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MON, 10/28/2019

Monday, October 28, 2019

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Firefighters try to save a home on Tigertail Road from the Getty fire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/ Christian Monterrosa)

California wildfires erupt in LA, burn in wine country

Firefighters are battling wildfires north of San Francisco and in western neighborhoods of Los Angeles, trying to beat back flames that have forced thousands to flee their homes
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a dinner marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. BEIJING (AP) - China's ruling Communist Party is holding a key meeting amid a drastically slowing economy, ongoing protests in Hong Kong and pushback abroad against Beijing's global ambitions. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China's Communists hold key meeting amid rising challenges

China's ruling Communist Party is holding a key meeting this week amid a drastically slowing economy, ongoing protests in Hong Kong and pushback abroad against Beijing's global ambitions
FILE- In this file photo from Friday, June 28, 2019, Ashlyn Myers of the Coalition for Life St. Louis waves to a Planned Parenthood staff member. The fate of Missouri's only abortion clinic is at stake starting Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, when a member of the state's Administrative Hearing Commission will begin hearing arguments over whether the clinic can keep its abortion license. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File)

Hearing begins on fate of Missouri's lone abortion clinic

Patient safety at Missouri's only abortion clinic is the point of contention at a state administrative hearing that will decide if the clinic can remain open.
An Illinois state lawmaker has been arrested on a federal public corruption charge, becoming the latest top state Democrat targeted by federal prosecutors.

Illinois lawmaker from Chicago faces federal public corruption charge

An Illinois state lawmaker has been arrested on a federal public corruption charge, becoming the latest top state Democrat targeted by federal prosecutors.
People look at a destroyed houses near the village of Barisha, in Idlib province, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, after an operation by the U.S. military which targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group. President Donald Trump says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead after a U.S. military operation in Syria targeted the Islamic State group leader. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi
The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 in Washington. Trump says Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died after running into a dead-end tunnel and igniting an explosive vest, killing himself and three of his young children, (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Islamic State still poses a threat after al-Baghdadi's death
Eliminating the Islamic State group's elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for leaving Syria, but the US military campaign against extremists is far from finished
A bullet hole fragments the window of a building, from a recent shootout in Culiacan, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. The physical scars of the Oct. 17 gunbattles _ what's come to be known as 'black Thursday' by residents of Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa and a stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel long led by Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán _ are beginning to heal, but residents are still coming to grips with the worst cartel violence in recent memory. (AP Photo/Augusto Zurita)
Mexico's Culiacan tries to regroup after fierce gunbattles
Shattered windows from a prolonged shootout between gangsters and Mexican security forces have been replaced, and bullet holes plastered over, but the city of Culiacan is still coming to grips with the most shocking eruption of cartel violence in years
Wes Studi accepts an honorary award at the Governors Awards on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Stars advocate for progress at honorary Oscars event
Stars advocated for progress at honorary Oscars event, where awards hopefuls and film legends mingled
Senior Thai Commerce Ministry Keerati Rushchano talks to the media after a press conference at the Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, in Nonthaburi province. Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Thai officials have said that plans by the United States to end preferential trade privileges on a range of imports from Thailand were not unexpected, and would seek talks with Washington on the matter. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thailand to seek talks with US on trade privileges loss
Thailand to seek talks with US on loss of trade privileges for $1.3B in exports
In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 photo, a woman who goes by the single name "Mary" takes a rest after receiving a tattoo in Hong Kong. Tattoo artist Mike Chan drew the image of a Hong Kong protester clad in protective gear on Mary's thigh. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Hong Kong protesters use skin and ink to support movement
While groups of hardcore protesters tangling with riot police have become the movement's most visible symbol, others are getting tattoos to show their support
Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook shows lorry driver Maurice Robinson, 25, on a video-link at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court, England, Monday Oct. 28, 2019. Authorities found 39 people dead in a truck in an industrial park in England on Wednesday and arrested the driver on suspicion of murder in one of Britain's worst human-smuggling tragedies. (Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP)
39 victims: Families wait for news in UK truck tragedy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has honored the 39 victims who died in a container as the truck driver made his first court appearance after being charged with manslaughter and conspiracy
In this Oct. 27, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Air Force, the Air Force's X-37B successfully lands at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Merritt Island in Brevard County, Fla., following a record-breaking two-year mission. (U.S. Air Force via AP)
Air Force's mystery space plane lands, ends 2-year mission
The Air Force's mystery space plane is back on Earth, following a record-breaking two-year mission.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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