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When President Mauricio Macri requested early release of a $50 billion loan, he said it was to assuage market watchers' fears. But the opposite happened — and the central bank felt it had to step in.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees languish in the camps. UNICEF estimates that more than half the refugees are children. Some aid groups have warned that these children could become a lost generation.

It's no question that the streaming percentage of songs in Spanish has skyrocketed over the last year. But what does this increase in visibility mean to Puerto Ricans, post-María?

South Korea is in a bit of a quandary. It's been making nice with the North since President Moon came to power. President Trump's dual track diplomacy has suited that policy well, until last week.

Canadian negotiators are hopeful that a new trade deal can be struck by Friday. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Christophe Bondy, who negotiated the EU trade deal for Canada.

Since John McCain's death, NPR has been reflecting on his life and legacy. NPR's David Greene speaks to one friend, Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of the country of Georgia.

A 16-foot python skin was discovered south of Warsaw in July. Since then, professional and amateur snake hunters have been chasing the elusive python — as laid out by The Wall Street Journal.

Two-thirds of the district's buildings in an early test had problematic levels of lead or copper. The supplier says the water isn't the problem — it's the schools' old plumbing.

Pennsylvania's state prison system has been locked down after a sudden rash of illnesses among employees. They are thought to be caused by accidental exposure to synthetic drugs.

The White House counsel Don McGahn will leave his job this fall. David Greene talks with professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz.