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Asked what Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has changed since becoming Myanmar’s leader two years ago, most residents of Kachin state in the far north say the roads: new tarmac smoothes the path for cars, motorbikes and campaign trucks ahead of a by-election set for Saturday.

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China's boulevard to nowhere: The battle for influence in APEC's Pacific host

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Workers are putting the finishing touches on a Beijing-funded boulevard designed to showcase Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) capital to visiting world leaders at this month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

U.S.

US-IDAHO-SCHOOL/

Idaho teachers suspended for border wall, Mexican Halloween costumes

Fourteen staff at an Idaho primary school who dressed up as a border wall and as Mexicans for Halloween were put on administrative leave on Saturday for the “insensitive” and “inappropriate” costumes, a school superintendent said.

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Three Girl Scouts, one adult killed in Wisconsin crash

Three girls scouts and a woman were killed in Wisconsin on Saturday when a pickup truck veered off a road and hit them while they were picking up litter, police said.

BUSINESS

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Trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China airshow

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud over China’s largest aerospace meeting this week, as suppliers consider what the country’s slowing economy could mean for booming jet demand.

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China hopes trade expo will highlight import clout as U.S. dispute rages

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China, dubbed ‘the workshop of the world’ for its sprawling supply chains and huge export capacity, is hoping to manufacture something new next week at a huge trade fair in Shanghai next week: import orders.

ENTERTAINMENT

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Actor Alec Baldwin charged over New York parking spot fight

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin, most recently famous for his impersonations of U.S. President Donald Trump, was charged on Friday after a fight over a New York parking spot, police said.

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'Cool to vote': Hollywood election telethon aims to get youth to polls

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood celebrities will make a push next week to urge young people to the polls in Tuesday’s U.S. elections, when control of Congress and many state governorships are at stake.

SPORTS

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NBA notebook: Chandler reportedly seeks buyout, eyes Lakers

The Phoenix Suns are in the process of negotiating a buyout with center Tyson Chandler, according to multiple reports.

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NHL roundup: Pominville, Skinner lead Sabres' 9-goal burst

Jason Pominville and Jeff Skinner each had two goals and an assist, and Jack Eichel added three assists as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the visiting Ottawa Senators 9-2 on Saturday.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

BRAZIL-POLITICS/MEDIA (PIX)

Brazil's Bolsonaro declares war on unfriendly media Brazil's right-wing president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has done more than just bash newspapers on social media for spreading "fake news" about his meteoric rise to power. He has threatened to slash public-sector advertising with major media groups that investigate him, striking at the financial foundations of Brazil’s free press.

4 Nov 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

USA-ELECTION/PENNSYLVANIA (PIX)

U.S. top court's ruling leads to incumbent v. incumbent congressional race in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s top court this year undid the state's extensively gerrymandered congressional map, setting the stage for four toss-up races, including the United States’ only incumbent-on-incumbent House race in the 17th District, which stretches from Scranton to Wilkes-Barre and features a matchup between Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Keith Roftus.

4 Nov 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

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Macron begins his WW1 commemoration tour in Strasbourg

French President Emmanuel Macron begins a 7-day WW1 commemoration tour by a memorial concert attended by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeir. The tour will take macron to emblematic places in eastern and northern France, ahead of an international ceremony in Paris on November 11th.

4 Nov 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

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Trump, Obama hit campaign trail two days before U.S. congressional elections

U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns for Republicans in Georgia and Tennessee and his predecessor, Barack Obama, rallies with Democrats in Indiana and Illinois two days before elections that will determine control of Congress.

4 Nov 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

SPORTS

ATHLETICS-NYC/ (PIX) (TV)

Athletics - New York City Marathon

Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor and American Shalane Flanagan return to the defend their titles in the New York City Marathon

4 Nov 10:20 ET / 14:20 GMT

SWIMMING-SEA/RECORD (TV)

Adventurer set to complete 2000-mile swim around British Isles

British adventurer Ross Edgley is expected to complete the 3219-kilometre (2000-mile) swim around the British coastline on Sunday when he arrives in Margate 156 days after leaving the Kent town's harbour on June 1. He has broken several records on the way including the world's longest sea swim.

4 Nov 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

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