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A Month After Hurricane Dorian Hit The Bahamas, Recovery Is Slow And Uneven

5:17pm October 02, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

It's been four weeks since Hurricane Dorian pummeled, flooded and scoured the northern Bahamas leaving the island of Abaco barely habitable. Dozens died and hundreds remain missing.

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In Zimbabwe, Doctors Are Taking To The Streets To Strike Over Diminishing Pay

5:17pm October 02, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

When Robert Mugabe was ousted in 2017, Zimbabweans thought the new administration would right the economic ruin. But instead, life has gotten worse. Doctors are striking over diminishing pay.

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U.K. Conservative Lawmakers, Who Sacrificed Careers Over Brexit, Share Thoughts

4:51pm October 02, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

There is talk of Republicans risking their careers to oppose President Trump. In the U.K., 21 Conservative Party lawmakers have made that sacrifice over Brexit and have some thoughts to share.

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President Trump greets Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on the South Portico of the White House on Wednesday. They are holding a joint press conference amid a building impeachment inquiry into Trump.

Trump Holds Press Conference As Impeachment Inquiry Builds

4:47pm October 02, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

The press conference with visiting Finnish President Sauli Niinistö comes as House Democrats are threatening a fresh subpoena for White House documents relating to the growing Ukraine scandal.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 24, 2018. Many major executives backed out of the event after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. This year, some of the bi

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Investors Are Back In Saudi Arabia A Year After Khashoggi's Killing

3:41pm October 02, 2019

by Jackie Northam

The oil-rich kingdom has poured millions of dollars into a global damage control campaign. While some governments have shunned the country, the Trump administration remains a strong supporter.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a news conference in Rome on Wednesday.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Confirms He Was On Trump's Call With Zelenskiy

2:47pm October 02, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The secretary of state confirms he was listening to the conversation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the July 25 call that sparked an impeachment inquiry.

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A maintenance worker sweeps the street as riot police block the door to the Congress building Tuesday in Lima. Late Tuesday night, Mercedes Aráoz, the vice president who had briefly accepted the mantle of acting president from lawmakers, performed a surp

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Peru's Vice President Bows Out Of Bitter Power Struggle

1:10pm October 02, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Mercedes Aráoz had accepted the interim presidency from lawmakers, who tried to suspend President Martín Vizcarra for dissolving Congress. But in a win for Vizcarra, Aráoz resigned just a day later.

In the weeks following the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Trump spent more time praising Saudi Arabia as a very important ally than he did reacting to the killing.

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Opinion: Trump And Pompeo Have Enabled A Saudi Cover-Up Of The Khashoggi Killing

11:45am October 02, 2019

Saudi Arabia's campaign of denial would never have gotten off the ground had it not been for the Trump administration's support over the past year, say former State Department officials.

Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, poses for The Associated Press following an interview in Istanbul on Tuesday.

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A Year After Jamal Khashoggi's Death, His Fiancée Is Still Searching For Answers

11:32am October 02, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The Washington Post columnist, who was a critic of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018.

Indian spiritual and political leader Mohandas Gandhi circa 1935.

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Gandhi Is Deeply Revered, But His Attitudes On Race And Sex Are Under Scrutiny

9:29am October 02, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

He has been called racist, sexist and not manly enough. But the spiritual and political leader — who would have turned 150 on Wednesday — is deeply revered in India and around the world.

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