11 Million Cars Worldwide Have Emissions 'Defeat Device,' Volkswagen Says Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News 11 Million Cars Worldwide Have Emissions 'Defeat Device,' Volkswagen Says The software that the EPA says causes Volkswagen cars to cheat official emissions tests exists in only one type of diesel engine, the carmaker says — and it has sold 11 million of them. Read this story Washington Welcomes A Pope, But America's Arms Weren't Always So Open A papal visit is now regarded as public relations gold. But the idea of a pope coming to Washington and meeting with the president was unthinkable before the 20th century. Read this story Wherever You Go, Your Personal Cloud Of Microbes Follows You're not just shedding germs on every surface you touch. Research suggests you're actually walking around in an airborne plume of bacteria and other microscopic organisms that's unique to you. Read this story What's Next For Iran? 5 Possible Futures, From Disaster To Hope In the wake of the nuclear deal, NPR asked five Iran watchers to sketch out visions of what they think will happen in Iran and the broader Middle East, and in its relations with the West. Read this story Rights Group Slams DOJ's 'Inconsistent' Response To Senate Torture Report Amnesty International USA is demanding an investigation into what they say is a lackluster response by Justice Department officials to the 6,000-page Senate torture report released in 2014. Read this story more news stories

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