1am ET, October 20 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
President Trump campaigned in Kansas, linking the midterm election to unrest in France. Meanwhile, Iran intensified attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. tightened its economic blockade. A federal judge kept a Saudi national in custody after he allegedly bugged an OpenAI conference room. Mississippi officials deemed the fatal police shooting of a toddler justified, prompting the family to seek federal intervention. Finally, a new expedition failed to find evidence regarding Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance.
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Trump campaign stop in Kansas and France riots
Kansas Senate race: Marshall vs. Hamilton
Context on French student protests
Iran intensifies attacks in Strait of Hormuz
Judge keeps Saudi national in jail for OpenAI bugging
Mississippi toddler shooting ruled justified
Amelia Earhart disappearance search ends empty
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