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The FDA says it's planning to take a tougher approach to regulating vaccines, as NPR's Rob Stein reports officials claim they've uncovered new evidence questioning the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Hondurans will be heading to the polls Sunday to elect a new president, and President Trump is getting involved.

NPR's Eder Peralta has more on our story.

Holiday spending has begun with a record-setting Black Friday.

Adobe Analytics, which tracks online transactions, says sales this year are topping last year by more than 9%.

NPR's Alina Selyuk reports.

Pope Leo was in Istanbul on Saturday where he visited the famed 17th Century Blue Mosque.

He was given a tour of the 17th Century Mosque but did not pray.

The Vatican says the Pope took the tour in the spirit of contemplation and listening.

After the visit, he met with Turkey's Christian leaders and prayed with Patriarch Bartholomew, who is the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople.

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Melania Trump has announced the launch of her own production company.

As NPR's Chloe Velpen reports, Muse Films arrives ahead of the release of a big-budget Amazon MGM Studios documentary about the First Lady's life.

Tom Stoppard has died.

He's been hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation.

He was 88 years old.

Stoppard won an Academy Award for his 1998 screenplay for Shakespeare in Love.

In Sri Lanka, the death toll from flooding and landslides there has reached 132, and 176 people remain missing.

Cyclone Ditwa has dropped massive rain on the island nation since last week, and the conditions became worse on Thursday when downpours flooded roads and homes.

About 78,000 people have been displaced by the flooding and are staying in temporary shelters.