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Dec 08, 2023
The U.S. says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the democratically elected leader of Belarus. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to her about efforts to change her government from exile.
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Dec 08, 2023
The U.S. says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the democratically elected leader of Belarus. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to her about efforts to change her government from exile.
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Dec 08, 2023
A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging Hunter Biden with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.
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Dec 08, 2023
Paltrow first portrayed Pepper Potts in the first film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe — now there are 33. She told an interviewer at the Red Sea Film Festival, "I can't keep track of who's what."
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Dec 08, 2023
Peter Park graduated high school at 13, went to law school, became a law clerk and passed the bar exam at 17. He's now 18, and aspires to be a prosecutor.
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Dec 08, 2023
As Israel seeks to destroy Hamas, the massive displacement of Palestinians in Gaza continues. They're being pushed farther and farther south, into smaller and smaller spaces.
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Dec 08, 2023
The Labor Department reports on November's job gains Friday morning. Forecasters think employers added around 200,000 jobs last month.
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Dec 08, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Madeleine Sumption of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, about the British government's latest plan to send migrants to Rwanda.
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Dec 08, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Madeleine Sumption of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, about the British government's latest plan to send migrants to Rwanda.
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Dec 08, 2023
Here's how communities across the U.S. put their own spin on Christmas, Hanukkah and even Festivus celebrations — from Santas who ski and surf, to trees made of tumbleweed, sand and lobster traps.
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Dec 08, 2023
Police have identified the alleged gunman in Wednesday's shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and two of the three victims. No students were targeted.
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Dec 08, 2023
NPR's Planet Money team looks into the historic misalignment between how people feel about the economy, and our traditional measures for how the economy is doing.
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Dec 08, 2023
Spotify Wrapped endures despite privacy concerns surrounding the data it collects from users. But experts say our continued excitement around the year-end aggregation is in our human nature.
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Dec 08, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jeffery Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, why he dedicated an issue of the magazine to the potential dangers of a second term for former president Donald Trump.
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Dec 08, 2023
U.S. employers added 199,000 jobs in November, higher than the 150,000 jobs created in the previous month.
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Dec 08, 2023
Why some people love sharing their Spotify Wrapped and other annual recaps of their habits.
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Dec 08, 2023
In this week's StoryCorps, two brothers talk about their relationship.
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Dec 08, 2023
An escaped activist, a jailed protestor and a missing journalist: Here is what has been happening in Hong Kong this week — as Beijing furthers its control in the region.
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Dec 08, 2023
A Texas judge has granted a pregnant woman, whose fetus has condition that is almost always fatal, permission to get an abortion. It's the first legal challenge of its kind to state abortion bans.
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Dec 08, 2023
Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke star in the new dystopian thriller Leave the World Behind. It's about a white couple renting from a Black couple with suspicion and tension between the two.
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Dec 08, 2023
Tension builds over comments elite university presidents made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on campus.
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Dec 07, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep recalls a 2008 conversation with TV producer and activist Norman Lear, who revolutionized network television. He worked social commentary into sitcoms that usually avoided it.
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Dec 07, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep recalls a 2008 conversation with TV producer and activist Norman Lear, who revolutionized network television. He worked social commentary into sitcoms that usually avoided it.
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Dec 07, 2023
Sanders joined Senate Republicans in blocking an aid bill for Israel and Ukraine on Wednesday. He tells NPR that Israel has the right to go to war with Hamas, but not "against the Palestinian people."
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Dec 07, 2023
GOP opposition stopped an aid bill for Israel and Ukraine from passing in the Senate. Sanders, who supports aid to Israel in its war against Hamas but says it should be conditional, also voted no.
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Dec 07, 2023
Four Republican presidential primary candidates took the stage Wednesday night in Alabama. This was the last debate before the Iowa caucuses in January.
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Dec 07, 2023
The group first broke up in 2003 but got back together in 2009. It's not clear why the band is taking a break, but the "Parklife" singer told a French magazine that it felt like the right thing to do.
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Dec 07, 2023
The group first broke up in 2003 but got back together in 2009. It's not clear why the band is taking a break, but the "Parklife" singer told a French magazine that it felt like the right thing to do.
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Dec 07, 2023
There was a string of tire slashings in Vastogirardi. After setting up cameras, police found the culprit. A dog named Billy had gingivitis, and vets believe he was biting the tires to relieve pain.
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Dec 07, 2023
Dozens of makeshift centers were built but stand empty. Officials want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing.
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Dec 07, 2023
Fujimori had been serving a 25-year sentence for directing death squads against supposed subversives. His release has been condemned by human rights activists and triggered an uproar in Peru.
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Dec 07, 2023
NPR polled staff and contributors for their favorite games of 2023. The year was marked by record-selling titles and industry shake-ups that included thousands of layoffs.
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Dec 07, 2023
Another lawsuit has been filed against restaurant chain Panera after a second person died after drinking its caffeinated lemonade.
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Dec 07, 2023
Four GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Israel says the U.N. has been slow to speak out about reports of sexual violence in the Hamas attack. Ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is retiring.
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Dec 07, 2023
Israel wants the United Nations and international community to do more about its evidence of sexual violence by militants in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
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Dec 07, 2023
The legendary New York City club CBGB was known for hosting America's punk and new wave movements. The club closed its doors in 2006.
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Dec 07, 2023
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will leave Congress at the end of the month. For more than a decade he's represented people in the area of Bakersfield, Calif.
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Dec 07, 2023
People in southern Lebanon got a brief respite from the recent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, but that ended when the fighting in Gaza fighting.
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Dec 07, 2023
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Barbara Buffaloe, mayor of Columbia, Mo., who's part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors delegation at the summit, to talk about her city's effort to tackle climate change.
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Dec 07, 2023
To get a sense of how synagogues are marking the holiday, we hear from two rabbis: one in Washington, D.C., and one in California.
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Dec 07, 2023
Former president Donald Trump is expected back in a New York courtroom Thursday in one of the final days for the defense in his civil fraud trial.
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Dec 07, 2023
NPR's Michel Michel talks with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, about Antony' Blinken's call on the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces to stop the conflict.
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Dec 06, 2023
Writer/producer Norman Lear has died. The legendary figure in television created All In the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude and other shows that spoke to the political moment with humor and compassion.
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Dec 06, 2023
The State Department announces visa bans for Israeli settlers who've recently attacked Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Palestinians who've attacked Israelis would also be subject to the bans.
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Dec 06, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut about the ongoing fight in Congress over additional funding for Ukraine and border security.
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Dec 06, 2023
Ukraine's counteroffensive has resulted in little gain on the battlefield. Some EU members and some members of Congress are questioning whether aid to Ukraine should continue.
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Dec 06, 2023
Laine sang lead vocals on one of the 1960s biggest hits, "Go Now," with his band the Moody Blues. Laine would go on to write one of the best selling songs in British history, 1977's "Mull of Kintyre."
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Dec 06, 2023
Damion Green chose not to vote for himself, fearing it would seem narcissistic — he lost by one vote. His opponent tells The Seattle Times he did vote for himself, after his wife gave him a nudge.
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Dec 06, 2023
Family members of hostages held by Hamas held a news conference in Washington, D.C., as Congress debates sending billions more dollars of aid to Israel.
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Dec 06, 2023
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Barden, whose son, Daniel, was shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. His story is the subject of a new documentary: A Father's Promise.
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Dec 06, 2023
Four of the remaining GOP presidential candidates will be on stage for tonight's debate: Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy. Front-runner Donald Trump will not be there.
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Dec 06, 2023
Owner Elon Musk exacerbated the crisis by cursing out firms that chose to leave X, and said the boycott may sink the company. We hear the perspective on that from advertising insiders.
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Dec 06, 2023
Work holiday parties are back in full force this year. Etiquette expert Elaine Swann talks to NPR's Michel Martin about how to get through them without embarrassing yourself.
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Dec 06, 2023
State lawmakers in Tennessee demand an audit of all juvenile detention centers to see how often kids are locked up alone. A Knoxville facility illegally secluded kids for hours, even days at a time.
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Dec 06, 2023
NPR's Michel Martin asks Bill Miller, former head of the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service, about the fallout after a former ambassador was charged with being a foreign agent for Cuba.
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Dec 06, 2023
Small farmers say they need agritourism, such as weddings, to help keep them afloat. Others argue too much tourism could undermine the fundamental purpose of the community the live in.
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Dec 06, 2023
Statin medications are effective at preventing heart attacks and strokes. But a new study finds millions of people who could benefit are not using the medications.
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Dec 06, 2023
A lot of people faint at some point in their lives for no clear medical reason. New research provides some explanation.
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Dec 06, 2023
Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville released his hold on more than 400 military promotions. For nine months he blocked votes to protest the Pentagon's abortion policy.
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Dec 06, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, about her trip to the Gaza Strip.
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Dec 05, 2023
Should you stress about getting eight hours of sleep a night? Nope! Some experts say skip the worry and focus on keeping a consistent sleep schedule instead.
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Dec 05, 2023
Victor Manuel Rocha, a longtime U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador to Bolivia, has been arrested and charged with being a clandestine agent for the Cuban government. How was he finally caught?
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Dec 05, 2023
King Charles commissioned fashion students to repurpose old curtains from Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Curtains, some from the 50s, are now jackets and kimonos that look new.
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Dec 05, 2023
Lee recorded the song in 1958 when she was 13 — it topped Billboard's Hot 100 for the first time thanks to a new video starring Lee that was produced to coincide with the song's 65th anniversary.
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Dec 05, 2023
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Zlatina Kostova, a clinical psychologist at the University of Massachusetts, about the trauma children experience when living through war.
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Dec 05, 2023
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Kevin Blackistone, Washington Post sports columnist and contributor to ESPN, about undefeated Florida State University being left out of the College Football Playoff.
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Dec 05, 2023
South Africa's first Black president, Nelson Mandela, died on Dec. 5, 2013. Revisit the speeches that made Mandela the most prominent figure of the anti-apartheid movement.
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Dec 05, 2023
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish has served in both Israeli and Palestinian hospitals. He's an outspoken advocate of peace. None of this has spared him from terrible tragedies in the conflict.
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Dec 05, 2023
In a ballot system unique to New Jersey, candidates endorsed by county parties are all placed under a single line, while others vying for the same seat are placed in what's known as ballot Siberia.
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Dec 05, 2023
Have you got "rizz"? Oxford University Press has selected this shortened form of "charisma" as its word of the year.
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Dec 05, 2023
Ten years after the death of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first democratically elected president, many young people there have become disillusioned with his legacy and his party.
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Dec 05, 2023
A small bedroom community for Colorado ski resorts recently discovered dozens of Venezuelan migrants living in cars under a bridge. Helping them is straining local resources.
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Dec 05, 2023
Dublin artist Chris Judge has been drawing faces on pictures of clouds since the early days of the pandemic. He named the project "A Daily Cloud."
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Dec 05, 2023
In a ballot system unique to New Jersey, candidates endorsed by county parties are all placed under a single line. While others vying for the same seat are placed in what's known as ballot Siberia.
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Dec 05, 2023
A couple who owned a controlling interest in a foreign corporation argue that a controversial Trump-era tax is unconstitutional under the Sixteenth Amendment.
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Dec 05, 2023
The Iran-backed rebel group attacked multiple ships in the Red Sea over the weekend. The Houthis control large swaths of Yemen's territory.
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Dec 05, 2023
For many people of color in this country, a visit to the doctor means being extra careful about their appearance in the hope to be treated fairly during the appointment.
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Dec 04, 2023
Liz Cheney's book Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning slams Trump's efforts to stay in power after 2020 and the Republicans who enabled him. She tells NPR why voters should mobilize against him.
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Dec 04, 2023
Travelers can be charged up to $27 to get a digital boarding pass with a random seat assignment. Or, the airline says, they can wait in line to get one printed out for free.
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Dec 04, 2023
"End of of the Road" tour is over and the band is done with live touring. But during an encore, KISS stepped offstage to be replaced by digital avatars. They can rock and roll all night — forever.
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Dec 04, 2023
British composer Martin Phipps discusses how he used an 1808 French piano that once belonged to Napoleon for part of the score of Ridley Scott's biopic of the one-time emperor.
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Dec 04, 2023
A league backed by Saudi Arabia — Professional Fighters League — is taking on the Ultimate Fighting Championship — or UFC — in the world of mixed martial arts.
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Dec 04, 2023
For decades, government scientists have toiled away trying to make nuclear fusion work. Will commercial companies sprint to the finish?
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Dec 04, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fulfilled a presidential campaign promise to visit every Iowa county. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Nathan Gonzales of Inside Elections newsletter if that will help him win.
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Dec 04, 2023
A league backed by Saudi Arabia — Professional Fighters League — is taking on the Ultimate Fighting Championship — or UFC — in the world of mixed martial arts.
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Dec 04, 2023
Venezuela's election board says voters on Sunday approved a referendum called for by the government to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana.
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Dec 04, 2023
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé topped the box office over the weekend but took in far less than Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour did in its opening weekend. Doesn't matter — theater owners still win.
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Dec 04, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yohanan Plesner of the Israel Democracy Institute about White House efforts to revive talks toward a two-state solution in the Middle East.
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Dec 04, 2023
Israel's military says it's expanded its Gaza ground offensive and is now targeting Hamas strongholds across the Gaza strip. It's also telling more Gazans to flee some areas in order to avoid strikes.
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Dec 04, 2023
Under the deal, Purdue agreed it owed $8 billion in criminal and civil fines. That deal that is at the center of Monday's case because it releases the Sacklers from personal liability.
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Dec 04, 2023
Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Renée Fleming and Queen Latifah were given the star treatment as they received their Kennedy Center Honors.
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Dec 03, 2023
We all feel lonely at some point, but long-term social isolation can damage our mental and physical health. A new book called Project UnLonely shows how creative expression can foster friendships.
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Dec 03, 2023
The nonprofit group Heritage for Peace's preliminary findings show 104 historic religious buildings, museums and archaeological sites have been destroyed or damaged.
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Dec 01, 2023
Members of the House of Representatives voted 311 to 114 Friday morning to expel Santos from Congress. The embattled congressman is accused by prosecutors of a number of financial misdeeds.
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Dec 01, 2023
Sandra Day O'Connor was called "the most powerful woman in America" during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice.
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Dec 01, 2023
After a months-long delay, the federal student aid form — known as the FAFSA — will reopen later this month — with drastic changes to the way the application is completed.
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Dec 01, 2023
Discussions about U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel are being delayed by House Republicans who are negotiating a U.S. border policy that is further to the right than most Democrats are willing to vote.
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Dec 01, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Palestinian pollster and researcher Khalil Shikaki about Gazan sentiment toward the Palestinian Authority, and who might step in to rule the Gaza Strip after the war.
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Dec 01, 2023
MacGowan was an Irish kid who grew up in England, and the songs he wrote and sang were a furious fusion of folk and punk. His band, The Pogues, was once described as a barroom brawl with instruments.
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Dec 01, 2023
A new study reveals chinstrap penguins, who live in a noisy environment, fall asleep thousands of times in one day — for a few seconds each time. They need to be alert for predators.
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