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Hollywood loves to churn out 'great man' movies. This year stands out, critic says
The year 2023 saw quite a few movies about "Great Men": Oppenheimer, Napoleon, Maestro, Ferrari. How did these films play into or subvert expectations around those kinds of stories?
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A librarian was fired after refusing to ban books. She fought back
Librarians in at least three states are asking the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to intervene after they were fired for refusing to ban books.
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New California law restricts carrying guns in public. For now
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with UCLA law professor Adam Winkler about a new California law that restricts guns from most public places, even for gun owners with concealed carry permits.
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In landmark ruling, Israel's Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to judiciary
The decision on Monday was a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign to weaken his nation's independent judiciary and raised new questions about Netanyahu's political future.
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New professional women's hockey league seeks to unite game
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with The Athletic's Sean McIndoe about the new Professional Women's Hockey League — an upstart organization featuring some of the best players in North America.
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Inside Sarajevo's War Childhood Museum
Children who live through war don't often have a chance to tell their stories. One museum in Sarajevo hopes to change that.
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From cattle farming to struggling to survive: One Gaza family's story of displacement
A look at one man and his family in Gaza who went from being a successful cattle farmer in the north to now living in a van with no water and little hope.
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A forecast of what this winter's heating bills will look like
People in much of the country should enjoy lower heating bills this winter. But many families are still struggling with the cost of staying warm.
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How entertainment media could change in 2024
A lot is changing in the media landscape. The industry's troubles this year offer clues about the most important questions companies will face next year.
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He's never won a major race, but he's Colombia's best known cyclist
The tale of cycling mad Colombia's best known cyclist — he may never have won a major race — but he's a social media sensation in a country that takes cycling very, very seriously.
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A visit to Xi Jinping's model village in rural China
Mao Zedong built China's Communist revolution on the back of the country's impoverished peasants, and now Chinese leader Xi Jinping wants a new economic revolution to take root in the countryside.
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Israeli leaders warn that there could be a war to its north in Lebanon
Israeli leaders are beginning to talk about the possibility of opening a new front in the north in Lebanon — while the Israeli offensive in Gaza sees a rising death toll.