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Saturday, September 21, 2019

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FILE — This September 2014 file photo shows Ulrich Klopfer. Officials whose offices are investigating the discovery of more than 2,200 medically preserved fetal remains at an Illinois house of Dr. Klopfer who performed abortions for decades in Indiana. Klopfer died earlier this month.

Will County abortion doctor had more than 2,000 fetal remains at his home. Authorities need help investigating.

Authorities are encouraging women who might be linked to fetal remains found at an abortion doctor's home in Will County to come forward.
In this photo provided by Peter Sacco, a crowd gathers at a cordoned-off intersection near a shooting Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in a Washington D.C. neighborhood. Police say one man was killed and five other adults were wounded in a shooting in the courtyard of an apartment complex near Columbia Heights Metro Station in the nation's capital. (Peter Sacco via AP)

2 shootings in DC kill at least 1, wound another 8

In the nation's capital, one man was killed and five other adults were wounded in one shooting, and three were wounded in another
In this Oct. 13, 2016, photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Col. Todd Hohn, foreground, and pilots assigned to the 97th Air Mobility Wing are briefed on an exercise at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Hohn, now a pilot for FedEx, was detained in Guangzhou, China, on Sept. 12, 2019, before boarding a commercial flight. The company said Thursday, Sept. 19, that he was later released, and it's working with Chinese authorities to understand what happened. (Airman 1st Class Kirby Turbak/U.S. Air Force via AP)

China: FedEx pilot suspected of 'smuggling weapons'

Chinese spokesman says detained FedEx pilot under investigation on suspicion of 'smuggling weapons and ammunition.'
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the media in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Trudeau's campaign was hit Wednesday by the publication of a yearbook photo showing him in brownface makeup at a 2001 costume party. The prime minister apologized and said "it was a dumb thing to do." (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

AP Explains: Brownface part of racist face makeup history

AP Explains: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's scandal is bringing attention to the use of brownface, a practice that scholars say white people have been using for years to demean minorities
Facebook says it has suspended tens of thousands of apps made by about 400 developers as part of an investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Starting in March 2018, Facebook started looking into the apps that have access to its users’ data. The probe came after revelations that data mining firm Cambridge Analytica used ill-gotten data from millions of Facebook users through an app, then used the data to try to influence U.S. elections.
Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps following data investigation
Facebook revealed Friday that it had suspended "tens of thousands" of apps that may have mishandled users' personal data, part of an investigation sparked by the social media giant's entanglement with Cambridge Analytica.
FILE - In this April 24, 2019, photo, American Airlines aircraft are shown parked at their gates at Miami International Airport in Miami. A former American Airlines mechanic who prosecutors say may have some links to terrorists is due to enter a plea to charges that he sabotaged an aircraft with 150 people aboard. An arraignment hearing is set Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, for 60-year-old Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani in Miami federal court. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Mechanic due to enter plea in airliner sabotage case
A former American Airlines mechanic who prosecutors say may have some links to terrorists is due to enter a plea to charges that he sabotaged an aircraft with 150 people aboard
The German icebreaker and research vessel Polarstern at shore in Tromso, Norway, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2019. Scientists from more than a dozen nations are preparing to launch the biggest and most complex research expedition ever attempted in the central Arctic. About 100 researchers will set sail Friday from Tromso, Norway, aboard the German icebreaker Polarstern in an effort to understand how climate change is affecting the Arctic and regions beyond. (Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Scientists prepare for year-long expedition to Arctic center
Scientists from more than a dozen nations are preparing to launch the biggest and most complex research expedition ever attempted in the central Arctic
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
US military to present several options to Trump on Iran
The Pentagon will present a broad range of military options to President Donald Trump on Friday as he considers how to respond to what administration officials say was an unprecedented Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia's oil industry
FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, Indian workers prepare packing of clutch buttons at an auto component manufacturing factory on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Asian shares advanced Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, and India’s benchmark jumped 5.4% after the government announced plans to cut corporate taxes. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
India cuts corporate taxes to counter slowing growth
The Indian government has cut most corporate taxes to about 25% from 30% to help boost growth and encourage investment
From left, Alex Clark, Carolyn Milner, Audrie Clark and Lucinda Clark dance near their car outside of the Storm Area 51 Basecamp event Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Hiko, Nev. The event was inspired by the "Storm Area 51" internet hoax. (AP Photo/John Locher)
The Latest: Earthling visitors dwindling at Area 51 event
Earthling visitors are dwindling at an "Alienstock" festival in the remote Nevada desert, and the lights are off where an evening music program was canceled at "Area 51 Basecamp"
Authorities work the scene where at least four people were killed in a tour bus crash near Bryce Canyon National Park, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Utah. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP)
4 Chinese tourists killed in Utah bus accident identified
Authorities on Saturday identified the four Chinese tourists killed in a bus crash in southern Utah, and the tour group is dispatching employees from China to help those injured
Stephanie Salgado poses with her cape during the lighting of the Bat signal commemorating Batman's 80th anniversary in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
Holy anniversary! Displays of bat signal fete Batman at 80
The night is lighting up Saturday around the world with the famous bat signal to mark a special anniversary for Batman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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