Then I watched as 30 years of guilt and sadness melted away. Her eyes instantly brightened and a wide smile broke out onto her face through her tear-stained cheeks. [Listen to the radio story that captures the moment Ashley Westerman and her birth mother met.]
Date: Jul 04, 2018
Category: Fact check
Source: Google
Malala Yousafzai Criticizes Aung San Suu Kyi Over Violence On Myanmar's Rohingya
As Michael Sullivan and Ashley Westerman reported for NPR earlier this year, her silence is likely a political strategy: "In overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar, speaking out for the rights of a much-maligned Muslim minority doesn't win votes."
NPR's Ashley Westerman asked Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh about their hopes for the future. Many had difficulty answering the question, or even understanding it, despite interpreters' best efforts.
Just after the 11th hour vote, the House also approved an extension that will give the Senate 48-hours to consider the bill. Ashley Westerman in Washington, D.C., has more details on the massive bill dubbed the CR-omnibus.
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