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3 Dead in Indonesia After Jumping From Building Protesters Set on Fire, Official Says

In spreading protests against the president, three government workers died after jumping from a building that protesters set afire. A fourth person was attacked by a crowd and later died of his injuries.

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Demonstrators throwing tear-gas canisters that had been fired at them by police officers on Friday in Surabaya, Indonesia.
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Protests Spread Across Indonesia After a Deadly Clash With Police

Rising unemployment and inflation have driven days of demonstrations. A 21-year-old man was killed when police responded with force to a protest on Thursday.

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Protesters in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, on Friday. Demonstrators have been calling for an end to housing allowances for lawmakers.
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Washington Governor Criticizes Border Patrol Arrests at Wildfire Site

Gov. Bob Ferguson demanded an explanation for the arrests of two contract workers at the site of a wildfire. Border Patrol said they were in the country illegally.
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When Mailing a Letter to the U.S. Becomes a Global Headache

A driver’s license renewal, a box of specialty candy, even early Christmas presents — all are caught up in the confusion caused by a new Trump administration customs rule.

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A distribution center in Yangzhou, China, in June. President Trump’s rule change has reverberated far beyond China for people who want to mail any kind of document, letters or package to the United States.
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Trump Says Republicans Are Working on a ‘Comprehensive’ Crime Bill

President Trump made the announcement in a brief social media post. It was his latest effort to push crime to the foreground of American politics.

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President Trump at the White House in July.
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2 Police Officers Killed in Shooting in Rural Australia

A third officer was wounded. Local authorities urged residents to avoid the area, about 200 miles from Melbourne, as they searched for the gunman.

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Police officers standing not far from where two officers were killed in Victoria, Australia, on Tuesday. Parts of a rural town, including a primary school, have been placed into lockdown.
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