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Montreal Bans Pit Bull Dog Ownership After Deadly Attack

4:44pm September 30, 2016

Montreal joins the list of cities and countries banning people from owning pit bull dogs. Bronwen Dickey, a journalist and author on pit bulls, talks about why bans like Montreal's come from misleading studies and cultural stereotypes.

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Funeral Held For Former Israeli Leader And Founding Father Shimon Peres

4:44pm September 30, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Nahum Barnea, a columnist for the Israeli paper, Yedioth Ahronoth, who attended the funeral of elder statesman Shimon Peres, who was one of Israel's last surviving founders.

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Italian Police Recover Stolen Van Gogh Paintings

4:44pm September 30, 2016

by Christopher Livesay

Anti-mafia police in Naples, Italy, recovered two priceless Van Gogh paintings stolen from a museum in Amsterdam in 2002. The museum reported the find on its website and says the paintings are in "relatively good condition."

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Obama Delivers Speech At Funeral For Former Israeli President Shimon Peres

4:44pm September 30, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

President Obama spoke at the funeral for former Israeli president and founding father Shimon Peres, saying Peres' dream of peace with the Palestinians should stay alive.

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People gather at bank of the Cauvery River in the state of Tamil Nadu.

MUSIC: Why A River's Sad But Beautiful Song Is Big On Social Media

3:18pm September 30, 2016

by Chhavi Sachdev

In times of drought — like now — two neighboring states argue over rights to the Cauvery River's water. A musician wrote a song about what the river thinks of all this.

Van Gogh's Seascape at Scheveningen, 1882, was stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2002.

2 Stolen Van Goghs Recovered By Anti-Mafia Police In Italy

12:31pm September 30, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The two paintings — of a seascape and of a congregation at a church — were stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2002. "They are the real paintings!" a curator said in a statement.

A South China Morning Post advertisement at a Hong Kong subway station.

A Storied Hong Kong Newspaper Feels The Heat From China

11:36am September 30, 2016

by Rob Schmitz

Recently purchased by Chinese tech tycoon Jack Ma, the South China Morning Post, one of Hong Kong's premier newspapers, seems to be under pressure from mainland China, just like the city it serves.

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Colombians To Vote Sunday On Peace Agreement With Rebels

11:35am September 30, 2016

by John Otis

Peace is finally coming to Colombia after more than 50 years of conflict with Marxist rebels. Much of the credit is being given to a Bogota attorney who was the government's chief peace negotiator.

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Crisis Mapping Pioneer Focuses On Humanitarian Uses For Drones

9:27am September 30, 2016

by Hannah Bloch

Patrick Meier pioneered the field of crisis mapping during the 2010 Haiti earthquake, compiling information to create a real time map of damage. Now he's focusing on humanitarian uses of drones.

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Saddam Hussein's Basra Palace Transformed Into Museum

5:15am September 30, 2016

Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq has lost thousands of antiquities to looters and ISIS fighters. Museum director Qahtan al-Abeed tells Renee Montagne that the new institution signifies progress.