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]]> Camila Domonoske Kennedy Center Unveils Progress On New Extension For Artistic Projects President Deborah Rutter hopes people will come to The REACH for "the artistic experience," but also to be together on the green roof and walking paths. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 23:36:43 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617367340/kennedy-center-unveils-progress-on-new-extension-for-artistic-projects https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617367340/kennedy-center-unveils-progress-on-new-extension-for-artistic-projects

President Deborah Rutter hopes people will come to The REACH for "the artistic experience," but also to be together on the green roof and walking paths.

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]]> Elizabeth Blair S.C. Mom Says Baby Monitor Was Hacked; Experts Say Many Devices Are Vulnerable Jamie Summitt was eating dinner with her family when her baby monitor started to move. Which was weird, because everyone who was supposed to have control of the camera was in the room with her. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 19:18:30 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617196788/s-c-mom-says-baby-monitor-was-hacked-experts-say-many-devices-are-vulnerable https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617196788/s-c-mom-says-baby-monitor-was-hacked-experts-say-many-devices-are-vulnerable

Jamie Summitt was eating dinner with her family when her baby monitor started to move. Which was weird, because everyone who was supposed to have control of the camera was in the room with her.

]]> Camila Domonoske Former USA Gymnastics CEO Told Staff To Keep Alleged Abuse Quiet, Waited To Tell FBI Steve Penny has denied that he or USAG attempted to cover up allegations of abuse by Larry Nassar. But emails indicate he and other top officials intentionally delayed contacting the FBI. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 18:51:18 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617298901/former-usa-gymnastics-ceo-told-staff-to-keep-alleged-abuse-quiet-waited-to-tell- https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617298901/former-usa-gymnastics-ceo-told-staff-to-keep-alleged-abuse-quiet-waited-to-tell- Steve Penny has denied that he or USAG attempted to cover up allegations of abuse by Larry Nassar. But emails indicate he and other top officials intentionally delayed contacting the FBI.

]]> Vanessa Romo U.S.-Led Coalition Accused Of 'Potential War Crimes' In Push To Reclaim Raqqa Amnesty International alleges that during last year's successful campaign to dislodge ISIS from the Syrian city, the coalition's airstrikes were "either disproportionate or indiscriminate or both." Tue, 05 Jun 2018 18:12:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617165288/u-s-led-coalition-accused-of-potential-war-crimes-in-push-to-reclaim-raqqa https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617165288/u-s-led-coalition-accused-of-potential-war-crimes-in-push-to-reclaim-raqqa

Amnesty International alleges that during last year's successful campaign to dislodge ISIS from the Syrian city, the coalition's airstrikes were "either disproportionate or indiscriminate or both."

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]]> Colin Dwyer Voters Recall Aaron Persky, Judge Who Sentenced Brock Turner Turner was convicted of sexual assault in 2016 and ultimately served three months in county jail. Outraged opponents say Persky is unfit to serve out the remaining four years of his term. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:58:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617071359/voters-are-deciding-whether-to-recall-aaron-persky-judge-who-sentenced-brock-tur https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617071359/voters-are-deciding-whether-to-recall-aaron-persky-judge-who-sentenced-brock-tur Turner was convicted of sexual assault in 2016 and ultimately served three months in county jail. Outraged opponents say Persky is unfit to serve out the remaining four years of his term.

]]> Richard Gonzales Trump Picks Fight With The Eagles; Philadelphia Takes It From There The White House says "only a tiny handful" of Eagles players agreed to come to D.C., causing Trump to cancel their visit. The fallout includes many accusations — and an apology from Fox News. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:43:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617148645/trump-picks-fight-with-the-eagles-philadelphia-takes-it-from-there https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617148645/trump-picks-fight-with-the-eagles-philadelphia-takes-it-from-there

The White House says "only a tiny handful" of Eagles players agreed to come to D.C., causing Trump to cancel their visit. The fallout includes many accusations — and an apology from Fox News.

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]]> Bill Chappell Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To Rape Charges The former movie producer made his first court appearance Tuesday since his arrest late last month. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:47:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617095337/harvey-weinstein-pleads-not-guilty-to-rape-charges https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617095337/harvey-weinstein-pleads-not-guilty-to-rape-charges The former movie producer made his first court appearance Tuesday since his arrest late last month.

]]> Amy Held Fashion Designer Kate Spade Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Police say the designer who built a billion-dollar brand of luxury handbags and accessories was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment in Manhattan on Tuesday. She was 55. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:46:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617145848/fashion-designer-kate-spade-found-dead-in-apparent-suicide https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617145848/fashion-designer-kate-spade-found-dead-in-apparent-suicide Police say the designer who built a billion-dollar brand of luxury handbags and accessories was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment in Manhattan on Tuesday. She was 55.

]]> Amy Held More Than 100 Migrants Feared Dead In Capsizing Off Tunisia If the death toll is confirmed, it would reportedly be this year's deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:19:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617061452/more-than-100-migrants-feared-dead-in-capsizing-off-tunisia https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/05/617061452/more-than-100-migrants-feared-dead-in-capsizing-off-tunisia

If the death toll is confirmed, it would reportedly be this year's deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea.

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