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Asia Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to a ceasefire Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to a ceasefire after unprecedented clashes, including strikes in Kabul and the deaths of three cricket players Diaa Hadid
Music A new short sound logo for the Charlotte symphony The Charlotte Symphony decided it wants a sonic logo, so it got a composer to write a seven-second piece of music for the orchestra. Eric Teel
Arts & Life When the government shut down threatened Halloween bathrooms, a town rallied During its busiest time of year, "The Witch City" has come together to keep a national park site open — so all its costumed visitors can use the bathroom. Andrea Shea
National More Americans say violence might be necessary to get the country back on track It's no secret that acrimony in America is high. And now, more Americans say violence might be necessary to get the country back on track. Domenico Montanaro
Business Outage at Amazon's web services division disrupts major websites across the internet A technical issue with Amazon Web Services led to disruptions and outages across the internet. Amazon says they're fixing it but some disruptions are still ongoing. Jaclyn Diaz
Arts & Life OpenAI's Sora 2 has put Hollywood on red alert The latest version of OpenAI's Sora can quickly turn text prompts and simple images into studio quality videos, leaving the entertainment industry deeply uneasy Mandalit del Barco
Economy After years of shrinking, why is the gender pay gap getting wider? After years of shrinking, the gender pay gap is widening. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Post reporter Taylor Telford about why some women are leaving the workforce. Alejandra Marquez Janse
Clarissa Bitar composes songs of longing on ancient Middle Eastern instrument NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Clarissa Bitar about their new album, Bakhaf al-Layl, and how they are leaning into vocals after a long time spent not liking the sound of their voice. Michael Levitt
Europe Police in France race to catch thieves who stole priceless jewelry from the Louvre Authorities in France are racing to catch robbers who stole priceless jewelry from the Paris Louvre museum. Eleanor Beardsley
Latin America Colombia recalls ambassador to U.S. amid deadly boat strikes and diplomatic clash Colombia recalls its ambassador to Washington amid fallout from U.S. boat strikes — and a war of words between Presidents Petro and Trump. John Otis