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Sen. Bernie Sanders, pictured at a committee hearing last month, joined Republican senators in blocking aid to Israel and Ukraine. He tells NPR why he thinks support for Israel's military should have strings attached.

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  • Politics

Sen. Bernie Sanders says aid to Israel should be conditional, citing the toll on Gaza

Sanders joined Senate Republicans in blocking an aid bill for Israel and Ukraine on Wednesday. He tells NPR that Israel has the right to go to war with Hamas, but not "against the Palestinian people."

December 07, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
More than 2,400 fossil fuel representatives and lobbyists have been accredited for the U.N. climate talks in Dubai — a record. Meanwhile, negotiators are wrestling with calls to end all new oil, gas and coal projects to curb climate change.

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  • Climate

A record number of fossil fuel representatives are at this year's COP28 climate talks

With a record number of oil, gas and coal representatives at this year's COP28 climate talks, climate scientists worry industry influence could water down language on fossil fuels.

December 07, 2023
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  • Julia Simon
For decades, pilots have been reluctant to seek mental health care for fear of losing their licenses. At a safety forum Wednesday in Washington, pilots and safety experts urged federal regulators to reform rules that discourage pilots from getting treatment.

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  • National

Pilots say they're afraid to seek mental health care. The FAA says it's listening

At a summit on mental health in aviation, pilots and safety experts urged regulators to reform rules that discourage people from seeking treatment because they're afraid of losing clearance to fly.

December 07, 2023
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  • Joel Rose
Yuly Velásquez (center in tan vest) president of a local fishers association and a clean-water advocate, meets with its members on a tributary of the Magdalena River. She has been attacked three times in the past two years for her environmental work.

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  • World

Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world for environmental defenders

Of the 177 environmental activists killed around the world last year, 60 were murdered in Colombia, says the advocacy group Global Witness. In most cases, no one is tried or convicted.

December 06, 2023
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  • John Otis
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and first lady Tammy Murphy attend the National Governors Association summer meeting on July 15, 2022, in Portland, Maine.

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  • Elections

A Senate race raises concerns over 'ballot Siberia' in New Jersey primaries

In a ballot system unique to New Jersey, candidates endorsed by county parties are all placed under a single line, while others vying for the same seat are placed in what's known as ballot Siberia.

December 06, 2023
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  • Nancy Solomon
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in an important tax case.

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  • Law

Supreme Court hears a case that experts say could wreak havoc on the tax code

A couple who owned a controlling interest in a foreign corporation argue that a controversial Trump-era tax is unconstitutional under the 16th Amendment.

December 05, 2023
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  • Nina Totenberg

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  • Your Health

Feeling alone? 5 tips to create connection and combat loneliness

We all feel lonely at some point, but long-term social isolation can damage our mental and physical health. A new book called Project UnLonely shows how creative expression can foster friendships.

December 05, 2023
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  • Allison Aubrey
Manmade pits at construction sites are providing nurseries for malaria-carrying mosquitoes, new research finds.

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  • Global Health

Big city mosquitoes are a big problem — and now a big target

Africa's cities have become home to an invasive, malaria-carrying mosquito. New research suggests vulnerabilities that could be exploited to take on the disease-bearing insects.

December 05, 2023
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  • Ari Daniel
Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley addresses a gathering during a campaign stop at a brewery, Nov. 29 in Meredith, N.H.

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  • Politics

Strong but 'feminine': how Nikki Haley navigates gender as only woman in the GOP race

The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations tries to balance her identity as the only woman in the race for the GOP nomination with a Republican electorate that eschews identity politics.

December 05, 2023
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  • Sarah McCammon
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  • Sports

4 teams will vie for the college football championship — FSU isn't one of them

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Kevin Blackistone, Washington Post sports columnist and contributor to ESPN, about undefeated Florida State University being left out of the College Football Playoff.

December 05, 2023
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  • Health

Sleeping on a regular schedule is key to health benefits, researcher says

Should you stress about getting eight hours of sleep a night? Nope! Some experts say skip the worry and focus on keeping a consistent sleep schedule instead.

December 05, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
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  • Music News

Brenda Lee's classic 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' finally topped the charts

Lee recorded the song in 1958 when she was 13 — it topped Billboard's Hot 100 for the first time thanks to a new video starring Lee that was produced to coincide with the song's 65th anniversary.

December 05, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
People of color who have a doctor who looks like them report more satisfaction with their health care. Here, Abel Woldu and Dr. Kelsey Angell participate in the University of Minnesota's white coat ceremony in 2022. Half of that incoming class of doctors-in-training are people of color.

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  • Health

Black Americans expect to face racism in the doctor's office, survey finds

For many people of color in this country, a visit to the doctor means being extra careful about their appearance in the hope to be treated fairly during the appointment.

December 05, 2023
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  • Maria Godoy
GPB  NPR

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  • Pop Culture

Rizz is Oxford's word of the year for 2023. What does it mean?

Have you got "rizz"? Oxford University Press has selected this shortened form of "charisma" as its word of the year.

December 05, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

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  • Law

A former U.S. ambassador is charged with being an agent for Cuba

Victor Manuel Rocha, a longtime U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador to Bolivia, has been arrested and charged with being a clandestine agent for the Cuban government. How was he finally caught?

December 05, 2023
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