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An octopus named Oktavius swims in Berlin's Sealife aquarium, July 20, 2021, marking his first birthday. The young octopus' tentacles spanned about two meters.

A seafood firm wants to farm octopus. Activists say they're too smart for that

5:13pm February 07, 2024

by Bill Chappell

Octopuses are seen as smart and solitary. A seafood company plans to farm them commercially. Octopus garden? Sure. Octopus farm? No way, say the animal's advocates.

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard on the side of a road for security, ahead of Feb. 8 general elections, in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.

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Deadly bombings strike Pakistan the day before parliamentary elections

4:17pm February 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul-Haq-Kakar denounced the bombings in Baluchistan, and conveyed his condolences to the families of those who died.

Houthi fighters stage a rally in support of the Palestinians in Gaza and against the U.S.-led airstrikes on Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Jan. 29.

The U.S. is demanding Iran rein in its proxy groups. Is that actually possible?

11:25am February 07, 2024

When the U.S. launched airstrikes over the past week in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the idea was to send a message to another country: Iran.

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40 years later, a good Samaritan finds lost wallet in a bathroom in a mall in Toronto

5:44am February 07, 2024

Andrew Medley tracked down Vanessa Austin, the owner's daughter, and delivered it before going home to Detroit. In the wallet: photos and the documents that got the family from El Salvador to Canada.

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Farmers make barricades after blocking a highway during a protest near Mollerussa, northeast Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.

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European Union scraps pesticide proposal in another concession to protesting farmers

1:48am February 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

The European Union shelved an anti-pesticide proposal Tuesday in another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc.

Senegal's presidential election is delayed amid unrest

6:24pm February 06, 2024

by Ayen Bior

In Senegal, a delayed presidential election is causing concern for the future of its democracy. The delay was ratified in parliament amidst scenes of chaos — scenes that were mirrored on the streets.

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The U.S. is demanding Iran rein in its proxy groups. Is that actually possible?

6:24pm February 06, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Norman Roule, a veteran of the CIA and former mission manager for Iran for the Director of National Intelligence, about the so-called "Axis of Resistance."

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Biden speaks about border and Ukraine aid

6:04pm February 06, 2024

by Asma Khalid

President Biden speaks about the Senate compromise on border policy and Ukraine aid — a plan that appears to be in peril.

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President Biden pauses in remarks in the State Dining Room on Feb. 6. Biden urged Congress to pass a Senate compromise bill with funding for the border, Ukraine and other national security priorities.

Biden tells Republicans to 'show some spine,' buck Trump, and back border bill

5:34pm February 06, 2024

by Asma Khalid

President Biden said it seems like the bill with funding for the border, Ukraine and other national security issues will fail. He vowed to make that failure an election issue.

There are some positive signs in the effort toward an Israel-Hamas ceasefire

5:27pm February 06, 2024

by Greg Myre

Hamas is responding to a ceasefire proposal in a "generally positive" way, Qatari mediators say — but there are still major sticking points.

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