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AP Top Stories November 1 A

Here’s the latest for Thursday November 1st: Trump says 15,000 troops could go to border; Trump insists birthright citizenship isn’t for those illegally in US; Pittsburgh shooting suspect going to court; Indonesia divers find crash plane’s data recorder.

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Divers recover Indonesia jet’s data recorder

Divers on Thursday recovered a flight data recorder from the crashed Lion Air jet on the Indonesian seafloor, a crucial development in the crash investigation. 189 people died when the 2-month-old plane plunged into the sea on Monday. (Nov. 1)

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Concerned woman calls 911, saves German hiker

Hiker Nancy Abell called 911, concerned that another hiker she met, Katharina Groene, didn’t have proper snow gear. Rescue helicopter pilots found Groene, from Germany, stranded in Washington’s snowy Cascade Mountains. (Nov. 1)

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Mattis on border deployment: ‘we don’t do stunts’

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is rejecting suggestions that the move to send thousands of troops to the Southwest border, in response to the Central American caravan, is a political stunt. ‘We don’t do stunts,’ Mattis told a reporter on Wednesday. (Nov. 1)

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56,800 dead and missing: Hidden toll of migration

A growing number of migrants have drowned, died in deserts or fallen prey to traffickers, leaving their families to wonder what happened to them. At the same time, anonymous bodies are filling cemeteries, including in South Africa. (Nov. 1)

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Today in History for November 1st

Highlights of this day in history: The Stamp Act takes effect; The United States explodes the first hydrogen bomb; Sistine Chapel paintings are first shown to the public; Algerian nationalists begin rebellion against French rule; NFL’s Walter Payton dies. (Nov. 1)

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Chris Janson is a harmonica fan

Country singer Chris Janson picked up a harmonica as a way to boost tips when he was playing in Nashville’s nightclubs. Now he’s made it a part of his show and even sells them at his shows. (Oct. 31)

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