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After 4-month Battle, U.S.-Backed Forces Appear To Gain Control Of Raqqa

8:11am October 17, 2017

by Ruth Sherlock

The city in northeastern Syria has been the self-declared capital of the Islamic State. U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are reported to be on the verge of taking the city back from ISIS.

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News Brief: President Trump Says GOP Is Unified, NFL Protests

5:56am October 17, 2017

Trump says the Republican Party is more unified than ever. The NFL meets with players to discuss weeks of protests. And the Islamic State is on the verge of losing control of the Syrian city of Raqqa.

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Opposition In Venezuela Calls For Another Round Of Elections

7:17pm October 16, 2017

by John Otis

Gubernatorial elections in Venezuela delivered a majority of seats to the ruling socialists, rocking the opposition and reigniting protests. The opposition cited irregularities in their 17-6 seat loss. Shortages of food and medicine coupled with massive inflation have fueled widespread anger.

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Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Pleads Guilty To 'Desertion' And 'Misbehavior Before The Enemy'

7:17pm October 16, 2017

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl pleaded guilty to "desertion" and "misbehavior before the enemy" for leaving his combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to reporter Richard Oppel of The New York Times about why Bergdahl did this and what happens next.

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Police and forensic experts inspect the wreckage of a car bomb believed to have killed journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia close to her home in Bidnija, Malta, on Monday. The force of the blast broke her car into several pieces, witnesses said.

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Daphne Caruana Galizia, Top Investigative Reporter In Malta, Killed By Car Bomb

6:39pm October 16, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Caruana Galizia, who revealed the secrets of the wealthy, powerful and corrupt on her widely read blog, died Monday after her car exploded. She had recently been digging into the Panama Papers.

Somali soldiers and rescue workers on Sunday inspect the scene of the truck bomb explosion in Mogadishu.

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Somalis Grasp For Answers After 'Deadliest Single Attack Somalia Has Ever Faced'

5:35pm October 16, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

More than 300 people died in a truck bombing that rocked the country's capital on Saturday — and it's likely that staggering death toll will rise further. Amid the rubble, difficult questions remain.

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Somali Capital Tries To Come To Terms With One Of The Deadliest Attacks In Its History

4:44pm October 16, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

More than 300 people were killed and hundreds wounded in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, when a terror attack targeted a busy street on Saturday. Among the dead are a school bus full of children.

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Confrontation Over Kirkuk In Iraq Reignited After Kurdish Independence Vote

4:44pm October 16, 2017

Iraqi troops have wrested control of Kirkuk from the Kurds, who have held it for the last three years. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with New York Times reporter David Zucchino about the situation on the ground in Iraq.

The collision of two neutron stars, seen in an artist's rendering, created both gravitational waves and gamma rays. Researchers used those signals to locate the event with optical telescopes.

Astronomers Strike Gravitational Gold In Colliding Neutron Stars

4:44pm October 16, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

In an astonishing discovery, astronomers used gravitational waves to locate two neutron stars smashing together. The collision created 200 Earth masses of pure gold, along with other elements.

Bangladesh is struggling to accommodate 500,000-plus Rohingya who have poured across the border in less than two months. It isn't recognizing them as refugees and would prefer to see them repatriated.

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For Half A Million Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar, Bangladesh Is A Reluctant Host

4:00pm October 16, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

Bangladesh is struggling to accommodate 500,000-plus Rohingya who have poured across the border in less than two months. It isn't recognizing them as refugees and would prefer to see them repatriated.

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