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U.S. Representative Adam Smith weighs in on the Trump administration's actions in Venezuela.

The Trump administration wants to cut the U.S. global health budget. A new study puts a different spin on the spending.

President Obama says ISIS is rapidly losing ground in Iraq and Syria. David Greene talks to Democratic adviser Bruce Jentleson about whether the president is succeeding in assuaging Americans' fears.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, about the alarming spread of AIDS in parts of Asia and Africa. Dr. Fauci will be part of the American delegation to the 13th annual International AIDS Conference, which begins this weekend in Durban, South Africa. Dr. Fauci expresses particular concern about the increasing incidence of HIV infection on the subcontinent of India.

Western businesses are flooding into China. But how do you say Hooters in Mandarin? NPR's Scott Simon tours Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown with China scholar Minxin Pei of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Mr. Pei explains a few of the Mandarin expressions used to describe American businesses. Hooters presents a particular challenge.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports consumer groups are expressing concern about consolidation in the airline industry. Yesterday, it was reported that American Airlines is in talks to acquire TWA, and could also buy parts of US Airways. Critics say the wave of mergers could leave the country with two or three dominant carriers and could leave many consumers facing higher fares.

NPR's Michele Keleman reports on the Pentagon report and White House statement admitting that American soldiers killed an unknown number of Korean refugees near No Gun Ri, at the beginning of the Korean War. President Clinton expressed regret at the loss of civilian lives but did not actually apologize on behalf of the United States.

Pentagon officials are expressing guarded optimism that they may begin withdrawing a significant number of American military personnel from Iraq next year. But no one in the military leadership is discussing a full withdrawal yet.

High-ranking Pentagon officials will appear Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee. They've been asked to explain U.S. military strategy and operations in Iraq as the death toll rises and Americans' support for the war, as expressed in polls, continues to drop.

Former Vice President Mike Pence tells Morning Edition that he and former President Donald Trump have gone "our separate ways." Pence looks back on pivotal moments and ahead to what he might do next.