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  Author Karen Katchur launches new Northampton County series

  October 31, 2018 20:00 IST

  Author Karen Katchur launches the first in her new Northampton County series with a darkly rich family drama.

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  UK police charge drug company after babies die in hospital

  October 31, 2018 19:45 IST

  British police have charged a drug company over the supply of contaminated food given to premature babies after deaths were reported

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  Pompeo and Mattis call for Yemen cease-fire, political talks

  October 31, 2018 19:45 IST

  The Trump administration is calling for a halt to the civil war in Yemen, including airstrikes by the Arab-led coalition supported by the United States

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  Turkish prosecutor says Saudi journalist was strangled as soon as he entered consulate; body dismembered and disposed of

  October 31, 2018 19:45 IST

  Turkish prosecutor says Saudi journalist was strangled as soon as he entered consulate; body dismembered and disposed of

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  Oprah Winfrey to campaign in Georgia for Stacey Abrams

  October 31, 2018 19:45 IST

  Oprah Winfrey is coming to Georgia to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams

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  Markets Right Now: Stocks open higher on Wall Street

  October 31, 2018 19:30 IST

  Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its second gain in a row, the first time that's happened in more than a month.

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  BC-THE MISSING,ADVISORY

  October 31, 2018 19:30 IST

  As people worldwide flee war, hunger and a lack of jobs, global migration has soared to record highs. Far less visible, however, has been its toll: The tens of thousands of people who die or simply disappear during their journeys, never to be seen again.A growing number of migrants have drowned, died in deserts or fallen prey to traffickers, leaving their families to wonder what on earth happened to them. At the same time, anonymous bodies are filling cemeteries around the world. In most cases,

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  Iran summons Danish envoy over alleged deadly Tehran plot

  October 31, 2018 19:30 IST

  Iran summons Danish ambassador over Copenhagen allegations about Iranian plot to kill opposition activist in Denmark

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  Russia blames rocket failure on technical malfunction

  October 31, 2018 19:15 IST

  Russia's space agency says an investigation has found that a rocket carrying a crew to the International Space Station failed recently because of a technical malfunction of a sensor

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  Notre Dame No. 1 in women's college basketball poll

  October 31, 2018 19:00 IST

  Notre Dame is No. 1 in the preseason AP women's basketball poll

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  Chilling phone video shows passengers boarding fatal flight

  October 31, 2018 19:00 IST

  The mundane details in a smartphone video show the last images of some of the 189 people who perished in terrifying circumstances on an Indonesian Lion Air flight a little more than an hour after the video was shot

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  'Lady Chatterley' copy from famous trial sells for $72,000

  October 31, 2018 18:45 IST

  A paperback copy of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" used by the judge in the U.K. obscenity trial of the novel's publisher has sold at auction for 56,250 pounds ($72,000), more than three times its pre-sale estimate

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  Thai Red Cross wants bloody-minded donors for Halloween

  October 31, 2018 18:45 IST

  Hoping that the annual Halloween gusto for gore will inspire donors, Thailand's National Blood Center has staff and volunteers dress up as ghosts, monsters and witches

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  Survey: US companies add a robust 227,000 jobs in October

  October 31, 2018 18:30 IST

  Survey: US companies add a robust 227,000 jobs in October

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  Turkish military again shells Kurdish positions in Syria

  October 31, 2018 18:30 IST

  Turkey says its military has again shelled positions of US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria, east of Euphrates

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  Water park co-owner faces new charges, including for drugs

  October 31, 2018 18:30 IST

  The co-owner of a Kansas water park who is accused in the decapitation death of a 10-year-old boy has been charged with drug possession and hiring someone for sex

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  Turkey begins oil and gas search that could stoke tensions

  October 31, 2018 18:15 IST

  Turkey says it has begun a search for oil and gas in east Mediterranean waters in a move that could stoke regional tensions

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  6-day strike by luggage handlers at Brussels airport ends

  October 31, 2018 18:15 IST

  Unions and management have found agreement to end a six-day strike by baggage handlers that has disrupted flights to and from Belgium's main airport for part of the autumn holiday season

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  Son says he killed parents, bodies found in Illinois river

  October 31, 2018 18:15 IST

  The bodies of a college professor and her husband have been recovered from a river in central Illinois and their 21-year-old son has confessed in their killings

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  NPR's Guy Raz is working on 'How I Built This' book

  October 31, 2018 18:15 IST

  NPR host Guy Raz is bringing his show to the world of books.

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  Trump stokes pre-election fear of immigrants to drive voters

  October 31, 2018 18:00 IST

  Trump escalates midterm immigration play with a week remaining in the midterm campaign

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  Cameroon defense minister warns foreigners against travel

  October 31, 2018 17:45 IST

  Cameroon's defense minister has called on all foreign nationals in the country's restive regions to be cautious after an American missionary died after being shot in the head amid fighting between armed separatists and soldiers the northwest

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  Rising prices, margins drive GM's third quarter

  October 31, 2018 17:45 IST

  General Motors swings to 3Q profit on higher car prices, truck sales

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  Indiana Senate candidates spar over abortion stances

  October 31, 2018 17:45 IST

  Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly is accusing his Republican rival Mike Braun of opposing abortion even in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency

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  Extreme political polarization weakens democracy – can the US avoid that fate?

  October 31, 2018 17:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jennifer Lynn McCoy, Georgia State University(THE CONVERSATION) The midterm elections are approaching during one of the most polarized moments in recent American politics. A collaborative research project I led on polarized democracies around the world examines the processes by which societies divide into political “tribes” and democracy is harmed. Based on a study of 11 countries

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  Israel defends Trump amid synagogue shooting criticism

  October 31, 2018 17:15 IST

  Israel's envoy to the memorial ceremonies for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims says it's "unfair and wrong" to link the tragedy to President Donald Trump

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  Syrian group documents Russian attacks on civilians

  October 31, 2018 16:45 IST

  A Syrian-led human rights group says it has documented more than 1,400 incidents in which Russian forces indiscriminately targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure in the three years since Moscow intervened in the civil war

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  Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason plans US tour in 2019

  October 31, 2018 16:45 IST

  Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason says he's planning to tour North America next year and perform some classic Floyd songs, but don't expect "Comfortably Numb" or "Another Brick in the Wall."