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Apple has been accused of removing apps from its China App Store that can be used to skirt the country's Internet filters. Above, customers at an Apple Store in Beijing in 2016.

Apple Accused Of Removing Apps Used To Evade Censorship From Its China Store

VPNs can be used to skirt China's "Great Firewall" of Internet censorship. China is among Apple's biggest markets, and the company has shown a willingness to comply with Beijing's demands.

The Week In Politics: From A Decisive Health Care Vote To New White House Staff

The week brought many surprises: Sen. John McCain's vote killed the GOP health care repeal effort, a new "foul-mouthed" White House communications director and the ouster of the chief of staff.

Malala cuts a birthday cake in the shape of a book at a restaurant in Dohuk. The youngest Nobel laureate turned 20 on July 12 in Dohuk, five years after she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan.

For Malala, Now 20, Birthdays Are Best Spent With Girls Who Dream Big

The world's youngest Nobel laureate spent her 20th birthday this month with displaced Yazidi girls in northern Iraq. She spends each birthday with girls who are struggling to get an education.

The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Mass., announced it would sell 40 works to fund its renovation and endowment, raising concerns from museum organizations that the instiution is treating its collection "as a disposable financial asset." Above, an exhibit at the museum in 2003.

Museum's Plan To Sell 40 Works Has Art World Up In Arms

The auction, including two Rockwell paintings, would fund the Berkshire Museum's renovation and increase its endowment. But two prominent museum organizations say the sale violates fundamental ethics.

Venezuelans Opposed To President Maduro Boycott Elections

With the current elections, Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro hopes to gain enough power to rewrite the country's constitution. NPR's Noel King speaks to Reuters reporter Girish Gupta in Caracas.

You butter believe that people make sculptures out of the same stuff you put on your toast. In 2011, the Pennsylvania Dairy Industry rolled out their 1,000-pound "Butter Sculpture" depicting a dairy farmer providing milk to children playing.

NPR News Nuggets: Cracker Barrel Super Stars, A Car Scavenger Hunt & Butter

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

The U.S. Geological Survey shows the location of Wednesday's earthquake in central Oklahoma.

Earthquake Shakes Central Oklahoma, One Of 7 In 28 Hours

An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 4.2 hit Wednesday night. Earthquakes used to be rare in Oklahoma. Scientists say they're linked to the disposal of wastewater from fracking.

Trump Hits New Low With White Non-College Voters

A Quinnipiac University poll shows that one core group of the president's base is turning against him.

The teal blue area along the Louisiana coastline represents a "dead zone" of oxygen-depleted water. Resulting from nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in the Mississippi River, it can potentially hurt fisheries.

The Gulf Of Mexico's Dead Zone Is The Biggest Ever Seen

A record-setting "dead zone," where water doesn't have enough oxygen for fish to survive, has appeared this summer. One major cause is pollution from farms.

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