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    Hamburg, Germany braces for the G-20 Summit

    On his second trip out of the country as President of the United States, Donald Trump will go from Poland to the G-20 Summit in Germany.  Bridging the gap between the New and Old Europe is just part of a complex challenge.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 5, 2017 • 51m Listen

    Photo: Oxfam's Big Heads depict G20 leaders take part in protests ahead of the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 2, 2017. (Fabian Bimmer/Reuters)

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:27

      Assessing the threat of North Korea after its ICBM launch

      North Korea calls yesterday's launch of its first intercontinental ballistic missile a "glistening miracle." Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says it's a "new escalation of the threat to the United States." President Trump has tweeted, "So much for China working with us — but we had to give it a try."

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      7 min
    2. 8:03

      'America First'…and the rest of the world

      North Korea's latest missile firing gives 20 leaders of the most powerful nations on Earth still more to talk about as they meet this week in Germany. Already on the agenda are free trade, President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, his relations with China and a face-to-face with Vladimir Putin.

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      34 min
    3. 42:19

      Florida addiction treatment centers scam addicts for insurance

      Corruption and deadly drug use n President Trump's back yard.

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      10 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

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

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

      NewsNationalPolitics

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:277 min

      Assessing the threat of North Korea after its ICBM launch

    2. 8:0334 min

      'America First'…and the rest of the world

    3. 42:1910 min

      Florida addiction treatment centers scam addicts for insurance

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