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U.S. urges countries to withdraw from U.N. treaty that would ban nuclear weapons|||U.S. urges countries to withdraw from U.N. treaty that would ban nuclear weapons (LATEST)

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U.S. urges countries to withdraw from U.N. treaty that would ban nuclear weapons World Oct 21 U.S. urges countries to withdraw from U.N. treaty that would ban nuclear weapons By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

(NPR) U.S. Blames Iran For Threatening Election Emails, Says Russia May Interfere Too

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U.S. Blames Iran For Threatening Election Emails, Says Russia May Interfere Too Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe during his earlier tenure in the House. He delivered a briefing on election threats on Wednesday evening. Gabriella Demczuk/AP hide caption toggle caption Gabriella Demczuk/AP 2020 Election: Secure Your Vote U.S. Blames Iran For Threatening Election Emails, Says Russia May Interfere Too The director of national intelligence and...

WATCH: U.S. officials say Iran sent emails intimidating American voters|||WATCH: U.S. officials say Russia and Iran have obtained voter info (LATEST)

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WATCH: U.S. officials say Iran sent emails intimidating American voters Politics Oct 21 WATCH: U.S. officials say Iran sent emails intimidating American voters By Frank Bajak, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

WATCH: NASA releases first images from OSIRIS-REx touchdown on asteroid|||WATCH: NASA releases first images from OSIRIS-REx touchdown on asteroid (LATEST)

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WATCH: NASA releases first images from OSIRIS-REx touchdown on asteroid Science Oct 21 WATCH: NASA releases first images from OSIRIS-REx touchdown on asteroid By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

How Barrett’ s confirmation could influence the fight over abortion access|||Harris, Trump campaign in North Carolina as Obama rallies Black voters (LATEST)

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How Barrett’s confirmation could influence the fight over abortion access Nation Oct 21 How Barrett’s confirmation could influence the fight over abortion access By Courtney Vinopal

WATCH LIVE: Senate Judiciary holds vote on Amy Coney Barrett as Democrats boycott|||WATCH LIVE: Senate Judiciary holds vote on Amy Coney Barrett as Democrats boycott (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Senate Judiciary holds vote on Amy Coney Barrett as Democrats boycott Politics Oct 21 WATCH LIVE: Senate Judiciary holds vote on Amy Coney Barrett as Democrats boycott By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds in-person rally in North Carolina|||WATCH LIVE: Trump holds in-person rally in North Carolina (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Trump holds in-person rally in North Carolina Politics Oct 21 WATCH LIVE: Trump holds in-person rally in North Carolina By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

How this reporter learned to love nosy questions|||How this reporter learned to love nosy questions (LATEST)

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How this reporter learned to love nosy questions Arts Oct 21 How this reporter learned to love nosy questions By Courtney Vinopal

Giuliani caught in hotel bedroom scene in new ‘ Borat’ film|||Giuliani caught in hotel bedroom scene in new ‘ Borat’ film (LATEST)

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Giuliani caught in hotel bedroom scene in new ‘Borat’ film Politics Oct 21 Giuliani caught in hotel bedroom scene in new ‘Borat’ film By Associated Press

(NPR) Google Lawsuit Marks End Of Washington's Love Affair With Big Tech

Google Lawsuit Marks End Of Washington's Love Affair With Big Tech Technology Google Lawsuit Marks End Of Washington's Love Affair With Big Tech The Justice Department's lawsuit against Google is the clearest sign yet of the 'Techlash' that has politicians on both sides of the aisle bristling at the power of Silicon Valley.

How even a casual brush with the law can permanently mar a young man’s life – especially if he’s Black|||Brazil’s Bolsonaro rejects Chinese COVID-19 vaccine (LATEST)

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How even a casual brush with the law can permanently mar a young man's life – especially if he's Black Nation Oct 21 How even a casual brush with the law can permanently mar a young man's life – especially if he's Black By Gary Painter, The Conversation

Brazil’ s Bolsonaro rejects Chinese COVID-19 vaccine|||Brazil’ s Bolsonaro rejects Chinese COVID-19 vaccine (LATEST)

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rejects Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Health Oct 21 Brazil’s Bolsonaro rejects Chinese COVID-19 vaccine By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

Lawsuit says Trump administration ignored risk of huge spills to endangered species|||Lawsuit says Trump administration ignored risk of huge spills to endangered species (LATEST)

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Lawsuit says Trump administration ignored risk of huge spills to endangered species Nation Oct 21 Lawsuit says Trump administration ignored risk of huge spills to endangered species By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press

Armenian Prime Minister sees no way to settle conflict through diplomacy|||Armenian Prime Minister sees no way to settle conflict through diplomacy (LATEST)

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Armenian Prime Minister sees no way to settle conflict through diplomacy World Oct 21 Armenian Prime Minister sees no way to settle conflict through diplomacy By Avet Demourian, Associated Press

Worsening opioid crisis overshadowed in presidential race|||WATCH LIVE: Barack Obama holds his first in-person event for Joe Biden (LATEST)

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Worsening opioid crisis overshadowed in presidential race Nation Oct 21 Worsening opioid crisis overshadowed in presidential race By Farnoush Amiri, Report for America, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

WATCH LIVE: Barack Obama holds his first in-person event for Joe Biden|||WATCH LIVE: Barack Obama holds his first in-person event for Joe Biden (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Barack Obama holds his first in-person event for Joe Biden Politics Oct 21 WATCH LIVE: Barack Obama holds his first in-person event for Joe Biden By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

WATCH LIVE: Pence speaks at campaign rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire|||WATCH LIVE: Pence speaks at campaign rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Pence speaks at campaign rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire Politics Oct 21 WATCH LIVE: Pence speaks at campaign rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire By Candice Norwood

(NPR) Anxious Democrats Don't Trust Biden's Lead. His Campaign Is Fine With That

Anxious Democrats Don't Trust Biden's Lead. His Campaign Is Fine With That Elections Anxious Democrats Don't Trust Biden's Lead. His Campaign Is Fine With That After 2016, nothing will make Democrats feel secure in the final weeks of a presidential election. For Joe Biden's campaign, which doesn't want voters to be complacent, the anxiety is OK.

Stampede kills 11 Afghans seeking visas to leave country|||Smallest crowd in over a century attends World Series opener (LATEST)

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Stampede kills 11 Afghans seeking visas to leave country World Oct 21 Stampede kills 11 Afghans seeking visas to leave country By Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press

Smallest crowd in over a century attends World Series opener|||Smallest crowd in over a century attends World Series opener (LATEST)

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Smallest crowd in over a century attends World Series opener Nation Oct 21 Smallest crowd in over a century attends World Series opener By Ronald Blum, Associated Press

WATCH LIVE: Sen. Kamala Harris makes campaign stop in Asheville, N.C.|||Justice Department says OxyContin maker will plead guilty to 3 criminal charges (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Sen. Kamala Harris makes campaign stop in Asheville, N.C. Politics Oct 21 WATCH LIVE: Sen. Kamala Harris makes campaign stop in Asheville, N.C. By Candice Norwood

Justice Department says OxyContin maker will plead guilty to 3 criminal charges|||WATCH LIVE: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds news conference (LATEST)

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Justice Department says OxyContin maker will plead guilty to 3 criminal charges Nation Oct 21 Justice Department says OxyContin maker will plead guilty to 3 criminal charges By Michael Balsamo, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

(NPR) Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over Oxycontin Sales

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Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over Oxycontin Sales Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in downtown Stamford, April 2, 2019 in Stamford, Conn. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, have faced hundreds of lawsuits for the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans over the past 20 years. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images National Purdu...

WATCH LIVE: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds news conference|||WATCH LIVE: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds news conference (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds news conference Nation Oct 21 WATCH LIVE: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds news conference By Candice Norwood

Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire in Lagos|||Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire in Lagos (LATEST)

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Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire in Lagos World Oct 21 Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire in Lagos By Sam Olukoya, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film|||Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film (LATEST)

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Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film World Oct 21 Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film By Associated Press

Pope reverts to mask-less old ways amid surging coronavirus infections|||Pope reverts to mask-less old ways amid surging coronavirus infections (LATEST)

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Pope reverts to mask-less old ways amid surging coronavirus infections World Oct 21 Pope reverts to mask-less old ways amid surging coronavirus infections By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Report: Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects|||Report: Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects (LATEST)

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Report: Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects Politics Oct 21 Report: Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects By Associated Press

Amy Coney Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-LGBTQ policies|||Amy Coney Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-LGBTQ policies (LATEST)

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Amy Coney Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-LGBTQ policies Politics Oct 21 Amy Coney Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-LGBTQ policies By Associated Press

Amy Coney Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies|||Amy Coney Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies (LATEST)

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Amy Coney Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies Politics Oct 21 Amy Coney Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies By Associated Press

(NPR) The Final Biden-Trump Debate Is Thursday. Here's What You Need To Know

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The Final Biden-Trump Debate Is Thursday. Here's What You Need To Know Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Trump will have their final debate on Thursday. Caroline Amenabar/NPR; Gage Skidmore/Flickr hide caption toggle caption Caroline Amenabar/NPR; Gage Skidmore/Flickr Elections The Final Biden-Trump Debate Is Thursday. Here's What You Need To Know The debate likely marks President Trump's last chance to reach a massive a...