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'Sports Illustrated' Details How Some Cuban Players Make It To The U.S.

6:08am October 10, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about Major League Baseball's shady recruitment practices in Latin America. Some teams reportedly broke corruption laws to sign Cuban players.

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News Brief: Hurricane Michael, Nikki Haley, Jamal Khashoggi

5:07am October 10, 2018

Michael is expected to make landfall in Florida Wednesday. Nikki Haley resigns as U.N. ambassador. An update on the disappearance of a Saudi journalist last seen at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Lara Alqasem arrived in Israel last Tuesday on a valid student visa but was blocked from entering the country on suspicion of supporting a Palestinian-led boycott campaign.

U.S. Student Detained In Israel

7:35pm October 09, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old U.S. citizen, was barred from entering Israel last Tuesday and ordered to be deported. She appealed the decision and has been detained ever since.

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The Disappearance Of Saudi Journalist And Dissident Jamal Khashoggi

6:09pm October 09, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Robin Wright of The New Yorker about the disappearance, and suspected murder, of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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"It has been the honor of a lifetime," outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley said Tuesday. "It has really been a blessing."

Nikki Haley Resigns As U.N. Ambassador

5:21pm October 09, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, has been a fierce advocate for President Trump's policies at the United Nations. It is not immediately clear what prompted the move.

Abbas' family has invested heavily in his education, hoping that eventual fluency in Mandarin will lead to a good job that will allow him to help finance the education of his younger siblings.

In Pakistan, Learning Chinese Is Cool — And Seen As A Path To Prosperity

4:38pm October 09, 2018

China's billions in infrastructure investment have led to growing number of Pakistanis eager to learn Mandarin and study in China. Beijing is giving thousands of scholarships to Pakistanis.

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A woman holds a candle next to a portrait of slain journalist Viktoria Marinova during a vigil at the Monument of Liberty in Ruse, Bulgaria, on Monday.

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European Leaders Demand Investigation Of Slain Bulgarian Journalist

4:34pm October 09, 2018

by Amy Held

A suspect was briefly detained Tuesday, but was let go. Bulgarian officials have indicated Viktoria Marinova was not targeted for her work, and that no suspect or motive has been yet uncovered.

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New Embassy In Jerusalem Attracts Devout Christians From The U.S.

7:27am October 09, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

The new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem is a pilgrimage site for some American Christians. They snap selfies there and say it's fulfillment of a biblical prophecy.

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Detained In China, Interpol President Resigns Over Bribery Charges

6:34am October 09, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

Interpol's president has resigned after being detained by Chinese authorities who accuse him of corruption. This is the latest in a string of detentions of influential people in China.

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Bulgarian Journalist Who Was Probing Corruption Is Found Murdered

6:13am October 09, 2018

David Greene talks to Robert Mahoney, deputy executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, about the risk for Europe's journalists after a Bulgarian journalist was raped and killed.

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