Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What impact are rising deportation orders having on immigrants in the U.S.?
Across the country, thousands of immigrants without legal status are not showing up to their scheduled court appearances fearing arrest. NPR's Ximena Bastia reports those absences are leading to a rise in deportation orders.
We found that in nearly every immigration court in the country, more people are getting these orders, saying they basically didn't show. That's early analysis unique to NPR that relied on data from January through November. It's more than 50,000 people in that time, nearly three times the number from the last fiscal year.
Chapter 3: How is Venezuela's President Maduro responding to U.S. oil tanker interceptions?
And it's a big jump from trends of prior years. The spike is really noticeable starting in summer around June, and that lines up with anecdotal observations I've been hearing.
And Piers Jimenez-Bustillo. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is criticizing the U.S. for its efforts to intercept sanctioned oil tankers off the country's coast.
Chapter 4: What changes did Pope Leo announce in his first Christmas address?
And then Piers Kerry Kahn reports the Trump administration says the tankers are operating illegally.
So far, the U.S. has either pursued or intercepted three oil tankers suspected of violating U.S. sanctions. Maduro has called the U.S. actions high-seas piracy and profiteering. Venezuela's vice president says it has asked the UN and other governments to intervene. In a social media post, the foreign ministry says Iran has offered its full solidarity to confront the U.S.
Chapter 5: How are new Israeli settlements affecting the peace process with Palestine?
actions that, quote, violate international laws. Maduro continues to flood Venezuelan state TV and social media accounts with videos decrying the U.S. and plays in heavy rotation as pleas in English that Venezuela just wants peace, not war. He's printed the slogan on red MAGA-style hats he dons at rallies filled with supporters. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.
Pope Leo says he plans to follow the agenda of his predecessor, Pope Francis, to make the Catholic Church more inclusive. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports the pontiff delivered his first Christmas address to cardinals at the Vatican.
Pope Leo remembered in his address his predecessor, Pope Francis. His prophetic voice. His prophetic voice, his pastoral style and his rich teachings have defined the path of the Church in these years, Leo said, encouraging us to place God's mercy at the centre. He said the Church should be welcoming to all and caring for the poor.
Francis, who led the 1.4 billion member Catholic Church for 12 years, had been known to use these annual Christmas addresses to scathingly critique the work of his cardinals. Leo, who is more diplomatic, was much gentler. He warned officials only not to allow rigidity or ideology to slow progress for the church.
Chapter 6: What role do GLP-1 weight loss drugs play in obesity treatment?
Ruth Sherlock, NPR News.
Bowen Yang has left Saturday Night Live mid-season. You're listening to NPR News from New York City. While Israel and Hamas continue to negotiate an advancement on the agreed peace process, Israel has approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The government's far-right finance and defense ministers both said the recognition is directly to block the establishment of a Palestinian state. Settlements in the West Bank are illegal, according to international law. The U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has long said that Israel's relentless settlement expansion fuels tension and threatens the viability of a sovereign Palestinian state.
Saudi Arabia and the U.K. condemn the latest announcement. Injectable GLP-1 weight loss drugs have transformed obesity care. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports that they don't work for everyone.
Roughly half of those who take GLP-1s lose 15% or more of their body weight. But a minority, about one in six, lose very little. Doctors specializing in obesity care say this is because dozens of factors can contribute to a person's obesity. And the new class of popular medicines may not address a person's particular biology. Dr. Jennifer Manny Guler is a specialist at Harvard.
One tool often is not enough over the lifetime of a person to control or to mitigate the health impact of that condition. But in a few years, she says, genetic and other tests will make it easier to personalize those treatments. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
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Chapter 7: What recent tragedy occurred involving a bus in Indonesia?
A bus traveling from Indonesia's capital to the south central part of Java has killed at least 15 people.