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Halloween News: Miss. Clown Ban; Dollmakers Criticize Haunted House

7:03am October 21, 2016

A Mississippi county temporarily banned clowns, given a rash of clown sightings. The Japanese Doll Association complained to Universal Studios Japan — insisting there's nothing creepy about dolls.

A man flips a crepe at the Nutella Shop off of Rukab Street in Ramallah, in the West Bank.

In Jerusalem And West Bank, Nutella Cafes Offer A Sweet Refuge

7:00am October 21, 2016

by Miriam Berger

Palestinians are flocking to a string of Nutella cafés that have popped up in the region. The cafes offer a welcome refuge from the realities of living in a conflict zone.

A protester holds up a street sign with President Robert Mugabe name on it as Zimbabwe opposition supporters clash with police during a protest march for electoral reforms on August 26, 2016 in Harare. Riots erupted in Zimbabwe's capital Harare after poli

Can Hashtags And Pop-Up Protests Topple A Leader?

6:05am October 21, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

It's hashtags vs. Robert Mugabe. Social media is proving a new kind of challenge to Zimbabwe's strong-armed autocrat.

When Latino colleagues from across NPR shared their families' immigration stories for Hispanic Heritage Month, they exposed a rich array of experiences: loss, longing, contradiction and triumph.

When These Latinos Tell Immigration Stories, They Push Beyond Fairy Tales

8:13pm October 20, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Latino colleagues from across NPR shared their family stories for Hispanic Heritage Month, exposing a rich array of experiences: loss, longing, contradiction and triumph.

Will Selling Its First Ever Bonds On The International Market Help Saudi Arabia?

6:07pm October 20, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Gulf Peninsula expert Gregory Gause about Saudi Arabia selling bonds to raise money and what this means for the country in the long run.

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Wounded rebel fighters sit in the back of an ambulance in Aleppo on Thursday. The Syrian government and its Russian allies declared a pause in the fighting and urged rebels to leave the eastern part of the city, but clashes broke out Thursday.

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The Stark Choice In Aleppo: Flee Or Face More Attacks

6:07pm October 20, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

Syria and Russia have paused the bombing of the Syrian city and told fighters to leave. But it's seen as part of a brutal strategy used elsewhere in Syria.

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'Julian Assange Personal Internet Service': A Stand Up Comedian Outside An Embassy

6:07pm October 20, 2016

Ecuador says it decided to "temporarily restrict" Internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its embassy in London. On hearing this, Bobby Mair, a Canadian stand-up comedian based in London, showed up outside the embassy with a sign that read "Julian Assange personal internet service" and spent the day reading the news to Assange through a megaphone.

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Spanish rejoneador Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza brandishes a banderilla as he fights a bull during the El Pilar Feria at La Misericordia bullring last week.

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Spanish Top Court Overturns Catalonia's Bullfighting Ban

5:48pm October 20, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The judges ruled it was unconstitutional and infringed on the government's responsibility to preserve Spain's cultural patrimony. Catalan lawmakers approved the ban in 2010, citing animal cruelty.

Aspiring Internet star Huang Xian'er (right) live-streams a chat with a guest about hiking around Beijing.

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China's Internet Stars Embrace Lowbrow — And Aim For High Profits

4:23pm October 20, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

China's Internet stars are widely panned as vulgar, vapid and materialistic. But China's fierce demand for online content is helping the newly minted celebs to surpass A-list movie stars in earnings.

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Mars Lander May Be Missing, But A Second Spacecraft Is Still Humming Along

3:25pm October 20, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

As scientists try to figure out what happened to the Schiaparelli lander, which may have crash-landed, a craft known as the Trace Gas Orbiter is orbiting the red planet in search of signs of life.