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Steve Bannon to be sentenced Friday for flouting House Jan. 6 panel
Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon faces as much as six months in jail as he is sentenced for flouting demands from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.
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College endowments are experiencing some whiplash
After setting records in 2021, endowment returns have fallen dramatically amid economic uncertainty. Some colleges and universities have endowments that rival the economies of entire countries.
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Iran turns to Russia for support and strategic alliance, Middle East expert says
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, about the history of Iran and Russia cooperating in conflicts.
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Iran denies that it is supplying weaponry to Russia for use in Ukraine
Iran is wading into Russia's war on Ukraine with reported plans to sell surface to surface missiles and drones to Moscow. Will Iran's help change the trajectory of this war?
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Harmless garter snake causes a scene on an airplane before being captured
Passengers on a United Airlines flight Monday may have felt a bit like Samuel L. Jackson's character in the thriller Snakes on a Plane. No word yet on how the snake slithered into business class.
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Circle K chain signs a deal with one of America's largest cannabis producers
The convenience chain will sell licensed marijuana at its Florida gas stations. The outposts, which will have separate entrances, will only cater to Floridians with medical marijuana cards.
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Hundreds of retired U.S. military personnel have taken foreign jobs, report says
Retired senior U.S. military officials are flocking overseas to work as contractors or consultants. NPR's A Martinez talks to Craig Whitlock, who investigated the story for The Washington Post.
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NPR's trailblazing audio engineer Renee Pringle dies at age 69
Morning Edition remembers Renee Pringle who spent over four decades at NPR as an award-winning audio engineer. Few women worked professionally in the audio industry when she started in 1979.
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Ukrainian officials warn people to prep for electricity, water and heating outages
NPR's A Martínez talks to former Ukrainian infrastructure minister Volodymyr Omelyan, as he returns from the frontline. He warns of a humanitarian crisis if critical infrastructure isn't protected.
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Ukraine says Russia has recently taken out a third of its power stations
Ukraine's president calls Russian drone strikes on critical infrastructure "terrorism." As winter cold starts to set in, officials are calling on Ukrainians to conserve electricity.
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A winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in an area slammed by Hurricane Ian
One of two winning lottery tickets was sold in Fort Myers, Fla. The other ticket was sold in San Jose, Calif. The winners will share the $494 million jackpot — about $247 million.
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Bodycam footage shows confusion over voter fraud arrests in Florida
NPR's A Martínez and Tampa Bay Times reporter Lawrence Mower discuss new police body camera video showing the confusion in Florida as arrests were made for voter fraud.