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Five men arrested on terror charges near a U.S.-operated air force base in England were released on bail Monday, as police investigate whether there is a link to Iran.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Nick Aldworth, a former U.K. counterterrorism national coordinator, about the investigation into a suspected bomb plot near U.S. operations at an air base in England.
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SpaceX's mammoth rocket, Starship, reached orbit for the first time on Monday. The mission was shorter than expected, but SpaceX completed its objectives as it develops the world's largest rocket.
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Five men arrested on terror charges near U.K. air base released on bail, Trump administration rolls back fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles, prosecutors reopen Cornell fraternity rape case.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich about his memoir, "This Cursed Beautiful Land," on his imprisonment in Russia on false espionage charges.
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"Reharvest Memphis" turns surplus food into a fundraiser
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Creative Aging Mid-South presents Tennessee Shakespeare Company's "Macbeth"
Creative Aging Mid-South Director of Programs Slade Kyle joined Kacky Walton to preview Tennessee Shakespeare Company's production of "Macbeth" and an upcoming concert by the Memphis Jazz Workshop.
CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction
The White House has signaled that CNN will be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's Saturday trip in the latest media restriction in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.
Robert Macfarlane presents lecture and documentary screening at Rhodes College
Rhodes College welcomes author Robert Macfarlane for a free public lecture, "Is a River Alive?," and a screening of his documentary, "Underland."
Flutist Elise Blatchford and harpist Frances Cobb Kenney present "Wind and Wire"
Flutist Elise Blatchford and harpist Frances Cobb Kenney present "Wind and Wire," an evening of chamber music for flute and harp, Tuesday, September 29, at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts.