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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case about whether American Samoans should be granted birthright U.S. citizenship. 

SCOTUS denied the petition brought by three American Samoans living in Utah who argued their status as U.S. nationals rather than full citizens was unconstitutional because it robbed them of critical rights like voting, running for office or having certain jobs.  
 

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year the constitution did not give full citizenship to those born in U.S. territories. Meanwhile, the government of American Samoa has said that such an issue is polarizing for its residents and should be solved politically and not through the courts. 

• With Netflix’s new fantasy series “The School for Good and Evil” out, it is fitting to learn more about Soman Chainani, the Indian American author who wrote the book the series is adapted from. 

• The Vancouver, B.C. police department has released a new report finding that anti-Asian hate crimes have increased six-fold.  

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• Thanks to the hallyu wave of BTS, “Parasite,” and more, U.S. college enrollment for Korean language classes has risen by 78%.

• A new survey has found that over two-thirds of retirement age Chinese citizens are wanting to rejoin the workforce. 

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• A new report has found rife institutional racism within the U.K. court system, particularly to Black and Asian defendants. 

• The 2016 Netflix series “Brown Nation” will make its Indian television debut on Comedy Central on Oct. 22. 

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• DC Films president Walter Hamada is exiting after four years at the post and 15 years with Warner Bros.

• A study has revealed that some 1,400 U.S. based ethnic Chinese scientists have left American insitutitions in favor of mainland Chinese ones.  
   
• Speaking of Chinese scientists, a group of them claim they have created gene-edited pigs that have immunity to a viral disease affecting the swine. 
   
• A follow up from yesterday, Elnaz Rekabi, the Iranian climber who competed without a hijab has returned home safely to Iran. 
   
• Asra Panahi, a 15-year-old Iranian student, has died after she was attacked by security forces for refusing to sing an anthem praising the supreme leader.   
   
• A new survey has found that around half of families in the Philippines consider themselves poor.