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Fighting in Sudan tears families apart, with members fighting on each side

4:44pm April 20, 2023

Fighting continues in Sudan between the Sudanese armed forces and paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces. Many families in Sudan are split with family members joining both sides of the conflict.

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How to travel if you're a DACA recipient

4:28pm April 20, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with How to LA podcast host Brian De Los Santos about his recent trip to Mexico, his country of birth. It was his first time back in 30 years.

Smoke rising over Khartoum, Sudan, this week after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed.

Khartoum's hospital system has collapsed after cease-fire fails

3:30pm April 20, 2023

After close to two weeks of fighting and a failed attempt at an internationally-brokered cease-fire, most of its hospitals are shut down and inaccessible.

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The Mexican Navy searched for three Americans who went missing along with their sailboat off Mexico's northern Pacific coast. Kerry O'Brien, Frank O'Brien and William Gross were aboard the boat and have not been heard from since April 4, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

A massive search for 3 missing American sailors off Mexico coast has been called off

3:08pm April 20, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

After scouring roughly 200,000 square miles with no sign of the three and their sailboat, the Mexican navy and U.S. Coast Guard have suspended the search. They've been missing for more than two weeks.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks on the U.S.-China economic relationship at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Thursday, in Washington.

Security comes first in U.S.-China economic relations, says Treasury Secretary Yellen

2:03pm April 20, 2023

by John Ruwitch

Still, U.S. and China need to work together on issues like climate change and debt relief.

Moon Bin, a member of K-Pop group ASTRO, poses for photos on the red carpet for the 2021 Asia Artist Awards in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2021.

The K-pop star Moon Bin is found dead at his home at the age of 25

10:43am April 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

Police are investigating the death of the singer for the boy band Astro, but have so far found no signs of foul play, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

Many American companies that waited to exit Russia are now struggling to leave

10:25am April 20, 2023

by Jackie Northam

Many American companies left Russia shortly after it invaded Ukraine. Others that waited are now finding it challenging to leave.

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'Greek Lessons' is an intimate, vulnerable portrayal of two lonely people

7:46am April 20, 2023

by Leland Cheuk

Greek Lessons feels like a departure from Han Kang's other English-translated novels; tugging bit by bit at the heartstrings, readers are left speechless with both sadness and hope by the final pages.

Elena Diachkova and her grandson Nikita, 3, in Poland. December 2022.

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Ukraine refugees face uncertainty and precarity as displacement persists

6:25am April 20, 2023

Despite being welcomed by European neighbors, for most Ukrainians, it's not enough to build a new life. Many are caught in a cycle of repeated uprooting, displacement and return.

Feral cats are a problem in New Zealand, but one community's attempt to handle them has not gone over well. This one is pictured in Wantagh, N.Y., where officials removed cats from Jones Beach over the threat to endangered birds.

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A feral cat-hunting contest for kids in New Zealand is scrapped after a backlash

6:01am April 20, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The competition withdrew its new category after pushback from animal rights groups. The controversy highlights a broader debate over how to manage the invasive species.