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    As Brexit is triggered, negotiations with the EU begin

    The head of the European Union says "We're missing you already." But British Prime Minister Theresa May says, "There's no turning back." She's made this Day One of "Brexit" — as the UK becomes the first nation to break away after 60 years of European unity.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 29, 2017 • 51m Listen

    The head of the European Union says "We're missing you already." But British Prime Minister Theresa May says, "There's no turning back." She's made this Day One of "Brexit" — as the UK becomes the first nation to break away after 60 years of European unity.

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    3 stories
    1. 1:26

      Is GOP serious about starting healthcare negotiations again?

      Last week's failure to "repeal and replace" Obamacare was a big hit for Republicans. President Trump blamed the Democrats. Now 44 Democratic Senators have signed a letter saying they'll work with him if full repeal is off the table.

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      7 min
    2. 8:02

      'Brexit' is here: Let the wrangling begin

      After hundreds of years of almost continuous warfare, 28 nations created the European Union. Now, the UK is becoming the first to go back on its own. The British exit, or "Brexit," began today , and nobody thinks the next two years are going to be pretty. Scotland might even declare independence from the UK.

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      35 min
    3. 42:47

      Congress votes to repeal online privacy laws

      Photo by portal gda Most Americans don't have a choice about their Internet provider, which has a monopoly in their neighborhood. Starting last year, they did have the option to tell their provider not to take their most intimate information and sell it to the highest bidder. Now, if President Trump signs a bill passed by both house of…

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      9 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    3 stories
    1. 1:267 min

      Is GOP serious about starting healthcare negotiations again?

    2. 8:0235 min

      'Brexit' is here: Let the wrangling begin

    3. 42:479 min

      Congress votes to repeal online privacy laws

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