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After Seoul’s Halloween tragedy, South Koreans are searching for answers – NPR

After Seoul’s Halloween tragedy, South Koreans are searching for answers  NPR Police Reveal Chilling New Details About Seoul Stampede  NBC News South Korea investigates Halloween crush that killed more than 150, including 2 Americans  CBS Mornings Seoul Halloween Crowd Crush Is Test for

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Woman stabbed to death in Herzliya; husband arrested

Police dispatched to scene after passerby reports looking through a window and seeing a woman lying on floor and walls sprayed with blood

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How to make an ofrenda for Día de Muertos

Día de Muertos is a Mexican holiday that commemorates loved ones who have died. It is believed their spirits return to their families, who put up ofrendas, or altars, on Nov. 1. (Image credit: Fernando Llano/AP)

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Bolsonaro remains silent after Brazil presidential election loss – CNN

Bolsonaro remains silent after Brazil presidential election loss  CNN Lula Returns as Bolsonaro Contests Brazil’s Election  Voice of America The Guardian view on Lula’s comeback: good for Brazil and the world  The Guardian Opinion | Why Bolsonaro’s stunning loss should give humans a

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With ‘Foster,’ Claire Keegan asks that readers look outward

More than most books four times its size, Foster does several of the things we ask of great literature: It expands our world, diverting our attention outward, and it opens up our hearts and minds. (Image credit: Grover Press)

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Iran’s Guard Corps video threatens drone strikes on Israeli, US, dissident targets

While such clips are not uncommon, the threat posed by Iranian drones in the Middle East and Europe seems to be on the rise

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Response to crowd surge at Seoul Halloween party was ‘insufficient,’ police admit

At least 156 mostly young people were killed in crush late Saturday at the first post-pandemic Halloween party in popular Itaewon nightlife district

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Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here’s why that matters

In Iowa’s competitive 3rd Congressional District, candidates and voters are talking about the same issues as those everywhere else. That’s part of a long-growing pattern. (Image credit: Danielle Kurtzleben/NPR)

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Florida is poised to change the way it imposes the death sentence in trials

Florida is poised to change how it imposes the death penalty following a jury’s decision to recommend life without parole for the gunman who killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland.

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Netanyahu eyes a comeback as Israel votes in fifth election in four years

Israelis go to the polls today in their fifth election in less than four years.

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