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Europe's Migrant Crisis
Greece, France, Italy and Germany are all trying to accommodate an increased flow of refugees fro Syria, Eritrea, Afghanistan and other countries. We focus on England as a microcosm of the migration crisis facing the European Union.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenGreece, France, Italy and Germany are all trying to accommodate an increased flow of refugees fro Syria, Eritrea, Afghanistan and other countries. We focus on England as a microcosm of the migration crisis facing the European Union.
Also, Hillary Clinton hands over her email server to the FBI. On today's Talking Point: how a search for the perfect wave led to a career in journalism…at the New York Times and beyond.
Photo: Migrants make their way across a fence near near train tracks as they attempt to access the Channel Tunnel in Frethun, near Calais, France, July 29, 2015. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)
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3 storiesHillary Clinton Hands Over Email Server to FBI
Did Hillary Clinton's private e-mail system really put government secrets at risk when she was Secretary of State? That's plagued her campaign, and she has now agreed to provide the FBI with the private server that housed her account. She'll also turn over the thumb drive that contains thousands of e-mails.
Read the story7 minAn Immigration Crisis in Europe
Desperate people — men women and children — are camped out on the French side of the English Channel, ready to risk their lives getting to England. Refugees from Africa and the Middle East have relatives there, and they speak the language. But those who make it often receive a harsh welcome.
Read the story33 minOne Writer's Search for the Perfect Wave
In 1978 a young writer dropped everything and toured the developing world looking for the perfect wave. Journalist William Finnegan tells us what he found along the way. He's the author of Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life . Big wave surfing in Tahiti at Teahupoo Photo: Duncan Rawlinson
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