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At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday. https://to.pbs.org/3UiYCOc
Ahmad Joudeh is a ballet dancer of unusual grace and grit.
He was born stateless in a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria, and has traveled far on the power of his dreams and the elegance of his dance. https://to.pbs.org/4AzeWKU
As the liberal voice on Fox News’ “The Five,” Jessica Tarlov spends her days debating people who see the world very differently than she does.
In her new book, she argues that disagreement doesn’t have to mean disdain. https://to.pbs.org/4xNHEVG
An innovative treatment is helping injured penguins get back on their feet in Chile. https://to.pbs.org/4xBXX80
While much advice and research around artificial intelligence and kids tend to focus on older kids and teens, a lot of critical brain development happens before age 8 — making those early years a key window to help kids understand what AI is and isn't, experts say. https://to.pbs.org/4hLDEzl
Mandatory cuts from the federal government on water from the Colorado River will soon take effect in Arizona, Nevada and California. Now, some water managers in the region are spending billions to prepare for a drier future. https://to.pbs.org/4hsHcaD
Martina Navratilova was a high-profile force on the tennis court in the 1970s and ’80s with 59 Grand Slam titles. She has remained a big presence in the tennis world, commentating and mentoring, and is using her platform to weigh in on issues off the court as well. https://to.pbs.org/4rSfaJb
If we are lucky enough to live full lives and form meaningful relationships, chances are, we will also experience loss, and with it, grief. As common as grief is, it's also mysterious. https://to.pbs.org/4zogDtq
Efforts to reshape the military include modernizing the technology soldiers will use on the battlefield and the further integration of artificial intelligence.
Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley are working with the Pentagon and cashing in. https://to.pbs.org/3TkXjhn
Journal entries kept by Pope Francis before and during his papacy will be published this fall for the first time. https://to.pbs.org/4y4z5pN
The Emmy Awards are moving to Prime Video starting in 2027 in a six-year deal struck between Amazon and the Television Academy that ends a seven-decade run of broadcast networks airing the ceremony honoring the best in TV. https://to.pbs.org/47E3dgP
U.S. hiring slowed in September as employers added just 29,000 jobs. The disappointing jobs report has wide-reaching implications for consumer prices and interest rates, and it came a month before Americans head to the polls for midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/4hzS2KJ
In the latest episode of our podcast “Settle In,” Amna Nawaz spoke with actor Ke Huy Quan about his debut memoir “Never Say Die,” which starts with his family’s harrowing attempts to escape post-war Vietnam. https://to.pbs.org/4ynYOda
"The fact that these debates are so nasty and personal shows that Democrats feel they are within striking distance. Republicans feel perhaps that they are on their on their back feet," says Jonathan Capehart. https://to.pbs.org/3VEPzHH
"She promised me that she would be my ride or die in the Trump administration, no request too big, too small, as many requests as I wanted," said Eric Deters, the Republican donor who accused Kimberly Guilfoyle of asking for payment in exchange for access to top officials. https://to.pbs.org/47dJYur
Midterm election season culminates on one important Election Day, but voting is already underway in many states. For the local officials who run elections, the work to prepare voting machines started even earlier. https://to.pbs.org/4rWE1LX
Bodycam footage released Friday shows New York City police arriving at the scene and finding plainclothes ICE officers, one seemingly dressed as a construction worker and carrying a long gun, another tending to the man they'd shot in the neck minutes before. https://to.pbs.org/3TJyn3f
The Nobel Committee said it chose human rights lawyer Navi Pillay to win the Nobel Peace Prize at a time when "institutions of international law are under political attack." Hours later, the Trump administration sanctioned the ICC, where Pillay was a judge. https://to.pbs.org/4AY9vVZ
States of emergency have been declared in parts of Alabama, Florida and Georgia, warning of storm surge up to 9 feet and as many as 15 inches of rain from Hurricane Isaias in some coastal areas. https://to.pbs.org/4ic4O3E
Any effort to challenge the Trump administration's plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan might rest solely with the man sentenced to death for killing 13 people at the Texas military base in 2009, experts say. https://to.pbs.org/4yc3rXk