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With Sequel Out, Kazakhstan Uses 'Borat' To Its Advantage

In his 2006 movie Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen humiliates Kazakhstan. The country's new ad campaign shows tourists surprised by all it has to offer. Each spot ends with Borat's catchphrase: Very Nice!

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (from left), U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar address a joint press conference on Tuesday at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

U.S. And India Sign Military Agreement During Pompeo, Esper Trip

It's the latest in a series of U.S.-India military agreements designed to counter China's growing power in the Indo-Pacific region.

The U.S. Agency for International Development is one of the largest official foreign aid organizations in the world. An executive order from the Trump administration said there would be consequences if its diversity training programs were to continue.

Why Diversity Training Has Been Suspended At USAID

The suspension followed an executive order from the Trump administration that called such workplace programs "divisive," "anti-American," racist against white people and sexist against men.

Northwesterners plan safe Halloween celebrations as coronavirus pandemic goes on

People celebrating Halloween with COVID in mind.

Di Prima's <em>Memoirs of a Beatnik</em> was a highly sexualized fictional account of the poet's time with the Beats.

Diane di Prima, Beat Poet And Activist, Dead At 86

Di Prima wrote over 40 books of poetry and memoir, including her collection the radical and political Revolutionary Letters,

E. Jean Carroll (left), who has accused President Trump of raping her in the 1990s, leaves federal court in New York City after a hearing last week in her defamation lawsuit.

E. Jean Carroll Suit Against Trump To Proceed After Judge Rules Against DOJ

A federal judge says the government may not substitute itself for President Trump as the defendant in the matter and accordingly neutralize the case. So the suit against the president can proceed.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Cretaceous Cliques; Bezos' Barbers, and Satellites with Slivers.

People wait for the verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial over the death of George Floyd outside the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

Opinion: After George Floyd's Death, A Press Release Obscured A Police Murder

As former police officer Derek Chauvin awaits sentencing for George Floyd's murder, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what the public record might have been if not for the video of Floyd's last moments.

Indonesian military officials changed the status of a missing submarine from "sub miss" to "sub sank" on Saturday. The ship had been missing since Wednesday when it began its dive for a training exercise off the coast of Bali.

Indonesian Navy Says Missing Submarine Sunk, Crew Of 53 Dead

The sub went missing early Wednesday morning off the coast of Bali during a training exercise, and Indonesian military officials estimated the sailors would run out of oxygen early Saturday.

A video still shows Dr. David Fowler, the retired chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland, testifying in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin on April 14 in Minneapolis. Maryland officials say there will be an independent review of cases of deaths in police custody handled by the medical examiner's office under his leadership.

Maryland To Probe Cases Handled By Ex-Medical Examiner Who Testified In Chauvin Trial

An independent review will look at reports of deaths in police custody under the tenure of Dr. David Fowler, the retired chief medical examiner who testified for the defense at Derek Chauvin's trial.

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