Lauren Frayer
Stories
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National
The death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000 as the conflict enters a second month
Israeli forces have reached the coast of Gaza, splitting the besieged area in half and essentially cutting off the north from the south.
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World
The Nobel Prize committee announces the 2023 laureate of the Peace Prize
The Nobel Committee has awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi of Iran, currently imprisoned, for her efforts to ensure human rights for women.
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World
Despair flows after England's Sycamore Gap tree is cut down. Could it regrow?
The famous tree in northern England is believed to have been around 200 years old. Efforts are under way to salvage it through regrowth or grafting — or starting over from a new seed.
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World
Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake
The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.
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World
Manhunt is underway for U.K. terror suspect who escaped prison strapped under a truck
Authorities found straps dangling from a truck that left a prison kitchen early Wednesday. The suspect, last seen wearing a chef's uniform, is an ex-soldier accused of planting fake bombs and spying.
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Marrying for love in India can be risky — it often comes without parental consent
A group called Love Commandos helps couples who marry for love in India. NPR's Rough Translation podcast looks at the circumstances surrounding the group's downfall.
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World
The British government is deporting migrants to Rwanda
In recent years, there's been an influx of migrants crossing the sea border to England. The British government found a solution that critics are calling illegal: Deport them to Rwanda, Africa.
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World
Actor Kevin Spacey is acquitted in the U.K. on sexual assault charges
A jury in London acquitted Spacey on Wednesday after 12 hours of deliberations. On hearing the verdict, Spacey wiped away tears and mouthed the words "thank you" to the jury.
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World
BBC suspends host accused of paying a teen $45K for sexually explicit photos
The alleged victim's mother says for three years, a BBC star funded her teen's drug habit in exchange for explicit photos. It's the latest scandal to rock Britain's beleaguered public broadcaster.
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World
This WWII battle wasn't against Nazis. It was between Black and white GIs in England
It's the 80th anniversary of a little-known battle — by Black U.S. soldiers against segregation in the military. They were convicted of mutiny. Villagers in England want them exonerated.