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Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023.

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  • Latin America

Brazil starts blocking social media platform X amid a dispute with Elon Musk

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country.

August 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A person walks by the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery, London.

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  • Europe

Donor's note trashing design of pillars he funded at London's National Gallery is found

Lord Sainsbury didn’t like the design of the wing his family funded. He paid for it though, and slipped a 1990 letter into a pillar during construction. Construction workers found it 33 years later.

August 30, 2024
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  • Lauren Frayer
GPB News NPR

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  • Sports

Two of tennis' biggest names are knocked out of the U.S. Open in the 2nd round

The final Grand Slam of the year isn't lacking in drama. Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz lost to no. 74 Botic van de Zandschulp in a stunning upset, while Naomi Osaka's comeback hopes were dashed.

August 30, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Former chief editor Chung Pui-kuen, right, and former acting editor Patrick Lam, left, of the now-defunct independent media outlet Stand News leave the court on the last day of the publication's sedition trial closing statements in Hong Kong on June 28, 2023.

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  • Asia

A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case

The editors had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious publications. They face up to two years in prison and a fine. They were given bail pending sentencing on Sept. 26.

August 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
This photo released by the Norwegian Police shows the Viking ship replica, called Naddodd, moored at the quay in Måløy, Norway, on Wednesday, after it capsized earlier this week off Norway's coast.

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  • World

An American researcher drowns after a Viking replica ship sinks off Norway's coast

A Viking replica ship capsized several days into its journey from the Faroe Islands to Norway. Five crew members survived, but researcher Karla Dana, 29, drowned. She was the lone American on board.

August 30, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
GPB News NPR

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  • News

Key moments from Harris' extended TV interview. And, Trump voices support for IVF

Vice President Harris gave her first interview since entering the presidential race. Here's what she had to say. And, former President Donald Trump voices support for reproductive rights.

August 30, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
In this photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024, the Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Ukraine says one of its Western-donated F-16 warplanes has crashed

The crash was the first reported loss of an F-16 in Ukraine, where they arrived at the end of last month. At least six of the warplanes are believed to have been delivered.

August 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Palestinians carry their belongings on their way to migrate for safer areas following the Israeli army's warning to evacuate the Dawa Faculty of the Ministry of Endowments in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on Monday.

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  • Middle East

The U.S. urges major changes to Israel's evacuations in Gaza, a leaked memo says

In an internal memo obtained by NPR, U.S. officials warn that Israel's "drastically increased" evacuation orders in Gaza have further displaced Palestinians and could debilitate aid efforts.

August 29, 2024
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  • Kat Lonsdorf,
  • Daniel Estrin,
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Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2017.

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  • Technology

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov indicted in France

The Russian-born tech billionaire was arrested by French authorities on Saturday. Prosecutors in Paris had been questioning him in connection with an investigation focused on drug trafficking

August 28, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
A Seagull electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD for test driving is parked outside a showroom in Beijing on April 10. The tiny, low-priced electric vehicle called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China. But it drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals U.S.-made electric vehicles that cost three times as much. Tariffs on imported Chinese vehicles probably will keep the S…

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  • Business

What Biden’s tariffs on Chinese EVs and other products mean for U.S. consumers, jobs

President Biden and former President Donald Trump have both embraced tariffs on foreign imports. We asked economist Sanjay Patnaik of the nonpartisan Brookings Institution what tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other products mean for the U.S.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Obed Manuel and
  • Michel Martin
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris stands ready for the 2024 Paralympic Games.

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  • Sports

Paralympics 2024: When, who and how to watch the Paris games

The Paralympics kick off in Paris on Wednesday and run through Sept. 8. Thousands of athletes from a record number of countries will compete across 22 sports. Here's what to know and how to watch.

August 28, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Israeli armoured vehicles move on a street during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Israel launches large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank, killing 9 Palestinians

An Israeli military spokesperson said the nine Palestinians killed in the operation were all militants, and that another five suspected militants were arrested.

August 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
U.S. Army soldiers stand next to trucks arriving loaded with humanitarian aid at the U.S.-built floating pier Trident before reaching the beach on the coast of the Gaza Strip, June 25, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warning it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says

President Biden ordered a temporary pier be built to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza despite expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to pull off, according to a USAID report.

August 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi, 52, sits in a room at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel, after Israeli forces say he was found alone in a tunnel in Gaza.

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  • Middle East

Israel says it rescued a hostage found alone in an underground tunnel in Gaza

Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was taken to a hospital in Israel, where members of his large Bedouin Arab family gathered around his bedside in a joyful reunion.

August 27, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Demonstrators with signs reading "Grandmas against the far-right" protest against right-wing extremism and racism at the Deutzer Werft shipyard in Cologne, Germany, June 1.

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  • World

Germany's grandmothers take on the far-right ahead of key state elections

Ahead of Sunday's vote, senior women in Germany's east are reaching out to supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany to try to change minds. They say they receive some support — and abuse.

August 27, 2024
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  • Esme Nicholson
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