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Storm surge up to 12 feet, landslides and flooding are expected in low-lying areas.

As Nick Davis reports, forecasters are predicting that Melissa will be the most powerful storm ever to hit Jamaica.

President Trump has heaped praise on Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanai Takakichi.

During their meeting in Tokyo, Trump told NPR,

the Japanese prime minister, that she would be one of the greatest premiers and welcome her pledge to accelerate Japan's military buildup.

The BBC's Shama Khalil has more.

The BBC's Shoma Khalil reporting.

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Indiana is the latest state to consider redistricting to help the Republican Party retain control of the U.S.

House.

Republican Governor Mike Braun has called the legislature into special session next week to consider the move.

Republicans in Indiana and in Kansas say they do not have the votes to pass more GOP-friendly congressional maps.

Meanwhile, Democrats in Virginia's legislature plan to meet in special session on November 3rd.

to consider redistricting.

South Africa has become the first African nation to approve a new HIV prevention drug that's being hailed as revolutionary.

NPR's Gabriela Immanuel has details.

More than 100 former Justice Department officials are urging a federal judge to dismiss the DOJ's case against former FBI Director James Comey.

They've signed a court brief arguing that the charges against Comey are being fueled by political revenge and not legal standards.

The filing also accuses DOJ of tossing aside longstanding practices that govern prosecutions.

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