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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kurdish leader Hoshyar Zebari, an-ex Iraqi foreign minister, about calls in Iraq for U.S. troops to leave the country. Zebari says he worries about a resurgence of ISIS.

President Trump is ordering the withdrawal of 7,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan, about half the number now deployed there. The effects of this action on military operations are not yet clear.

The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against China's most important telecommunications company on Monday, potentially deepening the ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

Players demanded better pay — and not just leading up to each Olympic Games, as had been the case. During negotiations, they warned they would sit out the upcoming, U.S.-hosted world championships.

The Olympic Channel, which launched as a digital outlet after this summer's Rio Games, will become an American TV network in the second half of 2017.

The tennis star had hoped to win his 20th Grand Slam at this year's meet, which would have tied him for most men's wins in that category.

Recruits who have already begun their early training will keep working under recently introduced screening and safety guidelines.

Census Bureau Director John Thompson resigned his position this week. The bureau is in the midst of ramping up its operation ahead of the 2020 Census. At the same time, Congress is pushing to keep a lid on costs.

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yate and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper both talked about the fact that Russia was trying to meddle in the presidential election.

The move reverses former President Barack Obama's 2015 decision to reject the controversial pipeline.