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Increased Middle East Fighting Prompts Latest Wave Of Migrants

8:25am October 21, 2015

Migrants struggling north through the Balkans say they've departed late in the season, despite wintry weather, because of violence in once-safe areas of Syria and Iraq.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad during Tuesday's meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow.

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Syria's Assad Visits Moscow To Discuss Military Plans With Putin

8:16am October 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The trip was kept secret until after Tuesday's meeting — and after President Bashar Assad had safely returned home.

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A judge has approved the settlement terms of a lawsuit over the way Anheuser-Busch labels its U.S.-made, German-style Beck's beer.

Can Beck's Be Labeled 'German' If It's Brewed In St. Louis? No, Judge Agrees

8:28pm October 20, 2015

by NPR Staff

When is a German beer not actually German? When it's brewed in St. Louis by Anheuser-Busch. A settlement was approved Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit over Beck's packaging.

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British Journalist Mysteriously Found Dead In Istanbul Airport Restroom

7:52pm October 20, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

A British journalist was found dead in an Istanbul airport restroom. The Turks say the cause of death was suicide, but colleagues at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting say Jacky Sutton would not take her own life.

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A Palestinian raises a knife during clashes with Israeli police in the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem on Oct. 9. After a series of Palestinian stabbing attacks, some Israeli stores have removed knives from their shelves.

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In Israeli Shops, Knives Get Harder To Find, Demand For Guns Goes Up

7:52pm October 20, 2015

by Emily Harris

In light of recent stabbing attacks by Palestinians, some Israeli supermarkets have taken knives off their shelves. Some Israelis say it's also time for Jewish citizens to buy more guns.

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Trudeau Elected Canadian Prime Minister As Liberals Sweep To Power

7:49pm October 20, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party won a landslide victory in Canada's national election Monday. He is the eldest son of former Canadian prime minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. But that doesn't necessarily mean a change in policy over issues such as trade and the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

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Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson is welcoming Syrian refugees to her city and hopes they can add to its already diverse population.

Among The Lucky Few: Syrian Family Rebuilds In America's Heartland

6:32pm October 20, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Fewer than 2,000 Syrian refugees have been allowed to come to the U.S. The Al-Awad family in Toledo, Ohio, is among them. Local groups are helping them adjust to their new life in the U.S.

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Many fewer baby girls are born in India and China than the odds would predict.

Where The Girls Are (And Aren't): #15Girls

5:44pm October 20, 2015

by John Poole

Most of the world's girls still face discrimination at nearly every point in their lives — in some cases, even before they are born.

A Child Who Feels 'Left Behind' Can Still Get Ahead

3:03pm October 20, 2015

by Linda Poon

But the kid has to have a plan. That's the lesson from a study of rural Chinese children whose parents have left the village to work in faraway cities.

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Canada's Liberal Party Wins Handily In What Was Expected To Be Tight Race

2:40pm October 20, 2015

Canada's Liberal Party won a majority of seats in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was hoping for a fourth term. Instead, he resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party.

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