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Back in Somalia, Abdi Nor Iftin was nicknamed "Abdi the American," and his love of this country put him in danger — but then he got a visa to come here. Iftin has a new memoir out: Call Me American.

Data suggest that the U.S. share of global travel has been declining since 2015. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to David DuBois, part of the recently launched Visit U.S. Coalition.

Luisa Yu spent the past five decades plotting to see all 193 U.N.-recognized countries. To realize her dream, she faced numerous visa hurdles and, later in life, made a career change.

NPR's Renee Montagne talks with Attorney Mahsa Khanbabai of the American Immigration Lawyers Association about Iranian students with visas being turned away at the border.

The State Department says it "deeply regrets" the passage of a law in Russia ending adoptions of Russian children by American families and restricting Russian civil society groups that work with American partners. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who signed the law Friday, described it as an "appropriate response" to U.S. legislation that imposes visa bans on Russians accused of gross human rights violations. The Russians seem to be upping the ante, however, and orphans are caught in the middle.

The incomes of the top one percent in New York State were nearly 50 times more than the bottom 99 percent in 2012, according to new analysis published…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-516637.mp3Albany, NY – Larry Sombke is back for another edition of Vox Pop's gardening…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-721999.mp3Albany, NY – Joe speaks with comedian Rita Rudner about her book "I Still…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-722003.mp3Albany, NY – Joe and Sarah speak with Steven Wax - a public defender from…

By Alan Chartock, Joe Donahue, Sarah LaDukehttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-723346.mp3Williamstown, MA – Clark…