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News brief: Jan. 6 hearing, Mar-a-Lago search details, Venezuelan migrants

Thursday, October 13, 2022

The Jan. 6 panel presents evidence in a final hearing. More details are out on why the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago. White House expels illegal Venezuelan migrants as it offers some a legal path to entry.

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Ukrainian officials say Russia launched more than 100 missiles over the last 2 days

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

There were more air raid sirens Wednesday in parts of Ukraine. Russia on Tuesday launched fresh missile attacks — following up on Monday's strikes.Ukraine pleaded for more modern air defense systems.

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Jurors in Florida will consider the death penalty for the Parkland school shooter

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Attorneys in the Parkland school shooting trial gave closing arguments. The jury will decide whether Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death or spend life in prison for the murder of 17 people.

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One union's rejection of a tentative rail deal puts the agreement in jeopardy

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

A key rail union has voted against a deal brokered by the Biden administration, but talks continue to try to avert a strike next month. We look at what's at stake.

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News brief: Crimea bridge blast, possible rail strike, Parkland shooter trial

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Russia detains suspects in bridge bombing that prompted it to fire missiles on Ukraine. A railroad strike is still possible in the U.S. Florida jury will decide the fate of Parkland school shooter.

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Why the U.S. Senate race in Arizona is imperative for Democrats

Friday, October 07, 2022

Incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly is defending his U.S. Senate seat in Arizona in an expensive race that could determine the future of the Biden administration's agenda, and the Senate majority.

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News brief: September jobs data, Biden's marijuana pardons, student loan fraud

Friday, October 07, 2022

The gap between jobseekers and job openings is closing. People busted by the Feds for simple marijuana possession will get a pardon. And the White House cracks down on student debt relief scams.

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Winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature goes to French writer Annie Ernaux

Thursday, October 06, 2022

Ernaux often addresses issues of gender, language, class and shame in her work. Her writing blurs the line between memoir and fiction such as A Woman's Story, I Remain in Darkness and Cleaned Out.

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News brief: OPEC and the WTO, Ukraine's Gains in the East, NPR/Marist Poll

Thursday, October 06, 2022

The WTO predicts a sharp slowdown in global trade. Ukrainian forces are taking back territory that had been captured by Russia. A new NPR poll shows President Biden's approval rating is up.

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Trump requests the Supreme Court to resolve the Mar-a-Lago document dispute

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

The legal battle over documents seized from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in August continues with the former president requesting the Supreme Court intervene in the case.

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The OPEC+ alliance meets in Vienna to consider a cut in oil production

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

As oil producers in the OPEC Plus alliance meet Wednesday, they'll discuss cutting supplies. That could lead to higher gas prices and hints at new political challenges for the White House.

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News brief: OPEC meeting, Trump document dispute, U.S. balancing act in Iran

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

OPEC mulls a cut in oil production. The fight over Mar-a-Lago documents goes to the Supreme Court. And the U.S. tries to support Iranian protesters while striking a nuclear deal with their government.

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Herschel Walker denies a report that he paid for girlfriend's 2009 abortion

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

The Georgia GOP senate nominee denies the story which first appeared in The Daily Beast. NPR has not confirmed the story. On the campaign trail, Walker has advocated for a complete abortion ban.

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News brief: Oath Keepers trial, Putin's nuke threat, North Korea fires missile

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Testimony has begun in the seditious conspiracy trial against the Oath Keepers. Russia's president threatens to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. And, North Korea fires a ballistic missile over Japan.

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How likely is a Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine?

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin is again raising the possibility of such an attack. Experts said the likelihood still remains low, though risks are rising.

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The presidential election in Brazil heads to a runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro

Monday, October 03, 2022

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a left-wing former president, finished in first place Sunday, but failed to secure enough votes for an outright victory and will face right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

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Officials face questions over the late evacuation order in Florida's Lee County

Monday, October 03, 2022

Questions have been raised about the decision by Lee County officials to delay mandatory evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Ian's landfall. Did that decision contribute to the rising death toll?

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News brief: Florida evacuations, Brazil's election, Supreme Court preview

Monday, October 03, 2022

Did a Florida county wait too long to issue evacuation orders as Hurricane Ian loomed? Brazil's presidential election goes to a runoff later this month. The Supreme Court begins a new term Monday.

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In the latest Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers antigovernment group, Stewart Rhodes, and four others go on trial Tuesday on charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

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Most Japanese opposed the state funeral for ex-Prime Minister Abe, polls show

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

A costly state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July, prompted protests in Japan.

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