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Quantas Airlines Completes World's Longest Flight
The Australian airline logged the first non-stop commercial flight from New York to Sydney over the weekend. The flight took 19 hours and 16 minutes.
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NBA's New Season Opens Tuesday Night With 2 Games
This is the first NBA season in years that the Golden State Warriors aren't the favorites. Player trades and moves over the summer have moved several teams into contention.
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Morning News Brief
The U.S. is likely to keep some troops in northern Syria. The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is to testify in the impeachment inquiry. Justin Trudeau wins a second term as Canada's prime minister.
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Justin Trudeau Wins Reelection In Canadian Election
Prime Minister Trudeau won a second term in Canada's national elections Monday, losing the majority but still delivering strong results despite having been weakened by a series of scandals.
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Putin, Erdogan To Discuss Turkey's Offensive In Northern Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Turkey's president in Russia, as Putin cements his role as the main external power-broker in Syria.
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Netanyahu Drops Bid To Form Israeli Government Amid Political Deadlock
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a new government which means his rival Benny Gantz will now get the chance.
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Museums Face Pressure From Activists Over Dubious Financial Ties
New York's Museum of Modern Art reopened Monday after renovations. Protesters turned out to draw attention to the museum's finances, which they say includes tainted money.
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UN Conference Concerns Global Cigarette Smuggling
Cigarette smuggling has been the focus of a United Nations conference in New York this week.
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Two Former WorldCom Executives Arrested In Huge Accounting Scandal
Two former WorldCom executives were arrested this morning and will be arraigned today in connection with the multibillion-dollar accounting scandal at the company.
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Kurds Leave Northern Syria As Truce With Turkey Is Set To Expire
NPR's Noel King talks to Mona Yacoubian, formerly with the State Department and now with the U.S. Institute of Peace, about the pause in hostilities in northern Syria.
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Unusual Radar Activity Discovered At Minnesota Wildlife Refuge
Meteorologists got worried after they spotted a radar pattern at the Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Radar picked up 600,000 ducks that had been disturbed by people in airboats on the lake.
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School Photo Of 4th Grader In Hot Dog Suit Goes Viral
Kari Arsenault suggested her son wear the hot dog suit, an old Halloween costume, for his school photo. Jake wasn't convinced it was a good idea. His dad offered him $10 if he went through with it.