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Lives put on hold by Trump's travel ban, Google employees protest China plans and Soviet-era cartoons

The World

August 17, 2018

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'There is real suffering': How the travel ban is tearing some families apart August 17, 2018
Senators object to proposed foreign aid cuts August 17, 2018
Joint US-Mexico effort to focus on drug kingpins’ financial infrastructure August 17, 2018
Google employees protest China search engine August 17, 2018
How Cheburashka taught me about my mother's Soviet upbringing August 17, 2018
Quinceañera dancers August 17, 2018

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The songs played between segments during this episode included:

Song: Ferro Velho (Manie Gang Remix)

Artist: Orquestra Voadora

Label: Sony Music Entertainment

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'There is real suffering': How the travel ban is tearing some families apart

The World

August 17, 2018

Families in the Yemeni American community are in limbo as the travel ban limits who gets to enter the US.

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