Leila Fadel
Stories
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The Dartouth men's basketball team ends its attempt to unionize
NPR's Leila Fadel asks the president of the local chapter of the Service Employees International Union about why the team is dropping an effort to unionize.
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Ukraine's capital opens 2025 under a new wave of Russian drone attacks
The attack began hours after Ukraine's president addressed his nation. He acknowledged the agony of 2024 with heavy battlefield casualties and Russia's army advancing along much of the 600-mile front.
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Syrian official makes peace overture to Israel. What's the regional impact?
The governor of Damascus faced major backlash in the Arab world for his comments about making peace with Israel. But what do Israelis and Syrians want?
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Extremism researchers: 'momfluencers' push hate messages alongside wholesome content
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with extremism researcher Eviane Leidig about how some white nationalist housewives are using social media to normalize and amplify their beliefs.
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Latest power outage underscores Puerto Rico's electricity issues
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with reporter Alex Figueroa Cancel of El Nuevo Día about the widespread outages the island has had since Hurricane Maria.
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Major sticking points between Israel and Hamas have made a ceasefire elusive
Throughout 2024 negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas were on again and off again. There were moments of great optimism and then months of no negotiations at all.
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The WHO urges Israel to stop attacks on Gaza's medical infrastructure
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to the director-general of the World Health Organization, about medical access in Gaza. He also narrowly escaped an Israeli airstrike on an airport in Yemen.
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A review of Carter's foreign policy and views on global affairs post presidency
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Richard Haas, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, who reflects on his time serving in the Pentagon under President Jimmy Carter, who has died at age 100.
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Shockwaves reverberate after Syrian official says he wants cordial ties with Israel
The governor of Damascus faces backlash after he tells NPR that he wants the U.S. to mediate cordial relations with Israel.
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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says the economy is ending 2024 on a positive note
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution, about the U.S. economic outlook for 2025.