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Luis Har, shown here in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 27, was taken hostage during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and freed by an Israeli special forces operation in February. In captivity, he says, "Every time we fell into depression, we overcame it with stories. We started to say, where are we going to travel to today in our minds?"

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  • World

129 days: How one Israeli hostage in Gaza told stories to endure captivity

Luis Har, 71, was taken hostage on Oct. 7 with his family. The accountant, actor and dancer drew on a lifetime of memories to help comfort them in captivity in Gaza. He was freed in an Israeli raid.

April 05, 2024
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  • Daniel Estrin
People with the group No Labels hold signs during a rally on Capitol Hill in 2013. No Labels says it won't field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization were unable to attract a candidate willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

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  • Politics

No Labels, which sought to challenge Biden and Trump, ends its 2024 presidential bid

The organization had emerged earlier this year as a potentially well-funded force in the election. However, No Labels said that finding the right candidates proved difficult.

April 05, 2024
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says legalization has increased incentives for unlicensed cannabis farms and associated violent crime.

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  • National

Black market cannabis thrives in California despite legalization

Marijuana legalization was expected to bring the industry out of the shadows. But in some states, the black market is alive and well.

April 05, 2024
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By:
  • Martin Kaste

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  • Education

This year, colleges must choose between fast financial aid offers, or accurate ones

Colleges don't yet trust the FAFSA data the U.S. Education Department is sending them, but there's pressure to get aid offers out to students as soon as possible.

April 05, 2024
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo
Activists from Extinction Rebellion, left and center, protest during a performance of <em>An Enemy of the People </em>on Broadway, starring Jeremy Strong, right.

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  • Theater

'We want to help': Why climate activists are trying something new

A recent disruption at An Enemy of the People on Broadway by Extinction Rebellion shows a new approach to climate change activism.

April 05, 2024
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Left: The Glomar Explorer in 1975. Right: The Chesapeake 1000 crane in 2024.

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  • National

A huge crane with a CIA history helps with the Baltimore bridge cleanup

There aren't many cranes that have a storied history like the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed "Chessy" — which has been brought in to clear Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

April 05, 2024
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  • Kathryn Fink
Palestinians inspect a vehicle with the logo of the World Central Kitchen wrecked by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip.

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  • World

Israel's military dismisses officers over World Central Kitchen airstrike

An investigation by the Israeli military's general staff concluded the airstrike, which killed seven aid workers, violated its standards and "should not have occurred."

April 05, 2024
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
The Nkamira Transit Center in western Rwanda is home to more than 6,000 refugees who fled violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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  • Africa

Violence in eastern Congo has displaced millions. Some end up at this camp

The Nkamira Transit Center is home to thousands of refugees who fled violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The decades-long conflict is a legacy of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

April 05, 2024
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Tinbete Ermyas,
  • and 1 more
Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä has just been announced as the next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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  • Music Interviews

28-year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history.

April 05, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro and
  • Tom Huizenga
From left: didn't stop, can't stop, won't stop

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  • National

How much money do you need to earn to buy a house these days? Find out in the quiz

This week, the April 8 total solar eclipse inspired Barbie-level coverage mania at NPR. But it turns out other things happened too! Were you paying attention?

April 05, 2024
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris

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  • Home Page Top Stories

Anne Lamott reflects on life, death, and 'learning to endure the beams of love'

Anne Lamott has always been honest about the messiest parts of her life, from addiction to parenthood. Now, in her 20th book, she reflects on the beautiful—and complicated—realities of love.

April 05, 2024
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  • Manoush Zomorodi,
  • Rachel Faulkner White,
  • and 1 more
President Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to express concerns about Israeli strikes that killed aid workers and humanitarian conditions in Gaza.

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  • News

Biden orders Israel to change course on Gaza aid; No Labels backs out of 2024 race

Israel will let aid into northern Gaza after Biden warned that U.S. support would depend on how Israel addresses civilian suffering. No Labels has backed out of the 2024 presidential election.

April 05, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
Meirav Eilon Shahr, ambassador of the Permanent Representative Mission of the Israel to the UN, observes the vote on a resolution regarding the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday.

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  • Middle East

UN human rights body calls for halt to weapons shipments to Israel

While non-binding, the resolution passed Friday is bound to raise international pressure on Israel as a sign of widespread concern about its military campaign in Gaza.

April 05, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Armored trucks are parked outside the GardaWorld facility in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

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  • National

This LA heist sounds like a thriller novel. Thieves stole $30 million in cash

Thieves got away with $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter and cracking the safe. Now detectives are seeking to unravel the heist.

April 05, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Political divisions among Democrats over the Israel-Hamas war are at the center of several upcoming primaries against liberal members who oppose the war.

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  • Politics

U.S.-Israel politics set to roil Democratic primaries

Republican donors and pro-Israel Democrats are working to defeat some of the most liberal members of the House for their criticism of Israel in its handling of the ongoing war with Hamas.

April 05, 2024
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  • Susan Davis
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