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What Charlotte's day laborers can teach us about work and trust

Each morning in east Charlotte, men gather on Wendover Road hoping for work. They’re painters, movers, roofers — and neighbors with stories worth hearing.

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President Biden is rolling out the red carpet for India's prime minister. The search continues for missing submersible in the North Atlantic. The NTSB is holding hearings on the Ohio train derailment.

Is the FIFA Club World Cup final a barometer of soccer's success in America?

President Trump will be at the final game in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking place Sunday. Paul Tenorio of The Athletic talks about this moment in the culture and business of soccer in America.

Sen. Dick Durbin On Finding A Bipartisan Deal To Protect DREAMers

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has been working on protections for DREAMers for 17 years. A new plan had been gaining bipartisan support in the House and the Senate, but President Trump signaled his opposition to it on Tuesday. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Durbin about his work on the issue, and what a palatable deal looks like to him.

Mustafa Ahmed walks near home on the outskirts of Fallujah. As a baby, he was severely injured during the battle to liberate Fallujah from al-Qaida. His leg was amputated and he later received medical treatment in Portland, Oregon.

In Fallujah, A Young Amputee Dreams Of Returning To The U.S.

Mustafa Abed lost his leg as a baby during the battle of Fallujah. A nonprofit arranged medical treatment for him in Oregon but then lost touch. With help from NPR's Jane Arraf, they have reconnected.

On the domestic front in 2018, President Trump is expected to focus on immigration, infrastructure, welfare and health care.

Immigration, Infrastructure And Iran: The President's Plans For 2018

President Trump enters his second year in office, fresh off his first legislative victory. Are there more to come? What about that Russia probe, hot spots overseas — and those midterm elections?

Aktham Abulhusn rides the subway on his way to Berlin Alexanderplatz. He came from Syria to Germany in early 2015 on a student visa and now lives there on a refugee visa. Now that his German language skills are improving, he is trying to find a girlfriend.

Navigating A New Culture, A Syrian Refugee In Germany Seeks A Dating Coach's Advice

In the final episode of NPR's Rough Translation podcast, Aktham Abulhusn seeks help from a dating coach in Berlin to learn the unwritten rules of German culture. He hopes to find a girlfriend.

U.S. Colleges: A Front Line For International Spying

Maria Butina is the latest accused Russian to infiltrate an American university. Investigative journalist Daniel Golden, author of "Spy Schools," has the story.

A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police holds Scott Wheeler's identification while asking another officer to collect the passports of Wheeler's passengers. Wheeler was pulled over after inadvertently driving into Canada from Canusa Avenue, which straddles the U.S.-Canadian border.

U.S.-Canada Border Community's Culture Changes As Security Tightens

While the wall and asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border have drawn a lot of attention, heightened security at the northern border has changed the character of the once-neighborly frontier.

A portrait of Carlos Mendez, by former President George W. Bush

George W. Bush Lends His Voice To Immigrants In 'Out Of Many, One'

The former president's book features his portraits of 43 immigrants — athletes, public servants, business leaders, educators — in an effort to join those saying, "The system's broken. Let's fix it."

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