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A Knoxville woman taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla’s land convoy mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza has been detained along with nine other volunteer negotiators in Libya.
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Conservative Christian leaders say winning over young women is a priority. Kathryn Post of Religion News Service explains how groups like Turning Point USA are responding.
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Ebola cases are rising in Congo and Uganda. NPR's Jonathan Lambert explains why the outbreak may be even larger than official numbers show.
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Young Indians frustrated by unemployment and exam scandals are rallying behind an unusual symbol: the cockroach. NPR's Diaa Hadid reports from New Delhi.
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Construction firms and restaurants are still hiring despite an immigration crackdown. NPR's Scott Horsley explains what the latest jobs report tells us.
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At the National World War II Memorial, historian Alex Kershaw has found an unlikely way to keep D-Day alive: live social media posts timed to the events of June 6, 1944.
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Armenia is trying to move closer to Europe and the West, a move that's creating tension with Russia. Journalist Lucy Martirosyan reports from Yerevan ahead of an important election.
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Results are still coming in from the mayoral primary in Los Angeles. LAist reporter Frank Stoltze discusses who may emerge to face Karen Bass in November.
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The Dobbs decision returned abortion policy to the states. Four years later, NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin examines how that promise has played out in practice.
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It was a great year for plays, but a so-so year for musicals. NPR's Jeff Lunden points out what to look for at the Tony Awards this year.
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This week, Wait Wait is live in Austin with host Peter Sagal, special guest Elana Meyers Taylor and panelists Brian Babylon, Rachel Coster, and Tom Papa
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