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People celebrated in Jeddah as Saudi Arabia was announced Wednesday as the host of the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

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Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup — a controversial pick

FIFA's selection of Saudi Arabia to host the World Cup was celebrated in the kingdom but criticized by human rights groups, who fear residents, visitors and migrant workers will be at risk of abuse.

December 12, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Aya Batrawy
On social media, content creators and internet sleuths have attempted to piece together a narrative of violence and exploitation that often values hearsay and conspiracy over reported information, all while framing themselves as the keepers of a truth that traditional media refuses to report on.

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What exactly is driving the conspiracy theories about Sean 'Diddy' Combs?

A growing list of lawsuits, shadowy figures, a splintered media environment and prejudice towards hip-hop make Diddy's downfall the "perfect storm."

December 12, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden and
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Low-cost carrier JetBlue announced it will add first class seating on domestic flights, starting in 2026. It's one of multiple budget-conscious airlines adding premium amenities.

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  • Business

Budget airlines are struggling. Their solution? Go upscale

NPR's A Martinez talks to Kyle Potter of Thrifty Traveler, about what the change says about the future of flying on the cheap.

December 12, 2024
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  • Ally Schweitzer and
  • A Martínez
A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation's Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa. The drug's development has been heralded as the 2024 Breakthrough of the Year by the journal <em>Science,</em> which described it as representing "a pivotal step toward diminishing HIV/AIDS as a global health crisis."

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  • Global Health

This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' -- and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic

That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus.

December 12, 2024
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  • David Cox and
  • Maria Isabel Barros Guinle
A photo of the trophy from the Game Awards.

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The Game Awards 2024: Key nominees and what to expect

Co-host A Martinez and NPR gaming editor James Mastromarino discuss the nominees of this year's Game Awards and their significance in gaming culture

December 12, 2024
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  • A Martínez,
  • James Perkins Mastromarino,
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President Biden, seen here on Dec. 10, 2024, said he plans to issue more pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency.

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Biden commutes sentences for 1,500 people, the largest act of clemency in a day

Biden said he plans to take more steps using his clemency powers in the remaining weeks of his presidency.

December 12, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith
Health care advocates protested care denials at UnitedHealthcare on July 15, 2024, in Minnetonka, Minn. The shooting of UHC CEO Brian Thompson has sparked an outcry online over issues with the U.S. health care system.

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UHC murder suspect railed about U.S. health care. Here's what he missed

The man charged in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was critical of U.S. health care. Experts say the system's problems are complex and can't be pinned on one player or industry.

December 12, 2024
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  • Selena Simmons-Duffin

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  • Book Reviews

10 biographies and memoirs for the nonfiction reader in your life

These true stories range from a "meow-moir" of a Siberian cat to an exploration of what U.S. presidents do after the White House. Check out these nonfiction reads recommended by NPR staff and critics.

December 12, 2024
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  • Dhanika Pineda and
  • Beth Novey
Actress Lindsay Lohan attends a Calvin Klein Collection toast to Francisco Costa's CFDA Women's Wear designer of the Year award at Chinatown Brasserie June 13, 2006 in New York City.

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  • Arts & Life

Why Gen Z loves the digital compact cameras that millennials used to covet

Digital compact cameras are showing up on wish lists this holiday season. Here's what to look for when buying one

December 12, 2024
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  • Claire Murashima
Travis Timmerman, a U.S. citizen who had entered Syria from Lebanon on a Christian pilgrimage and had been detained for several months, speaks with reporters in Damascus on Thursday, after he was found in the village of Thihabiyeh east of the capital following the fall of longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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  • World

Missing American Travis Timmerman found wandering barefoot outside Damascus

The 29-year-old said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison until the fall of Assad. Timmerman's family called it a "Christmas miracle."

December 12, 2024
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  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi and
  • Bill Chappell
Federal Aviation Administration administrator Mike Whitaker speaks at a news conference at FAA headquarters in May 2024. When Whitaker took over in 2023, the agency had not had a Senate-confirmed leader in more than 18 months.

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  • National

FAA chief Mike Whitaker announces that he will step down in January

Mike Whitaker says he will step down as head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 20. It's not unusual for FAA administrators to resign at the change of administration, though some have stayed longer.

December 12, 2024
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  • Joel Rose

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  • Arts & Life

Dear Life Kit: My daughter was left out of the holiday newsletter — again!

A mother wonders why her father-in-law keeps neglecting to mention his daughter in his annual newsletter to family. It includes updates on the other grandchildren. Why not her?

December 12, 2024
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  • Andee Tagle
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after being named Time's "Person of the Year" for the second time on Thursday in New York.

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  • Politics

As Time's 'Person of the Year,' Trump outlines his top priorities in lengthy interview

In a wide-ranging and long interview, President-elect Donald Trump tells TIME Magazine his priorities for the first days of his second time at the presidency.

December 12, 2024
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  • Stephen Fowler
Nazan Rashidi, executive director of human rights group the Syria Campaign, in Berlin, Wednesday.

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  • Europe

She fled during Assad's regime. Now this Syrian activist is considering going home

Germany hosts almost a million Syrians who fled war and dictatorship. The toppling of the Assad regime has raised questions for exiles about their next step.

December 12, 2024
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  • Rob Schmitz
A meteor burns up in the sky over al-Abrak desert north of Kuwait City during the annual Geminid meteor shower early on Dec. 15, 2023.

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  • National

The Geminids meteor shower peaks this week. Here's what to expect

The Geminids are one of the best and most visible annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors can usually be seen per hour. But 2024 will be different, thanks to the year's final full moon.

December 12, 2024
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