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Xu Xing is a diligent standard-bearer for China’s new prominence in paleontology, discovering dinosaur after dinosaur. He’s succeeded in part by trailing the construction crews of China’s rapid urbanization, which has churned up tons …

Geoffrey Rush’s wife testifies actor wept denying allegations; Angelina Jolie seeks support for Venezuelan refugees; Meghan Markle rushed through market on royal visit to Fiji. (Oct. 24)

Here’s the latest for Wednesday October 24th: Winning ticket for $1.6B lottery jackpot sold in South Carolina; Trump to be briefed on Khashoggi case; Georgia Governor candidates debate; Hundreds in caravan apply for refugee status in Mexico.

UNHCR special enjoy Angelina Jolie visits Venezuelan refugees at the Peruvian border, calling the situation “predictable and preventable.” (Oct. 24)

At the London premiere of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor admire Rami Malek’s portrayal of late singer Freddie Mercury, while Malek basks in their approval. (Oct. 24)

A fire destroyed a church in Wakefield, Massachusetts, near Boston on Tuesday night. WHDH-TV in Boston quotes Wakefield Fire Chief Michael Sullivan as saying more than two dozen communities and more than 100 firefighters battled the blaze. (Oct. 24)

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The Boston Red Sox came out swinging in the World Series opener, seizing every advantage in Boston’s Fenway Park to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on a chilly, windy Tuesday night. (Oct. 24)

A Utah lawmaker drove to Las Vegas and tried marijuana for the first time ahead of an upcoming vote on a medical marijuana proposition. State Senator Jim Dabakis proclaimed marijuana ‘no big deal.’ (Oct. 24)

President Donald Trump said the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi should never have been thought about and should never have happened. He also said the military will help stop a caravan of migrants heading to the U.S. from entering. (Oct. 24)…