Show Highlights
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Tuesday August 09, 2016
As It Happens After a year and thousands of kilometres, lost teenage refugee finds his family in Sweden
Family friend Ann-Cathrin Haglund explains how an Afghan refugee family reunited with their 14-year old son, who was lost on their journey to Europe. It all came down to a chance meeting at a Swedish racetrack.
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Wednesday August 31, 2016
California legislature votes to close loophole after Brock Turner sex assault case
The Stanford student found guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster is set to be released Friday. California Assembly Member Bill Dodd co-wrote legislation that would have mandatory minimums apply in all cases of sexual assault.
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Tuesday August 30, 2016
South Africa schoolgirls protest over demand they straighten their hair
Black students at a Pretoria school want their teachers to stop asking them to change their hair, after years of being told to "fix" their look.
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Monday September 05, 2016
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Disgruntled elves force Icelandic officials to power wash their elf rock home
An Iceland town cleaned off a boulder after its burial in a construction project upset the elves that were believed to be living inside. As It Happens host Carol Off speaks with elf expert Magnus Skarphedinsson. More
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Anne Applebaum on global crisis brought by West's non-intervention in Syria
Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum details the human, physical and political cost of the West's hesitation More read comments
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Dogs, pepper spray used against North Dakota pipeline protesters
On Saturday, a group of Native American protesters broke through a fence and stopped construction workers from bulldozing near the site of the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline. Sierra Walcott is one of the protesters. More read comments
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