Monarch Butterflies, Gardeners Plant More Milkweed

by Sara Shahriari

To Save Monarch Butterflies, Gardeners Plant More Milkweed

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Dreamwood Hiss Golden Messenger

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Pittsboro Farewell (Two Monarchs) Hiss Golden Messenger

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Skateboarding Celebrated At Kennedy Center Festival

by Andrew Limbong

Skateboarding Celebrated At Kennedy Center Festival

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Hunting Dogs Can Spend Eternity At The Coon Dog Cemetery

by Debbie Elliott

Hunting Dogs Can Spend Eternity At The Coon Dog Cemetery

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Wild Blue Yonder Carl Matthews and Joe Bevan

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Never Mess With Sunday Yppah

Despite Better U.S.-Cuba Relations, Guantanamo Set To Stay In U.S. Hands

Crew members of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Jason Dunham load supplies while docked in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, earlier this year. The U.S. and Cuba have restored diplomatic relations, but the U.S. says it remains committed to keeping the base. David Welna/NPR hide caption

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Despite Better U.S.-Cuba Relations, Guantanamo Set To Stay In U.S. Hands

by David Welna

Despite Better U.S.-Cuba Relations, Guantanamo Set To Stay In U.S. Hands

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Analysis

Politics In The News: What Are The Biggest Takeaways So Far?

by Mara Liasson

Politics In The News: What Are The Biggest Takeaways So Far?

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Just Love Me RJD2

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Wander

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Find Yourself

National

Changing Venice Beach Means Homeless Are Less Welcome At The Boardwalk

by Karen Lowe

Changing Venice Beach Means Homeless Are Less Welcome At The Boardwalk

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When Pets Do Pot: A High That's Not So Mighty

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When Pets Do Pot: A High That's Not So Mighty

by Angus Chen

When Pets Do Pot: A High That's Not So Mighty

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Supply For Demand [Instrumental] [Instrumental] Damu the Fudgemunk

History

Historian Elizabeth Archibald Examines Travel Tips From Medieval Times

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Mládek Russian Circles

Europe

Hungary Resumes Train Service From Budapest To The West

by Eleanor Beardsley

Hungary Resumes Train Service From Budapest To The West

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Middle East

Egyptian Billionaire Searches For An Island That Migrants Can Call Their Own

by Leila Fadel

Egyptian Billionaire Searches For An Island That Migrants Can Call Their Own

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Exposition Takénobu

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Stay the Course [Instrumental] DJ Shadow, Talib Kweli et. al.

National

For NYU Freshman Talia Oliveras, Move-In Day Is A Family Affair

by Neva Grant

For NYU Freshman Talia Oliveras, Move-In Day Is A Family Affair

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Atlantic City Real Estate

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Four Corners The Sea and Cake

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Don't Stop (Color on the Walls) - Instrumental Foster the People

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