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    Trains Filled with Refugees Are Halted in Hungary

    Today, authorities in Budapest, Hungary halted all international trains out of the capital after refugees and migrants rushed the cars. In recent days, more than two thousand were forced to camp out at the station; others were stranded on trains in route.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 3, 2015 • 6m Listen

    Today, authorities in Budapest, Hungary halted all international trains out of the capital after refugees and migrants rushed the cars. In recent days, more than two thousand were forced to camp out at the station; others were stranded on trains in route. They're among tens of thousands fleeing conflict in the Middle East and Afghanistan, trying to reach Germany and other Northern European countries. Anemona Hartocollis, who's following the story for the New York Times, is in Budapest watching this all unfold.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Anemona Hartocollis

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Affordable College: The New American Dream
    1. 1:33Trains Filled with Refugees Are Halted in HungaryYou’re reading this
    2. 8:34Affordable College: The New American Dream
    3. 42:38Legal Weed Is Everywhere, but There's Nowhere to Smoke It
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