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From NPR. Protestors gathered in Damascus to call for a secular state made up of civil institutions. Protestors chanted that religion is for God and the nation is for everyone.
From NPR. Amazon drivers and warehouse workers at multiple locations across the U.S. have been joining picket lines, pressing the retail giant to recognize their unions during the holiday shopping rush.
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From NPR. NPR’s “News Now” is a roundup of the top stories of the day in under five minutes. Click “Show More” for a list of today’s stories: 0:00 Today’s Top Stories 0:17 Partial Government Shutdown Looms 1:13 CEO Murder Suspect Faces Federal Charges 2:08 Amazon Strikes Include Third-Party Drivers 3:10 Starbucks Workers Plan To…
From NPR. This market in Damascus is buzzing with people – some, visiting the Syrian capital for the first time in years. Since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad dictatorship many seem in the mood to celebrate.
From NPR. In one of Damascus’s poorest and majority Alawite neighborhoods, residents grapple with the legacy of the Assad regime. Once burdened by oppression and conscription, they tore down symbols of the past in fear of retaliation, uncertain of what comes next.
From NPR. NPR’s “News Now” is a roundup of the top stories of the day in under five minutes. Click “Show More” for a list of today’s stories: 0:00 Today’s Top Stories 0:16 Lawmakers Scramble To Avert Shutdown 1:38 Amazon Workers Go On Strike 2:03 Dozens Found Guilty Of Raping Woman 2:52 Macron Visits Cyclone-Ravaged…
From NPR. NPR’s “News Now” is a roundup of the top stories of the day in under five minutes. Click “Show More” for a list of today’s stories: 0:00 Today’s Top Stories 0:15 Congress Flirts With Partial Shutdown 1:05 Amazon Workers Go On Strike 2:04 CEO Murder Suspect Due In Court Today 2:20 Syria Completes…
From NPR. Richka is known locally as the village that makes hunias, traditional Ukrainian fluffy wool coats. Olha Mys and her mother and sisters used to make hunias, but the tradition is dying out. Making a hunia takes months just to complete one coat. Even before the war, Mys says, fewer people were producing and…
From NPR. Voters approved an amendment to end Missouri’s abortion ban. But abortions are still not being performed in the state. Here’s why they’re at a standstill.
From NPR. We have some 2024 romance novels that might be a little TOO HOT to bring home this holiday season. Visit NPR’s Book of the Day podcast for author interviews in 15 minutes or less.
From NPR. A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the coast of Vanuatu on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction in the South Pacific island nation. A tsunami warning was called off less than two hours after the quake. With communications still down hours later and official information scarce, witness accounts of casualties began to surface…
From NPR. NPR’s “News Now” is a roundup of the top stories of the day in under five minutes. Click “Show More” for a list of today’s stories: 0:00 Today’s Top Stories 0:18 Syria’s Rebel Factions Dissolving 1:08 Reports: Momentum In Cease-Fire Talks 2:33 Lawmakers Release Stopgap Bill 2:47 Gabbard Meets With Senators 3:44 Trump…
From NPR. NPR’s “News Now” is a roundup of the top stories of the day in under five minutes. Click “Show More” for a list of today’s stories: 0:00 Today’s Top Stories 0:15 Funding Bill Expected To Pass 1:02 Expect Interest Rate Cut Today 1:28 Suspect In CEO’s Death Charged With Terrorism 2:06 Mourners Attend…
From NPR. The regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad was estimated to earn billions of dollars annually from trafficking a drug known as Captagon. Captagon was created as a legal pharmaceutical drug in Germany in the 1960s. It gives users a rush of energy. It can make them very productive in the short term. However,…
From NPR. Over two consecutive nights last week, Israeli airstrikes hit central Gaza, killing dozens of people, many of them children asleep when the bombs struck. A weapons expert reached by NPR says one of the bombs used in the attack is U.S. made. The death toll in Gaza over the past 14 months has…
From NPR. A major rescue operation is underway in a cave northeast of the Italian city of Bergamo to free a woman who was injured in a fall and became trapped while exploring with eight other people. Ottavia Piana, 32, considered an expert cave explorer, was injured after falling some 16 feet on Saturday evening…
From NPR. NPR’s “News Now” is a roundup of the top stories of the day in under five minutes. Click “Show More” for a list of today’s stories: 0:00 Today’s Top Stories 0:16 N.Y. Judge: Trump Not Immune 1:04 RFK Jr. ‘Going To Question Science’ 1:43 Softbank’s CEO Donates To Trump 2:44 TikTok Appeals To…
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From NPR. Hutsul theater was created over 100 years ago based on the culture and stories of the Hutsul ethnic group, who live in the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine. Hnat Khotkevych, a prolific Ukrainian literary figure and Renaissance man, is credited with the theater’s creation. The theater nearly went extinct during both World War I…
From NPR. The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has meant freedom for thousands of people imprisoned in inhumane conditions across the country. Men, women and children have been held underground – some for decades.
From NPR. South Korea’s parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, holding him accountable for his attempt to impose martial law. The martial law declaration, the first such measure in more than four decades, triggered 11 days of political chaos in South Korea. Yoon’s presidential duties were suspended, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will take over…
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From NPR. Thousands of Syrians gather at one of the holiest Mosques in Damascus today for the first time since the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s government.
From NPR. There is something strange happening in the skies above New Jersey, and no one seems quite sure what to make of it — not the governor, not members of Congress, not the FBI. What they know is that starting in mid-November, dozens of drones have been spotted at night flying in at…
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From NPR. Does reading make you a better person? Sarah Chihaya’s new memoir dives into books that seemingly ruined her life. "Bibliophobia" comes out in February 2025.
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From NPR. Many Syrians were arrested, killed, and even tortured at this "checkpoint of death" on the road between the Jordanian border and Damascus. Now, the area now hosts a few lightly armed fighters and tanks, abandoned when opposition forces overran the checkpoint.
From NPR. In the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed attempt to put the South Korea under martial law, citizens are gathering in front of the parliament building to protest and opposition lawmakers, police and prosecutors are taking steps to hold him accountable.
From NPR. An intense wildfire continues to burn in Malibu, despite emergency crew efforts to contain the fire since Monday night. The Franklin Fire has burned 3,983 acres and is seven percent contained as of Wednesday, Cal Fire said. According to a local news report, several evacuations remain in place in the region, with at…
From NPR. NPR’s “News Now” is a roundup of the top stories of the day in under five minutes. Click “Show More” for a list of today’s stories: 0:00 Today’s Top Stories 0:16 Hegseth Continues To Meet With Senators 0:56 Police Find More Evidence In CEO’s Killing 1:49 Travis Timmerman Found In Syria 2:10 Syrian…
From NPR. Luigi Mangione, the man facing charges in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was denied bail in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. As he was being escorted into the courthouse by police officers, Mangione yelled out to reporters: “[Unintelligible] completely out of touch, and it’s an insult to the intelligence of the American…
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From NPR. NPR’s “News Now” is a roundup of the top stories of the day in under five minutes. Click “Show More” for a list of today’s stories: 0:00 Today’s Top Stories 0:16 Suspect In CEO’s Killing Fights Extradition 0:40 Kroger, Albertsons’ Merger Blocked 1:21 Work Begins To Build A New Syria 2:11 Israel Carries…
From NPR. NPR’s “News Now” is a roundup of the top stories of the day in under five minutes. Click “Show More” for a list of today’s stories: 0:00 Today’s Top Stories 0:04 Netanyahu In Court Today 0:57 Assad’s Fall Renews Hope For Austin Tice 1:52 Suspect Charged In CEO’s Murder NOTE: Captions are auto-generated…
From NPR. President Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez al-Assad – whose visage is seen dragged through the streets in this clip – combined to rule Syria for more than a half-century, always with an iron fist that crushed all dissent and relied heavily on the country’s feared security forces. In the end, those security…
From NPR. NPR’s “News Now” is a roundup of the top stories of the day in under five minutes. Click “Show More” for a list of today’s stories: 0:00 Today’s Top Stories 0:16 U.S. Bombs Targets In Syria After Assad Flees 1:14 South Korea’s President Under Investigation 2:06 New Democratic Senators Sworn In Today 3:08…
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From NPR. South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) announced in a post on December 3 that aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin had hired 1,200 goats to prevent fires in the South Denver metro area. According to SMFR, the herd was brought in by Goat Green, a Colorado-based organization specializing in fire mitigation through grazing,…
From NPR. The horned figure of Krampus takes over the Bavarian village of Kiefersfelden during an annual rite in southern Germany. According to central European folkloric traditions, the demon visits children on December 5th, the night ahead of Saint Nicholas Day, to punish those who have been badly behaved by beating them with birch rods.
From NPR. By singing in English, she brought Latin-inspired music to global audiences. Through her Spanish songs, she deeply connected with Latino communities, reflecting her Cuban heritage and immigrant experience. Gloria also expressed herself through her fashion choices. The iconic dress from the “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You” music video debuted as part of the…
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From NPR. Traditionally, large flocks used to ramble through the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine, spending summers on wide alpine meadows while shepherds lived alongside them. But this lifestyle is dying out says sheep herder Mikhailo Bilak. He and his friend Mykola Yakbuk are some of the rare shepherds that still raise sheep in this way.…
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From NPR. Looking for a book to read on your next flight? Some choices are better than others, and Andrew Limbong has some recommendations. Tell us your go-to book to bring on a trip this holiday season.
From NPR. A herd of desert bighorn sheep was airlifted off the Texas mountain where they were raised and moved north to their “historic range” as part of a conservation effort by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The relocation of the herd is part of a larger effort to move the endangered species of…
From NPR. Calls are growing for South Korea’s president to resign or face impeachment, after he briefly imposed martial law over the country. Calls are growing for South Korea’s president to resign or face impeachment, after he briefly imposed martial law over the country. Opposition parties filed a motion on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon…
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From NPR. Ancient ruins, churches, and castles across southern Lebanon bear the marks of conflict, as officials begin assessing the war’s impact on the country’s cultural treasures.
From NPR. Trump vows to use local police to deport migrants and carry out mass deportations. Could he do it?
From NPR. Protesters returned to the steps of Georgia’s parliament in Tbilisi on Monday for a fifth night of demonstrations after its pro-Moscow government decided to suspend negotiations for the small former Soviet republic to join the European Union. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said it wasn’t true that Georgia’s European integration had been halted. "The…
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