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Brexit

The U.K. has voted to leave the European Union. Now what?

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Keep Calm and Carry On poster is on sale for $28k

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 29, 2016
When Britain needs it the most.
Postcards featuring the World War II British slogan 'Keep Calm and Carry On' are seen outside a newsagents in London, on 24 June, 2016. 
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Brexit: global catastrophe or regional difficulty?

by Tracey Samuelson
Jun 29, 2016
The negative reaction to the UK's decision to leave the EU may have been excessive.
Protesters gather to demonstrate against the EU referendum result in Trafalgar Square on June 28, 2016 in London, England. Up to 50,000 people were expected before the event was cancelled due to safety concerns. Early evening up to 300 people have still converged on the square to vent their anti-Brexit feelings. 
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As Brexit looms, London frets about its future

by Stephen Beard
Jun 29, 2016
London voted to remain in the EU, but now the likelihood of leaving worries many.
City workers talk on their mobile phones near the Bank of England as the financial markets face uncertainty in the wake of Brexit on June 27, 2016 in London, England. 
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A look at one of the world's largest importers — the UK

by Andy Uhler
Jun 29, 2016
The U.K. imports a lot from other places, including the U.S., and that means questions abounds for future business deals in this post-Brexit world.
Freight containers on the deck of a French harbor. 
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European Union leaders trying to discourage euroskeptics

by David Brancaccio
Jun 29, 2016
The EU is meeting on Wednesday — without Prime Minister David Cameron in attendance.
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Obama's last ride as part of the Three Amigos

by Jed Kim
Jun 29, 2016
It's not a film remake. It's the annual summit of the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
U.S. President Barack Obama leaves with then-Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) and then-Mexican President Felipe Calderon after a joint news conference in the White House following the North American Leaders Summit (NALS) back in 2012.
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If Great Britain goes, so could the English language

by Sally Herships
Jun 29, 2016
The head of the European Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs Committee is now warning that English as an official language could be eliminated with Brexit.
Shakespeare's First Folio, a collection of some of his plays dating from 1623.
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We're on the ground in London and it's not pretty

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 28, 2016
How are folks really feeling about Brexit? We head there to find out.
Protesters gather to demonstrate against the EU referendum result outside the Houses of Parliament on June 28, 2016 in London, England. Up to 50,000 people were expected before the event was cancelled due to safety concerns.
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Should the EU play nasty or nice with the UK ?

by Mark Garrison
Jun 28, 2016
European Union must decide whether to offer generous terms to post-Brexit UK or not.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a special plenary session on Brexit at the German lower house of Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, on June 28, 2016. 
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Brexit could be a goldmine for lawyers

by Lewis Wallace
Jun 28, 2016
The legal industry has a lot of fine print to sort through. But the benefits could be short-lived.
A scene in the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey, London.
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