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If the Annan plan fails, she said, the country could spiral into all-out proxy war that destabilizes the region.

On wooden skis, the Tuvan people of Central Asia have been traversing the snow for at least 4,000 years. Travel writer Mark Jenkins went to the region for National Geographic, where he joined a group of lasso-wielding men on skis tracking elk.

The opposition says the current standoff has led to some of the worst violations of human rights during the rule of the current regime.

Also: a literary missed connection; Danielle Steel on condescending questions; Lewis Carroll on etiquette.

Italy is sending a high-tech espresso machine to the International Space Station. And NASA is worried it might be too popular.

Of the 26 states that adopted the PARCC test, Massachusetts is now the 20th state to drop it. But critics of Common Core say the move doesn't go far enough.

The state Senate voted along party lines to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would give the state's six electoral votes to the winner of the presidential popular vote.

Mushing is a solitary endeavor, especially in the more remote parts of Northern Alaska and the Yukon Territory. That's the stage for 23 dog teams who set out a week ago on a 1,000-mile race from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Canada. Emily Schwing of member station KUAC reports from the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.

The latest victim injured by a liquid nitrogen cocktail had to have parts of her stomach removed. Yet some in the bar business say the substance is safe when used properly. What do you think? Take our survey.

Hawley attended the September 26 Supreme Court nomination ceremony for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. At least eight attendees have since tested positive for the coronavirus, including President Donald Trump.