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Israel is warning its citizens around the world to avoid unsecured Hanukkah parties.

This follows yesterday's deadly shooting in Australia.

Fifteen people were killed and dozens wounded at a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney.

NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv.

Police in Providence, Rhode Island are looking for the suspect from Saturday's deadly shooting at Brown University.

Two people were killed and nine others wounded in the attack.

Brown University senior Joseph Uduru was leading a study session on economics when he says a gunman wearing a mask came into their lecture hall.

At least two students who witnessed the Brown shooting but were not physically injured say they've been close to or survived other school shootings.

Brown student Zoe Weissman was in her middle school when a gunman killed 17 people next door in the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

And Brown student Mia Tretta survived a school attack after being shot in the abdomen when she was studying in California.

Stocks opened lower this morning as investors wait for some overdue economic data.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat in early trading.

On Wall Street, the Dow is now down about 27 points.

The Nasdaq is down more than 60 points.

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There's an outpouring of sorrow for director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle Singer Reiner.

News reports cite a Reiner family statement that says the couple are dead.