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Arab leaders, U.N. secretary-general met at a summit in Cairo to discuss the war

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Arab leaders at a Cairo summit failed to agree on a way to contain the violence between Israel and Hamas or resolve the Palestinian quest for statehood.

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What's next for the U.S. in the Middle East, according to a veteran diplomat

Sunday, October 22, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe discusses the Israel-Gaza conflict with David Hale. The veteran diplomat served as U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace as well as ambassador to Lebanon and Jordan.

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The U.S. is sending warships to the Mediterranean ahead of Israel's expected invasion

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Israel says it is preparing to invade Gaza with ground forces but the timeline is unclear.

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Is the resurgence of weight loss drugs a blow to the body positivity movement?

Sunday, October 15, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to author Virginia Sole-Smith about the future of the body positivity movement in the wake of weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

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How Israel's relationship with Iran could impact the war

Sunday, October 15, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Iran expert Mehrzad Boroujerdi about the relationship between Israel and Iran.

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At the New York Film Festival, the actors' strike put the spotlight on smaller films

Sunday, October 15, 2023

The New York Film Festival wraps up this weekend. It's a venue for some of the season's big releases — as well as some offbeat, foreign and indie movies.

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Welsh musician Ren's new album 'Sick Boi' is rooted in medical pain

Sunday, October 15, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks musician Ren Gill, known simply as "Ren," about his new album, "Sick Boi."

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Politics chat: House Speaker race; U.S. politics being shaped by the war

Sunday, October 15, 2023

House Republicans are still struggling to coalesce around one candidate for Speaker while multiple crises add urgency to the search.

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Israeli troops have killed several dozen Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

Sunday, October 15, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Yara Hawari, of Al Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, about how the conflict between Israel and Hamas is being seen in the occupied West Bank.

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On election day in Poland, people express hope for voting out the ruling party

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Poland is holding national elections today in which voters choose between parties with radically different visions of Polish democracy.

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In a first, California's 'Ebony Alert' will help find missing Black people

Sunday, October 15, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks California state Sen. Steven Bradford about the state's new system designed to find missing Black people.

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The attacks by Hamas are a blow to Netanyahu's carefully cultivated strongman image

Sunday, October 15, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks New York Times Magazine contributing writer Ruth Margalit about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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The Biden administration is building a controversial part of the border wall in Texas

Sunday, October 08, 2023

The Biden administration is moving forward with a controversial plan to build a new section of wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The move comes amid another surge in migration on the southern border.

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An update on the conflict in Israel

Sunday, October 08, 2023

Late-breaking details on the conflict in Israel.

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In a new album. Colbie Caillat shares the lessons she's learned 'Along The Way'

Sunday, October 08, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat about her latest album, "Along The Way."

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How the Al-Aqsa Mosque became a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Sunday, October 08, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Mideast expert Yousef Munayyer about the history behind the recent attacks by Hamas against Israel.

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The hottest new social media is the messaging app on your phone

Sunday, October 08, 2023

Is group chatting becoming the social media medium of choice? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Atlantic editor Faith Hill.

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The Supreme Court will hear a case that could overturn a 40-year-old legal doctrine

Sunday, October 08, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Andrew Mergen of Harvard Law School about the "Chevron Doctrine," an important legal precedent that will be taken up by the Supreme Court this term.

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A trans teenager and her mom reflect on Nebraska restricting gender-affirming care

Sunday, October 08, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with transgender teenager Nola Rhea and her mother Heather Rhea about a new Nebraska law restricting gender-affirming care.

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Israel's neighbors call for calm in the conflict, protestors take to the streets

Sunday, October 08, 2023

Many leaders in the Middle East are urging calm as a war breaks out in Israel, but there are street protests in parts of the Muslim world.

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