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Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont addresses the media after a ceremony commemorating the 77th anniversary of the death of Catalan leader Lluis Companys at the Montjuic Cemetery in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday.

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Spain Moves To Strip Catalonia's Autonomy After Secession Showdown

4:37am October 19, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Spain said it would invoke a constitutional clause allowing it to impose direct rule over semi-autonomous Catalonia after the region's leader refused to categorically renounce independence.

Democrats Question Attorney General Sessions On Russia At Senate Judiciary Committee

5:48pm October 18, 2017

by Ryan Lucas

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. There was no shortage of topics discussed — from police oversight and voting rights litigation to protections for the LGBT community and the administration's travel ban. But Democrats repeatedly pushed him on one topic in particular — Russia.

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Daphne Caruana Galizia, seen earlier this year outside a courthouse in Malta. A car bomb killed the journalist Tuesday.

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'Now That She Has Been Killed, Who Will Ensure That Justice Will Prevail?'

8:13pm October 17, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The killing of Maltese reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia has drawn international condemnation. "My mother was assassinated," her son said.

Russian Cyber Trolls Watched 'House Of Cards' To Understand U.S. Politics

5:01pm October 17, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Yahoo News chief investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff about how Russian trolls were ordered to watch Neflix's House of Cards show to understand Americans and U.S. politics.

Sports Lesson: Don't Let Up Until The Game Is Officially Over

6:08am October 17, 2017

Bosnian soccer team Bosna Visoko was down by 1. As the other team intentionally ran out the clock, Bosna Visoko sat down on the field. The other team took advantage of that and scored 2 goals.

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Police and forensic experts inspect the wreckage of a car bomb believed to have killed journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia close to her home in Bidnija, Malta, on Monday. The force of the blast broke her car into several pieces, witnesses said.

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Daphne Caruana Galizia, Top Investigative Reporter In Malta, Killed By Car Bomb

6:39pm October 16, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Caruana Galizia, who revealed the secrets of the wealthy, powerful and corrupt on her widely read blog, died Monday after her car exploded. She had recently been digging into the Panama Papers.

A woman stands as waves crash against the sea wall at Penzance, southwestern England, as the remnants of Ophelia begin to hit parts of the U.K. and Ireland.

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At Least 3 Killed As Historic Storm Ophelia Hits Ireland, Turns U.K. Skies Red

2:17pm October 16, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The remnants of post-tropical cyclone Ophelia hit parts of Ireland with wind gusts of more than 90 miles per hour. The storm knocked out power to some 360,000 customers.

Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont attends a ceremony commemorating the 77th anniversary of the death of Catalan leader Lluis Companys at the Montjuic Cemetery in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday.

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Catalan Leader Triggers Showdown With Spain Over Independence

8:33am October 16, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Catalonia's President Carles Puigdemont failed to clarify the region's stand on independence in a letter to Spain's prime minister — a move that Madrid has threatened will end the region's autonomy.

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Catalan Leader Fails To Clarify Stand On Independence

7:24am October 16, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to reporter Lucia Benavides about the separatist leader who was supposed to give a simple yes or no answer to the question "have you declared independence in Catalonia."

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After Coalition Talks, Kurz Expected To Be Austria's Next Prime Minister

7:24am October 16, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

No party won a majority but Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, 31, is poised to head the government following tough coalition government negotiations.

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