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NPR's Rachael Myrow reports on how technology could help prevent some embarrassing situations. The latest development from the world of karaoke, brings a 'pitch-correction' machine that puts even notoriously bad singers in the right key.

Nearly 800,000 children worldwide die each year of measles, according to a new report. In some places, only 5 percent of children receive needed vaccines. In some West African nations, hospitals have converted measles wards into space for people with HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Claire Marshall of the BBC reports on the cleanup efforts at the oil tanker spill off Spain's coast. The vessel spilled some of its 20 million gallons of fuel but most of it remains on board, now at the bottom of the sea.

The movie is based on Emma Donoghue's best-selling book about a woman who's been kidnapped and had to raise her son in captivity. Room is directed by Irish filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson was playing touch rugby while on a trade visit to Japan. Apparently, Johnson forgot about the touch part and smashed into a 10-year-old child with his shoulder.

The tomb is believed to contain the remains of the biblical patriarch, Joseph, and is a prayer site visited by many Jews. Over the past two weeks, at least 39 people have been killed in clashes.

The lane could run in front of the United House of Prayer, according to The Washington Post. The church says the lane would make it hard for parishioners to park their cars on the street.

The Turkish military said it sent the drone three warnings before shooting it down. Turkey did not identify the nationality of the drone. Russia said all its drones in Syria were accounted for.

Drug lord El Chapo has escaped from prison twice. The second best-selling masks? Another of that country's most wanted men: Donald Trump. He called Mexican immigrants drug traffickers and rapists.

The modern House speakership has always seen more than its share of drama and rebellion.