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An advertisement in Mexico City for the referendum called by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, scheduled for Sunday.

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Here's why Mexico's president is launching a vote to recall himself

5:02am April 09, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

While recalls are a common political tool, normally it's the opponents of an unpopular leader who favor a recall. But Sunday's referendum is the president's own idea. And he's expected to win.

Will Smith cannot attend any Academy events or programs after slapping Chris Rock.

The Academy bans Will Smith for 10 years for Chris Rock slap

8:30pm April 08, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

In a statement, Academy president David Rubin said Will Smith's behavior was unacceptable and harmful.

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French voters will decide whether to give Macron a 3rd term this weekend

6:06pm April 08, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

French voters go to the polls this weekend to decide whether to give president Emmanuel Macron a third term. He's in the lead, but far right leader Marine Le Pen is right behind and closing the gap.

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Former Goldman Sachs executive Roger Ng (center) leaves Brooklyn federal court with attorney Marc Agnifilo on May 6, 2019, in New York. On Friday, Ng was convicted of bribery and other corruption charges accusing him of participating in a $4.5 billion sch

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A former Goldman Sachs banker is found guilty in a plot to loot Malaysia's 1MDB fund

5:53pm April 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Roger Ng was convicted in a New York federal court of bribery and other corruption charges accusing him of participating in a $4.5 billion scheme to ransack the Malaysian state investment fund.

A view of the scene after a missile strike on a railway station on Friday in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. At least 50 people were killed, according to Ukrainian officials who accused Russia of attacking a key evacuation hub.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 8)

5:01pm April 08, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russian troops left death and destruction behind in Borodyanka, Ukraine

4:53pm April 08, 2022

All week, the world's attention has been focused on the death and destruction that's been discovered in towns north of Kyiv, after Russian forces withdrew. One of those towns: Borodyanka.

A curfew in Peru prompts backlash — and questions over presidential leadership

4:53pm April 08, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Peru-based journalist Jacqueline Fowks about protests in the country over inflation and President Pedro Castillo's reaction to them.

Israeli security forces search for assailants near the scene of a shooting attack in Tel Aviv, on Thursday.

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A third victim in the Tel Aviv shooting dies and security forces kill the gunman

4:43pm April 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Thursday evening shooting in a downtown area packed with people in bars and restaurants caused scenes of mass panic in the heart of the city. It was the fourth deadly attack in three weeks.

Thousands of Ukrainian refugees arrive at U.S.-Mexico Border

4:34pm April 08, 2022

by Adrian Florido

Thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war have come to the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, where immigration agents are letting them into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.

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Ukraine says a Russian missile hit a train station, killing at least 50

4:20pm April 08, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

A Russian missile strike on a train station in Eastern Ukraine has left at least 50 dead. People in that part of the country are looking at how to prepare for further attacks.

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