Morning Edition Monday, the 13th of October

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At the top of the news, Protesters clash with police in Ecuador amid nationwide strike over fuel prices.

Also in the digest... Vinted, Steven Pinker, and Jennifer Aniston.

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Lead Stories
National
North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people
World
US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information
World
Mexico's Killer Floods: Death Toll Could Top 200 as Hundreds Still Missing and Thousands are Homeless
National
Authorities name the 16 killed in Tennessee plant blast, with a painstaking investigation promised
Politics
Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway Days After Opposition Leader's Nobel, Citing Need to 'Defend National Sovereignty'
National
Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer leaves island for US exile after imprisonment
National
Husband accused of setting his wife of 10 years on fire leaving their seven kids reeling
World
US Smithsonian museums and National Zoo close due to government shutdown
World
Top Hungarian EU official ‘not aware’ of alleged spying attempt in Brussels
World
Zelenskyy to visit Washington this week seeking long-range weapons and a Trump meeting
World
Republican and Democratic senators dig in heels over government shutdown
World
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to go to jail next week
World
Firings of hundreds of CDC employees reportedly reversed
World
Macron accuses rivals of fuelling instability as he dismisses calls to resign
World
Trump completes ‘semiannual’ physical before traveling to Middle East
National
Federal Judge Says Trump Admin Seemingly Blocking Abrego Garcia's Deportation To Costa Rica, Wants To Take Him To Africa
National
FBI seeks help to identify suspects in mass shooting that left 6 dead in the Mississippi Delta
World
The populist playbook: Democratic US Senate candidate seeks to replicate Mamdani’s success
World
Tennessee community mourns 16 killed in munitions plant explosion
World
Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests
Trending Stories
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Trump’s peace pursuit leaves Mike Johnson holding the bag amid US government shutdown
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A victory lap for Trump – but the beginning of the end for Netanyahu
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Price Of A U.S.-China Deal Just Got A Lot Higher; Rare Earth Stocks Soar
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The war in Gaza is over, says Trump. Now who will be responsible for maintaining the peace?
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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland
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‘Our nightmare is coming to an end’: Trump flies to Israel to push through last critical hours of Gaza ceasefire
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Diane Keaton’s style: she dodged the stamp of the machine
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‘Brilliant, extraordinary’ actress Diane Keaton dies aged 79
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Many unresolved questions remain as a ceasefire holds in Gaza
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María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients for complex reasons
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Dow Jones Futures Rise As Trump Says 'Eternity' Before Extra 100% China Tariff
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‘Your body shivers from the scale of the destruction’: Thousands of Palestinians head back to their shattered lives after ceasefire
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Who is Maria Corina Machado? Meet the Woman Who Received the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 Instead of Donald Trump
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What would Palestinians' most popular leader do if freed? No one knows
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Israel says Gaza ceasefire has begun as troops pull back and thousands of Palestinians return home
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David Beckham ‘very proud’ of wife Victoria after launch of Netflix docuseries
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Focus turns to lasting peace as ceasefire deal hailed
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Fortive's Q3 2025 Earnings: What to Expect
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Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland
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Watch: Emotional moment Donald Trump tells Israeli hostage families their loved ones are coming home
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A Gaza ceasefire deal could be Trump’s biggest diplomatic achievement – but the devil is in the detail
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Victoria Beckham 'became good at lying' about eating disorder
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Phillipson accuses Powell of ‘energising our opponents’ as voting begins
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Hundreds of students stage pro-Palestinian rallies on anniversary of Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel
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Analysis: What were Israeli oversights in Hamas-led 7 October attack?
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Taylor Swift Addresses Rumors She Declined to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show
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Keir Starmer tells students not to protest on anniversary of Hamas attacks
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Trump prepared to invoke Insurrection Act if courts, lawmakers delay National Guard deployment plans
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Jewish Australians mark two years since 7 October, as pro-Hamas graffiti is condemned