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15-Year-Old Computer Whiz Who Died In 2006 Could Become 1st Millennial Saint

Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who devoted his last years to the Catholic Church after being diagnosed with leukemia, was beatified at the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi on Saturday.

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'Auctions Are Everywhere': 2020 Economics Nobel Goes To 2 Americans

Stanford Professors Win Nobel In Economics For Understanding And Designing Auctions

October 12, 2020 • The $1.1 million prize goes to Stanford professors Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson for advancing knowledge of how buyers and sellers behave.

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Kim Jong Un Puts New Missiles On Display At Military Parade In North Korea

October 10, 2020 • The North Korean leader unveiled what appeared to be an upgraded and enlarged version of the Hwasong-15, an intercontinental ballistic missile thought to be capable of hitting the U.S.

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THE INDICATOR FROM PLANET MONEY

WFH From Barbados

October 9, 2020 • The Barbados economy depends on tourism, so travel restrictions have been devastating. But the island nation has come up with an innovative stopgap: A visa that lets visitors work remotely from Barbados for a year.

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Spanish Government Orders State of Emergency In Madrid Region As COVID-19 Cases Rise

October 9, 2020 • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made the declaration to overcome objections by local officials to new lockdown rules. The restrictions "create chaos," said Isabel Díaz Ayuso, Madrid's president.

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Nobel Peace Prize Goes To The Dog (aka The Mascot Of WFP)

October 9, 2020 • The U.N. World Food Programme has a canine mascot named Foxtrot. Reports are that the pooch is rolling over with joy at the news of the prize.

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China Joins WHO-Led Global Coronavirus Vaccine Effort As U.S. Sits It Out

October 9, 2020 • The Chinese foreign ministry said it took this step "to uphold the concept of a shared community of health for all and to honor its commitment to turn COVID-19 vaccines into a global public good."

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'I Don't Want This Fate For My Children': Lebanese Leave Amid Growing Crisis

October 9, 2020 • Dangerous sea crossings are occurring in unprecedented numbers. "I can't believe that we've become that country where people feel like they have to escape," says a Lebanese software engineer.

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Portraits Of Resilience: How 19 Women Around The Globe Face The Pandemic

October 9, 2020 • Women often bear a heavier burden at times of crisis. They take care of the kids, the house, the survival of families. NPR photographed and interviewed 19 women over 3 weeks. Here are their stories.

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Nobel Peace Prize Is Awarded To World Food Programme

October 9, 2020 • Honoring the humanitarian group, the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo cites the "need for international solidarity."

Singapore Will Launch Cruises Again, But With No Destinations

October 8, 2020 • In order to keep crew and passengers safe amid the coronavirus pandemic, the ships will make no stops and simply return to the port they came from.

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Good News Story: Nigerian Irish Teen Girls Win Prize For Dementia App

October 8, 2020 • They faced bias against women in science. They faced racism because their families come from Africa. And they triumphed in a competition to develop a problem-solving app!

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VIDEO: Australian Surfer Narrowly Escapes Shark After He Was Alerted By Drone

October 8, 2020 • Drone footage captures the moment a more-than-6-foot shark circles a surfer, coming only inches away from him. It's possible that the drone noise scared the animal away.

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A Voice Of Iran, Master Singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Has Died

October 8, 2020 • With a voice by turns soaring and haunting, Shajarian was considered one of his nation's treasures — and then ran afoul of the regime. He died Thursday in Tehran at age 80.

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'To Protect Myself And My Family': Saudi Critics Abroad Fear Long Reach Of The Crown

October 8, 2020 • The Saudi government is accused of continuing to track down and threaten dissidents and other rivals who are living as far away as Canada and the United States.

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Nobel Prize In Literature Awarded To U.S. Poet Louise Glück

October 8, 2020 • The 2020 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to U.S. poet Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal."

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2 Men Found Guilty For Aiding Mall Attack In Kenya That Left 67 Dead

October 7, 2020 • A Kenyan court found two suspects guilty and acquitted another for their roles in the 2013 attack. The men were charged with conspiring to commit terrorism and aiding a terrorist group.

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Golden Dawn: Greek Court Delivers Landmark Verdicts Against Neo-Nazi Party

October 7, 2020 • The court ruled Golden Dawn is a criminal organization. Huge crowds massed outside the courtroom, waving banners that read "Nazis in Prison." The crowds roared after each guilty verdict was announced.

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McAfee Founder Accused Of Evading Taxes While Allegedly Earning Millions

October 7, 2020 • John McAfee was arrested in Spain and now faces extradition to the U.S. Prosecutors say he didn't file tax returns from 2014 to 2018, and concealed millions of dollars through various methods.

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