1am ET, October 23 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
President Trump defends a controversial Ohio gubernatorial ad featuring a candidate's estranged mother, while France prepares massive security for Yellow Vest protests that have canceled a Pittsburgh Steelers event. The Justice Department indicts Virginia Senator Louise Lucas on racketeering charges, and a federal judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his BBC defamation lawsuit. Additionally, a Nicaraguan man deported to the Central African Republic seeks to return to Minnesota, arguing he faces torture in his home country.
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Trump urges Ohio GOP to keep controversial ad
France prepares security for Yellow Vest protests
Virginia Senator indicted on marijuana charges
Judge orders Trump deposition in BBC lawsuit
Nicaraguan man deported to Central African Republic
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