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After Iran shot down a U.S. drone, President Donald Trump speculated that "it could have been someone loose and stupid" behind the surface-to-air missile strike. The president spoke about the issue Thursday, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House national security adviser John...

If you choose to try to lose weight, make changes that you can live with for the long haul. Shannon Wright for NPR hide caption toggle caption Shannon Wright for NPR If you choose to try to lose weight, make changes that you can live with for the long haul. … Read more via NPR.org

Melinda Gates, the co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has written a new book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes The World. Published this week, the book calls on readers to support women everywhere as a means to lift up society.… Read more via NPR.org

Read more via NPR.org – Workers repair the roof of a small shop while a woman hangs clothing to dry among debris in Beira, Mozambique. The city was badly damaged after Cyclone Idai hit on March 14. Guillem Sartorio/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Guillem Sartorio/Getty Images Workers...

About 9.4 million people are likely HIV-positive and don't know it. That's a key finding from a new report from UNAIDS — and it's why the theme of this month's World AIDS Day is "Know your HIV status." That's an important message, HIV/AIDS specialists say... Read more via NPR.org –...

It was the new Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's first day in parliament, alongside the lawmakers he was appointed to lead. But he got a less-than-welcoming reception..... Read more via NPR.org – https://ift.tt/2qKH2RX Get more World News

Ivanka Trump is closing her fashion company, saying her commitments in helping her father in Washington and the limits imposed on her business as a result have left her with no other option..... via NPR.org – https://ift.tt/2uM6rgc Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump disembark from Air Force One as they arrived in Scotland on Friday. Peter Morrison/AP hide caption toggle caption Peter Morrison/AP U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump disembark from Air Force One as they arrived in...

In a video posted to Twitter Monday, the president of France tore into a teenager who called him 'Manu,' a common nickname for Emmanuel in French, during an event at a World War II memorial. Instead of shaking the boy's hand, or taking a selfie .... Read more via NPR.org –...