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NPR (Simeon Tegel) - Peru is set to elect its 10th president in a decade

Peruvians will elect their new president Sunday with polls suggesting a polarized but tight race between hard-right candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez.

NPR (Sergio Martínez-Beltrán) - Filipino sailors say they were falsely accused of possessing child porn and deported

NPR has tracked deported Filipino sailors who say they were accused without evidence of possessing child sexual exploitation material. Almost none have been charged or prosecuted.

SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - “We will never leave”: Defying Israeli ethnic cleansing in South Lebanon

Residents of South Lebanon refuse Israeli evacuation orders, declaring that by remaining, they are resisting

In his latest on the ground report for The Grayzone, Wyatt Reed travelled to the ancient city of Tyre to document the aftermath of a brutal wave of Israeli strikes on residential buildings and local businesses. Despite Israel’s claims that their attacks target Hezbollah, he found no evidence of militant activity. Instead, he only encountered civilians attempting to rebuild their lives — and, in many cases, refusing to obey a forced evacuation notice imposed by Israeli forces seeking to ethnically cleanse southern Lebanon.Open

NYTIMES (Katie Robertson) - ‘60 Minutes’ Is a ‘Cage Full of Tigers.’ Can Nick Bilton Lead It?

The tech journalist and filmmaker was a surprise choice to lead a famously combative newsroom. His first week was chaos.

NYTIMES (Stephanie Nolen) - The World Has Learned From the Last Ebola Outbreak, but Gaps Remain

The vaccine development process and coordination between health organizations have improved since a devastating 2014-2016 outbreak.

NYTIMES (Lily Kuo and Stephanie Nolen) - As Ebola Spreads in East Africa, Will China Step Up?

China is well positioned to help stop the deadly virus, and could move into a gap left by U.S. retreat.