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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What goals can you set for yourself in 2026?
Want to set goals that you'll actually stick to in 2026? You want to accept yourself and the situation you're in, but you also want to expect more from yourself and say, what are the ways that I can grow? This week, how to design and plan your year on the Life Kit podcast. Listen in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwahlisa Kautau. Some of the first impacts of a massive winter storm will start to bear down on the southern and central U.S. overnight. As Maggie Ryan from member station Little Rock Public Radio reports, officials in Arkansas are warning people to stay off the streets as freezing temperatures and snowfall spread across the state.
Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders has declared a state of emergency. The National Weather Service says much of the south will see below freezing temperatures this weekend and early next week, including sub-zero temps in central and northern Arkansas. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. is urging people to stay at home as crews work to clear the streets.
Please do not add any extra friction to the roads while we're out clearing the roads because it can cause more harm than you realize.
Arkansas will see a mix of snow and sleet this weekend with up to 18 inches of snow in northern parts of the state. For NPR News, I'm Maggie Ryan in Little Rock.
Thousands of people demonstrated in support of the 53rd annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., Friday, attended by Vice President J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson. President Trump joined the large crowd via video message, saying six years ago he was proud to be the first U.S. president to attend the march in person.
He said since then, his administration has taken unprecedented strides to protect innocent lives, and support the institution of the family.
Now the work to rebuild a culture that supports life continues in every state, every community, and every part of our beautiful land. This is a battle that must be fought, must be won, not only in the corridors of power, but above all in the hearts and souls of the people.
Some of the marchers held signs that read, Life is Worth Living. One sign quoted the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, saying, get married, have kids, you won't regret it. Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. A Pentagon contractor has been indicted for allegedly leaking classified documents to a Washington Post reporter.
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Chapter 3: What is the impact of the winter storm on the southern U.S.?
Five of the counts against Aurelio Perez-Lugones are for the transmission of national defense information, with a sixth count for the unlawful retention of it. The indictment says between October and January, Perez-Lugones repeatedly removed classified information from his workplace and provided it to a reporter.
Some of that classified information then turned up in at least five articles written or co-authored by the reporter. The indictment does not name the journalist, but it is known to be Hannah Natanson of the Washington Post. The FBI searched Nathanson's home last week as a part of the investigation, a move that sparked concern among free press advocates. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
And this is NPR News from New York City. Supporters of Venezuela's former president, Nicolas Maduro, marched through the streets of Caracas as the nation celebrated the day its democracy was founded, as Manuel Ruda reports from Caracas.
I'm outside a metro station in Caracas where hundreds of people have gathered for a pro-government protest to demand the liberation of Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores. Just yesterday Venezuela's government introduced a bill in this country's Congress that would allow U.S. oil companies to invest in Venezuela on their own without having to be partners with Venezuela's government.
That's something the Trump administration had been pushing for. It remains to be seen how much further they will push Venezuela's new government. For example, will they demand Venezuela's government hold new elections? Will they push them harder on the issue of political prisoners? Those are questions that remain to be answered here in Caracas in the following months.
That's Manua Rueda reporting from Caracas. Russia has again attacked Ukraine's capital, leaving parts of Kyiv without power or heat during one of its harshest winters, according to the city's mayor and local officials. Reporters speaking from bomb shelters say the strikes are massive. This comes as peace talks are being held in Abu Dhabi,
Between the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine negotiators, Moscow is demanding much of the eastern territory of Donbass before it stops fighting. I'm Duahli Saikautel, NPR News in New York.
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