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El Paso is dealing with a surge of migrants crossing the southern U.S. border
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Tommy Gonzalez, the city manager of El Paso, Texas, where the mayor recently declared a state of emergency over an influx of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border.
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China navigates a COVID surge after shifting away from draconian restrictions
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Bill Bishop, author of the Sinocism newsletter, which analyzes current affairs in China, about what's at stake as COVID cases ramp up ahead of the Lunar New Year.
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A century and counting: Ukraine's ongoing fight to free itself from Russia
This month marks 100 years since Ukraine joined the Soviet Union. It did so after Ukraine lost in a bid for independence. Ukraine once again finds itself in another life-and-death battle with Moscow.
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5 officers are charged in the deadly 2019 arrest of a Black man in Louisiana
The officers in Louisiana face criminal charges in the deadly arrest of Ronald Greene after a high-speed chase. Bodycam video showed officers brutally beating the Black driver.
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12-year-old chess prodigy and his family are granted asylum in the U.S.
Tani Adewumi won the New York state championship three years ago. At the time he and his family lived in a homeless shelter, after fleeing Nigeria due to threats from the terrorist group Boko Haram.
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England won't be the World Cup champs — despite the message on some T-shirts
A company ordered 18,000 T-shirts with the message: England, World Cup Winners 2022. But England lost to France in the quarterfinals. The T-shirts are now on sale at a third of the original cost.
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Peru declares a national emergency following deadly protests
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Associated Press reporter Regina Garcia Cano about the state of emergency.
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The long-awaited sequel to 'Avatar' is more than 3 hours long
"Avatar: The Way of Water" is poised to become one of the year's biggest film releases. It's the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster "Avatar," which is the highest grossing Hollywood film in history.
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Biden announces trade deals with Africa and more involvement on the continent
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Mvemba Phezo Dizolele of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about the U.S.-Africa summit.
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An artist in Tunisia honors migrants who died trying to cross the Mediterranean
Artist Mohsen Lihidheb gathers objects that wash ashore in Zarzis, Tunisia. His collection of sea-worn shoes, clothing and books honors the migrants who died trying to cross the Mediterranean.
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Why 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' tops the charts every year (2022 included)
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" is the first song to ever have four separate runs at No. 1 on the chart, beginning in 2019. It's become a holiday hallmark in the years since its 1994 release.
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Government agency examined how often long-COVID was cited as a cause of death
The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that cases of long-COVID have caused more the 3,000 deaths in the U.S., but this is undoubtedly an undercount.