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Man accused of killing a Ugandan Olympian by setting her on fire, dies of burn wounds

3:35pm September 10, 2024

Fellow athletes say that the tragic death of Rebecca Cheptegei, who was reportedly set on fire, highlights an unsettling trend of violence against female runners in particular and women overall.

Israel Conducts Airstrikes in Gaza That Hamas Says Kills Dozens

An Israeli strike on a Gaza humanitarian zone kills at least 19

3:10pm September 10, 2024

The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hamas command and control center in al-Muwasi, west of Khan Younis, and killed three Hamas commanders in the strike. Hamas did not confirm the deaths.

Mexico's Senate just approved changing the constitution. Here's what you need to know

1:56pm September 10, 2024

The constitutional reform is controversial because it completely remakes Mexico's judiciary. One side says it will end corruption, the other that it will end judicial independence.

Guide to vital Harris-Trump debate. And, bodycam vid shows NFL star's traffic stop

7:53am September 10, 2024

Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump face off tonight in their one-and-only scheduled debate. And, police bodycam video of NFL star Tyreek Hill's shows escalated traffic stop.

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Is Israel's prime minister being too stubborn for a cease-fire deal, hostage release?

7:17am September 10, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Gal Hirsch, Israel's coordinator for captives and the missing, following the killings of six Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

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Jordanians Vote In Parliamentary Elections

Jordanian voters go to polls amid fears of a wider war

7:02am September 10, 2024

For the first time, political parties in Jordan are enabled to play a bigger role, relying on their platforms, amid fears of a wider war in the region.

Tony Blair urges leaders to ignore 'waves of populist opinion'

5:00am September 10, 2024

Tony Blair's On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century is the political leadership guide he says he would have wanted in 1997, at the start of his 10-year tenure as British prime minister.

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Morning news brief

3:56am September 10, 2024

by A Martínez

The Harris-Trump debate is tonight. Palestinians say dozens are killed from an Israeli strike in a Gaza safe zone. Bodycam footage shows Miami-Dade Police forcibly handling Dolphins star Tyreek Hill.

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Dozens killed from an Israeli strike in a Gaza humanitarian zone, Palestinians say

2:13am September 10, 2024

Tuesday's strike was among the deadliest strikes yet in a sprawl of crowded tent camps along the Gaza coast that Israel designated as a humanitarian zone for hundreds of thousands of civilians.

Palestinians march to honour Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, in Nablus

U.S. urges Israel to swiftly investigate killing of American woman in West Bank

5:24pm September 09, 2024

The State Department urged Israel to move quickly to investigate the death of a U.S. woman during a protest against Israeli settlements in the West Bank last week. Eyewitnesses said she was shot in the head by Israeli forces policing the protest. Israeli authorities have said they are investigating the incident.