Leila Fadel

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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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UAW's new contract helps other car companies' workers — but what about Tesla?

Monday, November 13, 2023

Tentative deals with Detroit's Big 3 will push up wages at rivals as firms try to avoid unionization. How will Tesla, the famously anti-union electric carmaker, respond to the union's ambitions?

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Morning news brief

Monday, November 13, 2023

Israel's military says it has been battling Hamas fighters around Gaza's hospitals. President Biden this week attends a summit of Asian leaders. U.S. government funding is set to run out on Friday.

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Federal trial begins for David DePape, who's accused of attacking Paul Pelosi

Friday, November 10, 2023

The federal trial of David DePape started this week. He faces federal charges over an alleged assault on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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Morning news brief

Friday, November 10, 2023

Israel gives civilians four-hours a day to flee fighting in North Gaza. Are Democrats reenergized after a strong showing in Tuesday's elections? Crossings at the U.S. southern border are at a high.

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International efforts to end the war in Sudan have waned

Thursday, November 09, 2023

Over six months of war has brought Sudan to its knees. Many thousands have been killed and more than two million people have fled the country.

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Tentative deal ends actors' 118-day historic strike against Hollywood studios

Thursday, November 09, 2023

SAG-AFTRA and the heads of major studios have come to a tentative deal, to end one of the strikes that shut down Hollywood for months.

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Regulators are alarmed by conditions inside a federal prison in Florida

Thursday, November 09, 2023

The Justice Department's inspector general's office in May conducted an unannounced inspection at the facility in Tallahassee.

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Morning news brief

Thursday, November 09, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu faces calls to resign. Five GOP presidential candidates met Wednesday night for a third debate in Miami. Striking actors reach a tentative deal with Hollywood studios.

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An American family trapped in Gaza for nearly a month makes it back home

Wednesday, November 08, 2023

Abood Okal, Wafaa Abuzayd and their son Yousef made it out of Gaza and arrived in Massachusetts this week. They were visiting their families in Gaza when war broke out. For 27 days they was trapped.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, November 08, 2023

Ohio votes to amend state constitution to enshrine abortion rights. Five candidates will face off in third GOP debate. The number of babies born with syphilis is ten times what it was a decade ago.

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Book tells the story of a bus crash that embodies the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Thursday, November 02, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nathan Thrall about his book — A Day in the Life of Abed Salama — which explores the Israeli-Palestinian relationship through the story of a tragic bus accident.

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For a 20-year-old engineering student in Gaza, everything has changed

Thursday, November 02, 2023

As Israel expands its war in Gaza, we hear from a college student, one of Gaza's more than 1.4 million displaced people, who sent us voice messages about the loss of her home and her daily fears.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

How Israel's plan to destroy Hamas will unfold is unclear. Speaker Johnson believes a stand-alone aid package for Israel will pass the House. It's Google turn to call witnesses in its monopoly trial.

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UAW president calls tentative deals with Ford and Stellantis big wins

Monday, October 30, 2023

Over the weekend, the strike against General Motors expanded to a huge engine plant in Springhill, Tenn. Workers at Ford and Stellantis are returning to their jobs after tentative deals.

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Gaza was in a near total blackout as Israel expanded its ground and air campaign

Monday, October 30, 2023

Voices from Gaza in the midst of a communication blackout as Israel forced continue airstrikes on the enclave.

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Morning news brief

Monday, October 30, 2023

Israel presses ahead with attacks along Gaza's eastern border, and it has been trading fire with a militia over its northern border. President Biden to take some big steps Monday to try to rein in AI.

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The suspect in Maine is still at large after 2 mass shootings killed 18 people

Friday, October 27, 2023

When communities suffer trauma they often come together, sharing their grief. That's not possible in Lewiston, Maine — the suspect is still on the loose, so the community is locked down.

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