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FILE - In this March 9, 2012, file photo, activists spray paint graffiti that reads in Arabic, "Egypt has women," during a campaign supporting Egyptian women's rights in Cairo, Egypt. The prosecution of a 15-year-old girl who killed a bus driver after he allegedly tried to rape her in July 2019, has reignited debate over the treatment of women in Egypt's legal system, including blaming female victims of sexual violence and the practice of administering virginity tests. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

Teen Egyptian girl's case puts legal system under spotlight

The prosecution of a 15-year-old girl who killed a bus driver after he allegedly tried to rape her has reignited debate over the treatment of women in Egypt's legal system, including the practice of virginity tests and blaming victims of sexual violence
Democratic presidential candidate former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke answers a question Thursday during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston.

'My AR is ready for you,' Texas lawmaker tells Beto O'Rourke over mandatory buybacks

The lawmaker's tweet was removed for violating Twitter's terms of service, and O'Rourke's campaign said they had reported it to the FBI.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, listens as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and former Vice President Joe Biden, right, speak Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston.

Analysis: Winners and losers from the third Democratic debate

After three hours of sparring between the 10 candidates who qualified, here's who won, who lost, and what it means moving forward.
(Left to right) Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang and Shane Gillis will join Season 45 of “Saturday Night Live.”

SNL announces 3 new cast members for Season 45 -- and there's already controversy

"Saturday Night Live" announced Thursday afternoon that it had added three new featured players to the cast ahead of its upcoming 45th season: Bowen Yang, Chloe Fineman and Shane Gillis, the last of whom has already attracted controversy over racist jokes he made on his podcast last year.
A man in the stands holds a banner with the face of former president Robert Mugabe, as members of the public queue up to view his body at the Rufaro stadium in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. The ongoing uncertainty of the burial of Mugabe, who died last week in Singapore at the age of 95, has eclipsed the elaborate plans for Zimbabweans to pay their respects to the former guerrilla leader at several historic sites. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Zimbabwe's Mugabe to be honored at state funeral
African heads of state and envoys are gathering to attend a state funeral for Zimbabwe's founding president, Robert Mugabe, whose burial has been delayed for at least a month until a special mausoleum can be built for his remains
Study: Few schools to deal with teen dating violence
'HE WAS TOO POSSESSIVE': New Ball State study finds that few schools have protocols for dealing with teen dating violence
In-home nursing shortage leaves Indiana families struggling
'IT'S LIFE AND DEATH': Big shortage of in-home nurses leaves Indiana families with ailing or incapacitated loved ones struggling
In this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019 photo, Jordy Curtis poses on the road where she was in a car accident in Tolono, Ill. As the saying goes, knowledge is power. The way Jordy Curtis sees it, knowledge is life. She was 16 years old when she nearly lost hers. Although her death would have been marked as the result of an accident, knowledge could have saved her life.(Rick Danzl/The News-Gazette via AP)
EXCHANGE: Fate inspires new branch of driver's education
ILLINOIS EXCHANGE: Brush with powerful fate inspires new branch of driver's education
In this photo provided by James Macheda, one of the first responders talks to an onlooker as others carry an injured person, while some others work the scene of a building structure damage, in the background, in Wildwood, N.J., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Multiple levels of decking attached to a building collapsed Saturday evening at the Jersey Shore, trapping people and injuring several, including children, officials and witnesses said. (James Macheda via AP)
The Latest: At least 22 people injured in deck collapse
Hospital officials say at least 22 people were injured when decks collapsed on one another at a three-story home at the Jersey Shore
CORRECTS TO SAY CRANDALL AT LEFT AND SHAMO AT CENTER - FILE - This combination of file photos shows Drew Crandall, from left, Aaron Shamo and Sean Gygi. Shamo built a multimillion-dollar fentanyl trafficking empire from his computer with help from Crandall and Gygi. The case prosecutors brought against him reveals the ease with which the powerful opioid drug that has killed tens of thousands of people now moves around the world. (AP Photo, File)
The rise and fall of an Eagle Scout's deadly fentanyl empire
The trial of a 29-year-old drug lord who managed to flood the country with a half-million fake oxycodone pills reveals the ease with which fentanyl now moves around the world
This Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. shows thick black smoke rising from Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. Yemen's Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oil field Saturday, sparking huge fires and halting about half of the supplies from the world's largest exporter of oil. (Planet Labs Inc via AP)
Iran dismisses US allegation it behind Saudi oil attacks
Iran dismisses US accusation it's behind attack on Saudi oil infrastructure, says it's a US policy of 'maximum lies'
Iran Foreign Ministry dismisses US claim it was behind Saudi oil attacks, calling it part of US policy of 'maximum lies'
Iran Foreign Ministry dismisses US claim it was behind Saudi oil attacks, calling it part of US policy of 'maximum lies'
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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