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Syrian opposition forces enter strategic city of Hama
Syrian rebels have entered a second city in yet another blow to the President Bashar al-Assad after they took over Syria's second city only days before.
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Post Hurricane Helene: People in western North Carolina feel the cold weather
People displaced by Hurricane Helene and living in temporary shelters, are trying to stay warm this week as freezing temperatures blanket the region.
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The incoming Trump administration may reconsider the role of women in combat
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Christine Wormuth, the outgoing Army secretary. She is the 25th secretary of the Army, and the first woman to hold that position.
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The CEO of a health insurance giant is gunned down on a busy Manhattan street
New York police say Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the country's largest health insurer, was the target of a preplanned attack. Authorities are searching for the person who did it.
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New thriller, starring Jude Law, tells the story of 1980s white supremacist militia
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Jude Law and screenwriter Zach Baylin about turning the true story of a white supremacist group into the film "The Order."
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Study finds longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE
A study finds male hockey players -- at all ages -- are at-risk of the degenerative brain disease CTE. The research also determined that the longer someone plays the sport, the higher the risk.
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In the new Congress, House Republicans' slim majority gives GOP moderates leverage
Republicans are entering the new Congress with the slimmest majority in nearly a century. NPR's Michel Martin talks to strategist Mike Ricci about how the GOP will navigate the political landscape.
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Most spiders wait for prey to fly into their webs — not slingshot spiders
The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders.
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Comparing the current protests in Georgia with Ukraine's 2014 revolution
There are parallels between the demonstrations in the Republic of Georgia and Ukraine's 2014 revolution. One expert says while there are many similarities, there is one big difference to consider.
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The final episode of 'Somebody Somewhere' airs Sunday on HBO
NPR's A Martinez talks to Bridget Everett about her Peabody Award-winning show "Somebody Somewhere." The HBO series is about to air its final episode.
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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his cabinet lose no-confidence vote
The French government has fallen in a no-confidence vote, and the prime minister is resigning. President Emmanuel Macron has cut short a trip to Saudi Arabia to return and address the nation.
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Efforts to save turtles with hypothermia that are washing up on Cape Cod beaches
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Adam Kennedy of the New England Aquarium about efforts to rescue turtles from the Atlantic's frigid waters.
