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An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The city of Valparaiso, Fla., is suing the Air Force over noise from the F-35. Sr. Airman Julius Delos Reyes/U.S. Air Force hide caption

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Fighter Jet's Noise Worries Some Potential Neighbors

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The court in Khartoum, Sudan, fined Lubna Ahmed Hussein $200 for violating the country's criminal code — by wearing pants in a nightclub in July. Hussein said she preferred to go to jail, but she was freed after one night there. She is appealing the decision, and her lawyers plan to take the appeal to Sudan's Supreme Court. Miquel Juarez for NPR hide caption

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Arrest For Wearing Pants Galvanizes Women In Sudan

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