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Typhoon of the year bears down. Theyre fighting a controversial new law that calls on young men and women to live separately in College Dorms and even private student homes. Good morning, and welcome to al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. We begin with a story first reported exclusively here on al jazeera. New evidence supports the theory that Yasser Arafat was murdered. They say they found excessive amounts of a radioactive substance called polonium in his body. His body was exhumed one year ago in response to the al jazeera investigation. The report supports years of suspicion that arafats widow thought foul play was involved. Im full of anger. This is a crime. This is an assassination of an elected Palestinian Leader by his people. Its a political assassination, and you cant imagine how my daughter and myself are in a very sad situation. We are mourning the father and the husband again. We have complete coverage of how israelis and palestinians are reacting to this news. Mike hanna
Change the way you look at news next, tune into live news at 8 and 11 im John Seigenthaler and heres a look at the headlines. Infomation changes by the hour here. Our team of Award Winning journalists brings you up to the minute coverage of todays events. Then, at 9 and midnight. America tonight goes deeper with groundbreaking investigative coverage of the nations top stories. A fresh take on the stories that connect to you. Live news at 8 and 11 eastern followed by america tonight on Al Jazeera America theres more to it. They say they did it because they were trying to protect my children. They didnt protect my children, they traumatized them. Fault lines examines why so many native American Kids are caught in the Child Welfare system. Any time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. The Immediate Response is, theyre here to take my kids. From the Indian Perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. Check out this video.
Good morning, and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie cy. The 2013 election brought major surprises, but for avid political watchers and the offyear voting was a tasty appetizer for the main courses to come, next years midterms and the race for the white house two years later. Voters picked new leaders in cities and states across the country. Most of the National Focus was on new jersey and virginia, where governors were chosen. New jersey incumbent Chris Christie was reelected in a landslide. Hes viewed as a Top Republican challenger to Hillary Clinton in a potential 2016 president ial matchup. In virginia a powerful clinton ally, Terry Mcauliffe narrowly beat republican ken cuccinelli. Virginia has been a battleground state in the last two elections. New york city elected its first democratic mayor in more than two decades, bill de blasio. In detroit mike dugan is the citys first white mayor in 40 years. Al jazeera has all the election details. In a race widely seen as a refe