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News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Indonesia Tsunami, DOJ Sues California

6:02am October 02, 2018

The scope of the FBI's probe into the Supreme Court nominee. The death toll is expected to rise after a Tsunami in Indonesia. DOJ sues California over its law regulating internet service providers.

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Ashok Kumar distributes government food rations to customer Leela Devi at his shop near Ramgarh, in India's Jharkhand state.

India's Biometric ID System Has Led To Starvation For Some Poor, Advocates Say

8:45pm October 01, 2018

The world's biggest biometric system, with iris scans of 1.2 billion people, was designed to help the poor. But it has sparked concerns about privacy and in some cases has exacerbated starvation.

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President Trump discusses a revised U.S. trade agreement with Mexico and Canada during a news conference Monday in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Trump Says New Trade Agreement To Replace NAFTA Is A Campaign Promise Kept

6:14pm October 01, 2018

by Dina Kesbeh

Ottawa agreed to make it easier for U.S. farmers to ship dairy products into Canada. The U.S. also agreed to shield Canada from auto tariffs.

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Journalist Peter Beinart, seen here in Atlanta in 2012, is among the outspoken critics of Israeli policies toward Palestinians who have been interrogated upon arrival in Israel.

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Israel Defends Interrogations Of Left-Wing Activists At Airport

5:43pm October 01, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Civil rights advocates have decried the recent questioning of people upon arrival in Israel about their pro-Palestinian activism and political beliefs.

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Agony And Death Toll Continue To Mount In Indonesia After Earthquake And Tsunami

5:20pm October 01, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Margie Siregar of World Vision in Jakarta. She's helping direct the organization's emergency response to the earthquake and tsunami that struck parts of Indonesia.

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Bolivian President Evo Morales (center) gave a brief statement Monday after the judgment was delivered on a request by Bolivia for judges to order Chile to enter talks over granting its landlocked neighbor access to the Pacific Ocean.

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Top U.N. Court Dashes Landlocked Bolivia's Hopes Of Ocean Access

5:06pm October 01, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The International Court of Justice says it did not find that Bolivia's neighbor Chile has a legal obligation to enter into negotiations with Bolivia about access to the ocean.

Independence supporters block a street during a demonstration to commemorate the anniversary of the referendum last year. Their sign, written in Catalan, reads: "Let's change the regime. We voted for independence."

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Catalonia Erupts In Renewed Protests One Year After Independence Vote

4:53pm October 01, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Secessionists in the region won last year's referendum, which Spanish authorities deemed unconstitutional. Now, protesters are marking the anniversary — and making clear they're not backing down.

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French Singer Charles Aznavour Dies At 94

4:23pm October 01, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

The French singer Charles Aznavour has died at the age of 94. His fame spread across borders and generations, and Aznavour sold more than 100 million records in 80 countries.

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Dr. James P. Allison, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, poses for a photo in New York in 2015. Allison and Tasuku Honjo have jointly been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology.

Scientists Who Sparked Revolution In Cancer Treatment Share Nobel Prize In Medicine

4:23pm October 01, 2018

by Joe Neel

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo were cited for their work in harnessing the immune system to arrest the development of cancer.

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Gomi, a year-old female Pungsan, is one of a pair of dogs given to South Korea from the North.

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Foreign Pawlicy: North Korea Gives 2 Hunting Pups To South

2:59pm October 01, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

The pups, of an indigenous North Korean breed, arrived in South Korea on Thursday as the historically cold relationship between the two countries continues to thaw.