Leila Fadel

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Why is Snoopy so popular with Gen Z?

Friday, December 15, 2023

Why is Snoopy, a cartoon beagle created in 1950, so popular with Gen Z?

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Morning news brief

Friday, December 15, 2023

Disagreements emerge over Gaza's post-war leadership. Criminal prosecutors in Ohio violated defendants' rights. The lawmaker leading the probe into Hunter Biden is accused of owning a shell company.

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Huge Pliosaur skull unearthed on England's 'Jurassic Coast'

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

A scientist uncovered a huge Pliosaur on the coast of England. After months trying to extract it, a 6.5 foot long Pliosaur skull was recovered. The "T. Rex of the sea" could kill a human in one bite.

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After Penn, members of Congress call for Harvard and MIT presidents to resign

Monday, December 11, 2023

Josh Gottheimer, D, N.J., is one of over 70 members of Congress calling for the resignation of the presidents of Harvard University and MIT after a controversial hearing about anitsemitism on campus.

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Trump will not testify in his civil fraud trial

Monday, December 11, 2023

Former President Donald Trump says he will not testify in his civil fraud trial, in which prosecutors accuse him, two of his sons and their company of a decade-long loans and insurance scheme.

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Morning news brief

Monday, December 11, 2023

World policy leaders meeting in Qatar discuss war in Gaza. Donald Trump plans to skip testifying for a second time in the New York civil fraud trial. Argentine President Javier Milei is inaugurated.

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Liz Cheney spoke with NPR about her book on Trump's efforts to overturn the elections

Sunday, December 03, 2023

A preview of Lela Fadel's sit down with former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, whose new book is about former President Donald Trump's efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 elections.

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N.Y. Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress

Friday, December 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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Takeaways from the Destantis-Newsom debate, which aired on Fox

Friday, December 01, 2023

It was billed as a Red State-Blue State debate between men with different governing ideologies: Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis, running for the GOP presidential nod, and Calif. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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After cease-fire with Hamas collapses, Israel resumes hitting targets in Gaza

Friday, December 01, 2023

Israel's warplanes began pounding targets in Gaza, shortly after it announced the collapse of a twice-renewed truce that had allowed the release of more than 100 hostages seized by Hamas militants.

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Morning news brief

Friday, December 01, 2023

Israel hits targets in Gaza as truce with Hamas collapses. Why U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel is held up in the House. GOP Florida Gov. DeSantis and Democratic California Gov. Newsom held a debate.

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Tens of thousands of delegates are attending the U.N. Climate Change Conference

Thursday, November 30, 2023

The conference, known as COP28, opened in Dubai on Thursday. Questions focus on whether real action will be taken to slow global warming, and on the host country as a major oil producer.

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Morning news brief

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel. New York Rep. George Santos may be expelled from Congress. U.S. charges Indian national in alleged assassination plot of Sikh separatist in New York City.

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Biden to visit Colorado to talk about his domestic agenda

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

President Biden will be in Pueblo Wednesday to tout his administration's investments in clean energy jobs. He's also expected to take some swipes at right-wing Republicans.

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The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has entered its 6th day

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The hostage-for-prisoner exchange is expected to continue on Wednesday. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is dire and the military situation volatile.

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Why hate crimes against Arab Americans have long been difficult to track

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The families of three men of Palestinian descent who were shot in Vermont say it was a hate crime. But investigators aren't sure, and tracking anti-Arab hate crimes is uniquely complicated.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Secretary of State Blinken will head to the Middle East again. President Biden to tout clean energy jobs in Colorado. How the U.S. will be impacted if global warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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Israel claims it has evidence of a Hamas military compound beneath a Gaza hospital

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Israel's military says it's asking everyone at hospitals in northern Gaza to evacuate in its pursuit of Hamas. The hospitals are in dire conditions, and staff on the ground say patients are dying.

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Independent voters now make up the largest voting bloc in Arizona

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

NPR speaks with independents, who account for about a third of voters in the swing state of Arizona, about the issues motivating them ahead of the 2024 elections.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Supreme Court adopts its first code of ethics. Israel says it has evidence of a Hamas military compound beneath a Gaza hospital. A U.S. government report on climate change stands to influence policy.

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