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Don’t expect Trump’s political fate to be decided by courts

13 May 2024

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Politico reporter Josh Gerstein explains why Trump’s political fate likely won’t be decided by the courts. Atomic veterans are on the verg...

What Biden’s Rafah “red line” could mean for the war in Gaza

10 May 2024

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Biden’s “red line” in Gaza is an invasion of Rafah. What will that mean if Israel follows through with the attack? The Guardian&rsqu...

The increasingly common 911 call frustrating first responders

09 May 2024

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After years in a Syrian ISIS camp, a 10-person American family is back in the U.S. NPR has the details. Some senior care homes in the United States ar...

Why disrupted graduations feel familiar for class of 2024

08 May 2024

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TikTok and its owners filed a legal challenge over a recent U.S. law that would ban the app if it doesn’t find a buyer in a year. NPR has the st...

Essential reporting on campus protests, by student journalists

07 May 2024

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Politico asks student journalists what’s really happening on college campuses. Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politic...

What to know about Gaza ceasefire talks

06 May 2024

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The Washington Post reports on Hamas’s attack on a Gaza border crossing and on the status of ceasefire talks. In an exclusive interview with ABC...

Inside an assassination plot on American soil

03 May 2024

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Washington Post reporter Greg Miller talks about an investigation into an assassination plot on American soil, and what it reveals about Prime Ministe...

What students protesting over Gaza want colleges to do

02 May 2024

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Vox explains what student demonstrators against the war in Gaza are calling on their universities to do. Nabih Bulos, the Middle East bureau chief for...

How Trump wants to reshape America in a second term

01 May 2024

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Donald Trump sits down with Time reporter Eric Cortellessa for exclusive interviews about what a second term could look like if he wins. There’s...

Trump goes back to court as hush-money trial resumes

30 Apr 2024

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Politico reporter Ben Feuerherd explains what happened in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York last week — and what to expect from th...

How the U.S. used troops on student protesters in the past

29 Apr 2024

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An expert writes in the Washington Post about America’s grim history of using troops against student protesters. And a Post analysis looks back ...

Why Harvey Weinstein’s N.Y. rape conviction was overturned

26 Apr 2024

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A New York court’s reversal of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction dealt a blow to a long effort to hold the former Hollywood producer acco...

The Supreme Court hears Trump’s unprecedented immunity claim

25 Apr 2024

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NBC reporter Lawrence Hurley explains how Donald Trump could win at the Supreme Court even if his broad immunity argument is rejected. Finding matched...

The move that could change 30 million Americans’ jobs

24 Apr 2024

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The FTC finalized a rule banning most employers from using noncompete clauses. CNN has more. The Supreme Court is hearing a pair of cases about emerge...

More arrests of college students protesting the war in Gaza

23 Apr 2024

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NBC News takes a look at how Gaza protests are playing out at colleges across America. A provision that would ban TikTok — or force a sale &mdas...

Who is Juan Merchan, the judge in Trump’s hush-money trial?

22 Apr 2024

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Judge Juan Merchan, who’s presiding over Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, has already ruled against him. USA Today journalist Bart ...

How guns became ubiquitous in the U.S. after Columbine

19 Apr 2024

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Since the mass shooting at Columbine High School 25 years ago, guns have grown ubiquitous in America. The Trace examines how that’s changed the ...

Understanding the blame game over Gaza aid delays

18 Apr 2024

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Israel has blocked a huge array of aid items from entering Gaza. The Washington Post has the full list, from crutches to chocolate croissants. Meanwhi...

Their ship hit the Key Bridge. Why are they stuck aboard?

17 Apr 2024

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Twenty-one sailors are stuck aboard the ship that hit Baltimore’s Key Bridge — with no end in sight. Popular Mechanics has the story. Vox ...

Supreme Court hears Jan. 6 case with implications for Trump

16 Apr 2024

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The Supreme Court will weigh if January 6 insurgents can be charged with obstruction. Washington Post reporter Ann Marimow explains the implications. ...

Understanding the charges in Trump’s historic criminal trial

15 Apr 2024

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Apple News In Conversation has everything you need to know about Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial that starts today in New York, plus insi...

Why the O.J. Simpson trial still matters

12 Apr 2024

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Following an Israeli attack on a major hospital, Gazans are sifting through the rubble for the bodies of their dead. NBC News has the story. Time expl...

What the judge will ask jurors in Trump hush-money case

11 Apr 2024

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The start of Trump’s first criminal trial offers a vexing question: how to find a proper jury for such an unprecedented case. Erica Orden from P...

Delayed student financial aid leaves millions in limbo

10 Apr 2024

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As millions wait for delayed college financial aid, families are facing tough choices. NBC News journalist Haley Messenger has the story. The BBC repo...

Why more Americans are moving back in with family

09 Apr 2024

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Key Republican members of Congress are planning to retire. Washington Post reporter Marianna Sotomayor explains how that spells trouble for Speaker Mi...

Eclipse day is here. Here’s how to prepare.

08 Apr 2024

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Today’s the day of the event we’ve all been waiting for: the total solar eclipse. Apple News has what you need to know. NPR correspondents...

The new magic number for retirement planning, and how to see the eclipse

05 Apr 2024

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Tonight is the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Apple News sports editor Haley O’Shaughnessy joins us to explain why it’s ...

America bet big on sports gambling. The backlash is here.

04 Apr 2024

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CNN reporter Sebastian Shukla examines a wave of xenophobia in Russia against Central Asian migrants following the terror attack near Moscow. America ...

José Andrés on aid-worker killings and Gaza’s food crisis

03 Apr 2024

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The Wall Street Journal has an in-depth look at José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen, after the Israeli military killed seven of it...

Birth-control misinformation is rampant online, doctors say

02 Apr 2024

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Reporting from the Guardian examines the possible pollution impacts of the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Lauren Weber of the...

Protesters in Israel demand Netanyahu’s resignation

01 Apr 2024

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The Guardian looks into why thousands of protesters in Israel are calling on Netanyahu to resign. Amy Leah Potter, a nurse with Doctors Without Border...

Why more schools are banning cellphones

29 Mar 2024

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Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich has been wrongfully detained in Russia for one year. Assistant editor Paul Beckett told us about the J...

Stories of the victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse

28 Mar 2024

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CNN tells the stories of some of the people who died in the Baltimore bridge collapse. As the war in Gaza continues, Israel is facing new pressure to ...

What’s next after the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

27 Mar 2024

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Investigators are looking into whether dirty fuel may have played a role in the cargo-ship crash that brought down Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key...

The Supreme Court case that could limit abortion pills

26 Mar 2024

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The Baltimore Sun reports on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Shefali Luthra, health reporter from The 19th, explains today’s Supre...

How the deadly terror attack in Russia exposes Putin

25 Mar 2024

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The Washington Post looks into what the deadly Moscow terror attack tells us about Russia’s national-security vulnerabilities. CBS News details ...

What you need to know about big changes to real estate

22 Mar 2024

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James Rodriguez from Business Insider explains how things are about to get weird for homebuyers and sellers. Semafor reporter Shelby Talcott on how Ja...

Trump’s legal and money troubles come to a head

21 Mar 2024

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NPR explains what happens if Trump can’t pay his $454 million bond. Biden is seeking to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles with his ...

Former Nickelodeon stars discuss abuse allegations

20 Mar 2024

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A new documentary details allegations of abuse at Nickelodeon during the channel’s golden years. Vulture reports. Wall Street Journal reporter R...

How third-party candidates might upend the presidential race

19 Mar 2024

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Democrats are preparing to go to war against third-party candidates in the presidential election, NBC News reports. Apple News editor Gideon Resnick w...

The police officers accused of child sexual abuse

18 Mar 2024

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A New Orleans police officer sexually abused a teenage girl he met on the job. He is one of hundreds of officers arrested for child sexual abuse over ...

What to know about the death of a Boeing whistleblower

15 Mar 2024

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The Washington Post explores how the death of a Boeing whistleblower has compounded existing problems at the company. Reporter Ian Duncan spoke with A...

Biden vowed to cut drug prices. Big Pharma is fighting back.

14 Mar 2024

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The Washington Post reports on how Big Pharma is fighting Biden’s program to lower prescription-drug costs for seniors.  In the New Yorker,...

The U.S. bill giving TikTok an ultimatum

13 Mar 2024

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The Washington Post reports on a bill racing toward passage in the House that would require TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company to sell or ris...

The struggle to reunite families separated under Trump

12 Mar 2024

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At least 5,000 families were forcibly separated during the Trump administration. The work of reunifying them is painfully incomplete. New York magazin...

Netanyahu’s plan to invade Rafah: “We’re not going to leave”

11 Mar 2024

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Israeli prime minister Netanyahu, speaking to Politico, says he intends to press ahead with a planned invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah, despite Bide...

What to know about last night’s State of the Union address

08 Mar 2024

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Biden defended his administration and took on Trump in his address in last night’s State of the Union. NBC News has the key moments.  The W...

Wildfires have devastated Texas’s cattle industry

07 Mar 2024

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The Wall Street Journal previews Biden’s State of the Union address.  CNN reports from Texas about how wildfires have devastated the state&...

Nikki Haley’s campaign exit sets up a Biden-Trump rematch

06 Mar 2024

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A Washington Post reporter’s account of an aid drop into Gaza. In a landmark move for student athletes, Dartmouth men’s basketball players...

What to watch on Super Tuesday

05 Mar 2024

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NPR details what to expect on Super Tuesday. While the world was looking elsewhere, North Korea became a bigger threat. The Wall Street Journal has th...

The U.S. push for a temporary cease-fire in Gaza

04 Mar 2024

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Kamala Harris urged Hamas to agree to an immediate, six-week pause in fighting in Gaza, and pushed Israel to allow more aid in. Reuters has the story....

What we know about Palestinians killed near aid trucks

01 Mar 2024

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More than 110 Palestinians were reportedly killed while trying to access desperately needed aid in Gaza. The Guardian has more. Fears of famine in Gaz...

Republicans scramble as backlash over IVF ruling continues

29 Feb 2024

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Yale is bringing back standardized test scores to its admissions process, after making them optional during the pandemic. The Washington Post explains...

What counts as a machine gun? Supreme Court hears case.

28 Feb 2024

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Does a bump stock turn a rifle into a machine gun? USA Today has the details of a Supreme Court case being heard today that turns on that question.&nb...

Arab Americans challenge Biden’s Gaza response in primary

27 Feb 2024

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Arabs and Muslims in Michigan have been organizing against President Biden ahead of today’s primary. They told the Washington Post that they&rsq...

How asylum-seeking migrants got stuck living at O’Hare

26 Feb 2024

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A couple has to leave Alabama or risk losing their eggs after uncertainty over a court ruling forced providers to pause IVF treatment. CNN has the sto...

What to know as the war in Ukraine enters its third year

23 Feb 2024

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As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, the Wall Street Journal takes stock of where things stand.  Donald Trump and former South Carolina g...

The national-security threat lurking at U.S. ports

22 Feb 2024

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A nonbinary teenager in Oklahoma has died. The Washington Post tells us about Nex Benedict.  The U.S. government plans to spend billions of dolla...

What’s next for IVF after a controversial legal ruling

21 Feb 2024

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The Alabama Reflector reports on how a major state Supreme Court ruling has left the future of IVF uncertain — both in the state and across the ...

Life under Tennessee’s strict abortion law

20 Feb 2024

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One woman told ProPublica about how Tennessee’s strict abortion ban forced her to carry a life-threatening pregnancy. Health officials say Nasse...

Alexey Navalny is dead. What’s next for Russia?

19 Feb 2024

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Following the death of Alexey Navalny, Putin’s fiercest critic, Time looks at the Russian opposition leader’s legacy. The tech industry is...

Parents of gun-violence victims use AI to push for change

16 Feb 2024

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U.S. federal judges are dealing with a surge in serious, politically driven threats, an analysis by Reuters finds. Grieving parents are using AI to re...

A date has been set for Trump's first criminal trial

15 Feb 2024

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It’s a hectic week in Donald Trump’s trial schedule. The Washington Post previews what to expect from today’s dual court sessions. T...

Financial-aid issues leave colleges and students in limbo

14 Feb 2024

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Reuters examines the history of UNRWA, a U.N. agency that provides crucial relief for Palestinians  — and which Israel wants to dismantle. ...

The race to replace George Santos

13 Feb 2024

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Today, voters in Long Island choose a replacement for former congressman George Santos. Politico has the details, and explains how the special electio...

Terrified civilians in Rafah await Israel’s ground invasion

12 Feb 2024

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Twelve days after Hind Rajab, 6, made an emergency call begging to be rescued from active fighting in Gaza, her body was found. NBC has her story.&nbs...

The American city calling for migrants to move in

09 Feb 2024

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The Wall Street Journal reports on an American city with a message for migrants: We want you. Apple News In Conversation explores why America is obses...

Inside the court case that could knock Trump off the ballot

08 Feb 2024

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The Washington Post talks to the 91-year-old Republican suing to kick Donald Trump off the ballot. NBC looks at how GOP senators blocked a bipartisan ...

A landmark conviction for a school shooter’s mother

07 Feb 2024

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In a landmark verdict, a jury found Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of a school shooter, guilty of involuntary manslaughter. USA Today has more. The Wal...

The reasons why your groceries are still so expensive

06 Feb 2024

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Inflation has fallen. The Washington Post examines why groceries are still so expensive. NPR reports on how families of hostages and prisoners are rea...

How the IRS is going after billionaires dodging taxes

05 Feb 2024

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The Associated Press reports on the surprisingly large part prison labor plays in food production in America. NPR looks at how the IRS is going after ...

What South Carolina can tell us about Biden’s 2024 chances

02 Feb 2024

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Ahead of South Carolina’s Democratic primary, the Washington Post looks into how it may indicate about Black support for Biden in the general el...

At Senate hearing, tech CEOs grilled over protecting kids

01 Feb 2024

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CNN has five takeaways from the tech CEOs’ appearance at a Senate hearing yesterday. The Washington Post has an investigation into the broken pr...

How Trump’s legal woes are threatening his fortune

31 Jan 2024

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Trump’s cash stockpile is at risk because of his many legal problems. Bloomberg has the details. ProPublica uncovers how Walmart’s financi...

Middle East problems pile up for Biden

30 Jan 2024

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Politico reports that the intensifying Red Sea conflict is threatening to unleash worldwide economic havoc — and explains why some Democrats are...

Inside the deadly conditions for children in Gaza

29 Jan 2024

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War in Gaza is making childbirth a nightmare. The Washington Post has the story. Museums across the U.S. are closing exhibits featuring Native America...

U.N. court declines to order cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war

26 Jan 2024

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The U.N.’s top court told Israel to 'take all measures' to prevent genocide in Gaza, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire. The Wall Street...

The FAA’s good news and bad news for Boeing

25 Jan 2024

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The FAA had good and bad news for Boeing: It approved a set of inspection criteria that could return grounded 737 Max 9 planes to service — but ...

Trump beat Haley in New Hampshire. What happens now?

24 Jan 2024

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The Los Angeles Times reports on Trump’s win over Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire primary. The 21 IDF soldiers killed in a single incident on M...

Why this year’s Democratic race in New Hampshire is so weird

23 Jan 2024

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USA Today explains the weirdness of New Hampshire’s Democratic race. And the Washington Post looks at how the state’s GOP primary may be H...

Why Trump’s new campaign playbook is so effective

22 Jan 2024

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The Wall Street Journal reports on how a new campaign strategy helped Trump leap ahead of rivals in his party. A new study may pave the way for tests ...

He survived one execution. He’s fighting to avoid another.

19 Jan 2024

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NPR has an interview with a man on death row who survived a botched execution and now faces another. The Wall Street Journal reports on how food-indus...

What’s next for Boeing after series of setbacks

18 Jan 2024

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Bloomberg looks at the future for Boeing, which is under investigation after a panel came off a plane in midair. NPR explains what to know about COVID...

Gaza families are starving. Aid agencies want action.

17 Jan 2024

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Aid agencies say more than half a million people in Gaza are starving. The Guardian has details. And a CBS journalist reports on the hazardous conditi...

Trump won Iowa in a landslide. What happens next?

16 Jan 2024

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The Washington Post has key takeaways from Trump’s win at the Iowa caucuses. USA Today reports on an Iowa principal killed while protecting stud...

What to watch in the Iowa caucuses

15 Jan 2024

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Bloomberg explains how the Iowa caucuses could make or break Republican campaigns in 2024. Politico reports on the global elections to watch this year...

Why a U.S.-led coalition launched new airstrikes on Yemen

12 Jan 2024

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NPR reports on U.S.-led strikes against Iran-aligned Houthi militants in Yemen.  The Wall Street Journal explains why buying home and auto insura...

Understanding South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

11 Jan 2024

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Vox explains South Africa’s genocide case against Israel.  The BBC has what you need to know about the wave of gang violence terrorizing pe...

Inside the aviation industry’s rough start to 2024

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One plane broke mid-flight. Another burst into flames. The Wall Street Journal explains how the aviation industry is reckoning with two recent almost-...

How the U.S. is trying to keep the Gaza war from spreading

09 Jan 2024

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Israel is talking about expanding its war to Lebanon, and it’s causing alarm among U.S. officials. The Washington Post has more.  They were...

New evidence found in Alaska Airlines flight investigation

08 Jan 2024

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Investigators recovered key part from the Alaska Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday. Reuters has the details. The ...

How Republicans and Democrats see Jan. 6 differently

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Biden is giving a speech on democracy today ahead of the January 6 insurrection anniversary. Bloomberg has a preview, while the Washington Post looks ...

New fears of famine in Gaza as war rages

04 Jan 2024

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The chief economist of the World Food Program tells the New Yorker how the scarcity of food in Gaza may tip the territory into famine. The Wall Street...

Survivor stories from the heroic Japan Airlines evacuation

03 Jan 2024

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All 379 people on board a Japan Airlines flight that caught fire survived. The BBC explains how the crew pulled off a “flawless” evacuatio...

The Trump campaign faces its first real test

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Des Moines Register looks at how Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign quietly built a grassroots juggernaut for the Iowa caucuses. Trump is poised t...

The U.S. economy is weird, but not in a bad way

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the U.S., GDP, unemployment, and even inflation look a lot like the prepandemic economy. The big changes are beneath the surface. The Wall Street J...

Christians in Bethlehem cancel festivities as Gaza war rages

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode contains a segment about suicide. The Los Angeles Times reports from Bethlehem, the West Bank town revered as Jesus’s birthplace. C...

Why a Colorado court is blocking Trump from the ballot

20 Dec 2023

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Trump has been disqualified from Colorado’s 2024 primary ballot by the state’s Supreme Court. The Washington Post has details. Who are Yem...

Israel’s using AI to find Gaza targets. Experts are worried.

19 Dec 2023

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This episode contains a segment about pregnancy loss. Israel is using an AI system to find targets in Gaza. Critics see a host of problems. NPR finds ...

Hostage deaths put new pressure on Netanyahu

18 Dec 2023

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The Wall Street Journal reports on how the death of three hostages in Gaza at the hands of IDF soldiers are raising questions about Israel’s war...