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Pence's Midterm Message Shows How His Future Depends On Trump's Success

Vice President Pence speaks during a campaign event for Pennsylvania congressional candidate Rick Saccone in February. Pence is playing a big role in Republicans' midterm election campaign. Pete Marovich/Getty Images hide caption

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Pence's Midterm Message Shows How His Future Depends On Trump's Success

Vice President Pence is stumping all over the country, touting President Trump's record, proving his loyalty to his boss — and GOP voters — while building relationships that could pay dividends.

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Morning News Brief

by Noel King , Steve Inskeep

Morning News Brief

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The Risk Mic Powers

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Undocumented Children Become Part Of Foster Care System

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Business

To Avoid EU Tariffs, Harley-Davidson Will Move Some Work Overseas

by Eleanor Beardsley

To Avoid EU Tariffs, Harley-Davidson Will Move Some Work Overseas

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Infant Meniscus

National

Firefighters Deliver Pizza After Deliveryman Is Hurt In Crash

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Cursed Meniscus

Middle East

Thousands Of Iranians Protest Falling Value Of The Rial

by Peter Kenyon

Thousands Of Iranians Protest Falling Value Of The Rial

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'I'm Crushed': Migrant Parents, Advocates Press For Family Reunification

Migrant children now housed in a tent encampment under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy are shown walking in single file at the facility near the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas, on June 19. Mike Blake/Reuters hide caption

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'I'm Crushed': Migrant Parents, Advocates Press For Family Reunification

by John Burnett

'I'm Crushed': Migrant Parents, Advocates Press For Family Reunification

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True Places Whale Fall

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Dust and Disquiet Caspian

Latin America

There Are Many Reasons Why Central Americans Flee To The U.S.

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Yeti's Lament Berry Weight

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Krakatoa Berry Weight

World

More Adopted Children, Who Are Adults Now, Look For Birth Parents

by Ashley Westerman

More Adopted Children, Who Are Adults Now, Look For Birth Parents

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An Island Soular Order

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Altitude Soular Order

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Immigration Cases Pile Up In Courts Across The U.S.

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Pence's Midterm Message Shows How His Future Depends On Trump's Success

by Sarah McCammon

Pence's Midterm Message Shows How His Future Depends On Trump's Success

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Junk Trichotomy

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Five Trichotomy

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Media

ProPublica Reporter Delves Into Covering MS-13 Street Gang

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Icarus Xander Brown

Animals

Escaped Macaw Is Returned To Omaha Zoo

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Stigma Xander Brown

Business

Union Responds To Harley-Davidson Decision To Move Some Work Overseas

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Gov. Brown Declares State Of Emergency Over California Wildfires

by Sukey Lewis

Gov. Brown Declares State Of Emergency Over California Wildfires

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Slow Glow Fait

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It's Obvious Chastity Belt

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Oakland Church Steps Out On Faith And Pledges To Stop Calling Police

When the First Congregational Church of Oakland decided to hang a Black Lives Matter sign, they started a conversation that led them to try to stop calling police, especially on people of color. Sandhya Dirks /KQED hide caption

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Oakland Church Steps Out On Faith And Pledges To Stop Calling Police

by Sandhya Dirks

Oakland Church Steps Out On Faith And Pledges To Stop Calling Police

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Ay (Instrumental) Philanthrope, Omaure, Flitz&Suppe

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Politics

There's A Massive Divide In The House Over Immigration

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Trump Officials Deny Plans To Restrict China's U.S. Tech Investments

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Travel Ban Supporter Reacts To Supreme Court Decision To Uphold It

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Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban

by Steve Inskeep , Scott Horsley

Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban

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Critic Of Travel Ban Reacts To Supreme Court's Decision To Uphold It

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Supreme Court Issues Two Major Rulings

by Nina Totenberg , Noel King

Supreme Court Issues Two Major Rulings

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