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European Leaders Gather In Brussels To Work On A Brexit Deal

7:01am October 18, 2018

Talks between Britain and the rest of the EU over Brexit appear to be at a stalemate over the issue of Northern Ireland's border. There are only six months to go before the U.K. leaves the EU.

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Meeting In Brussels, EU and U.K. Are At A Standstill Over Brexit

6:29am October 18, 2018

Noel King talks to Alexander Stubb, an ex-Finnish prime minister, who is in the running to be the next president of the European Commission, which would put him at the center of Brexit negotiations.

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Morning News Brief

5:10am October 18, 2018

The Washington Post publishes the last column of a missing Saudi journalist. Voting is underway in 20 states ahead of midterms. Brexit talks between Britain and the EU appear to be at a stalemate.

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg speaks during a joint statement with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday. The following day, Solberg apologized to the "German girls" who faced government retaliation for their relationships with occupying Germ

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Norway Apologizes To Women Who Faced Reprisals For Wartime Relations With Nazis

5:06am October 18, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Women who had relationships with occupying German soldiers faced official retaliation after the war. "For many, this was just a teenage love," Prime Minister Erna Solberg said.

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives to meet with EU leaders on Wednesday in Brussels.

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Brexit Talks Stall At 'Moment Of Truth' Summit

4:57pm October 17, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

"We need much time, much more time and we continue to work in the next weeks," EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said. This was supposed to be the day leaders would unveil a draft trade deal.

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Where Things Stand As European Leaders Try To Reach An Agreement On Brexit

4:29pm October 17, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

British Prime Minister Theresa May was urged to bring "new facts" to Wednesday's summit of E.U. leaders in Brussels. But U.K. ministers say the ball is the EU's court, so Brexit talks appear to be at stalemate as the clock ticks down.

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What A 'Hard Brexit' Would Mean For European And U.S. Economies

4:29pm October 17, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Financial Times reporter George Parker about how a hard Brexit could affect the U.K., Europe and the U.S.

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Gunfire and an explosion rocked a technical school in Crimea on Wednesday. At least 17 people were killed and 40 others were wounded in the attack, reports said.

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At Least 17 People Killed In Attack At School In Crimea

11:57am October 17, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Authorities say an 18-year-old student went on a shooting rampage and then killed himself. An explosion also reportedly went off in the school's cafeteria.

A worker heads out to hand-feed fish at a Scottish salmon farm, a method that is unusual among fish farms.

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Scotland's $2 Billion Salmon Industry Is Thriving — But At What Cost?

11:44am October 17, 2018

by Eileen Guo

The growth of the country's farmed salmon sector has reached such a critical point that, if not addressed, may cause "irrecoverable damage to the environment," a government report says.

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With Deadline Looming, Brexit Negotiations Once Again Are Stalled

8:35am October 17, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

EU leaders are gathering in Brussels on what is supposed to be the deadline for a deal to ease the U.K. out of the bloc next March. Plans to unveil a draft declaration have been scrapped.

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