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Rana Samara, a Palestinian artist from Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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Art and war: Israeli and Palestinian artists reflect on Oct. 7 and the crisis in Gaza

We asked six Israeli and Palestinian artists about how the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas has affected their lives and their work. They shared stories of fear, anger, sadness and pain.

January 07, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Police officers search for  victims in debris of damaged and burnt buildings in Wajima northwest of Tokyo, on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Monday's temblor decimated houses, twisted and scarred roads and scattered boats like toys in the waters, and prompted tsunami warnings.

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  • Asia

Snow hinders rescues and aid to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 128

Officials say 1,370 homes were completely or partially destroyed. Many of the houses in that western coastal region of the main island are aging and wooden. Some 30,000 people are in shelters.

January 07, 2024
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Nigel Lythgoe departs 'So You Think You Can Dance' amid sexual assault allegations

The 74-year-old TV personality, producer and choreographer is facing a lawsuit launched by high-profile co-host Paula Abdul.

January 07, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
Anton Koen, a former police officer who now runs a private security firm that specializes in tracking and recovering hijacked and stolen vehicles, prepares to go out on patrol east of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.

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  • Africa

As police lose the war on crime in South Africa, private security companies step in

Experts have warned that the South African police are losing the battle against crime and that has led those citizens who can afford it, to turn to a booming private security industry.

January 07, 2024
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Ukrainian truck drivers stand near a long line of trucks as they wait for days at the Dorohusk border in Poland.

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  • Europe

20-mile backup as Polish truckers blockade border in standoff with Ukrainian drivers

In a gesture of wartime support, the European Union has exempted Ukrainian truckers from EU limits on how many drivers can enter Europe. Polish truckers say that's destroying their businesses.

January 07, 2024
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  • Elissa Nadworny
The first Alaska Airlines passenger flight on a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle on March 1, 2021.

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  • National

FAA orders grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after Alaska Airlines incident

Alaska Airlines is inspecting all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. United Airlines will also ground some of its jets. Meanwhile, Southwest and American said they do not carry the affected model.

January 07, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Joshua Powell, a former top executive at the NRA, is pictured. Powell has admitted wrongdoing and agreed to pay $100,000 ahead of a civil corruption trial.

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  • National

Former top NRA official admits wrongdoing in New York corruption case

Joshua Powell has admitted wrongdoing on the eve of a corruption trial in New York. In recent years, the former top NRA executive has described the organization as a "grifter culture."

January 06, 2024
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  • Brian Mann

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  • Games & Humor

'Wait Wait' for January 6, 2024: New Year, New Interviews!

It's the new year, and we're bringing you new interviews with Rachel Maddow and Bob Woodruff, plus a never-before-heard Bluff the Listener game!

January 06, 2024
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President Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 7, 2023.

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House speaker invites Biden to deliver State of the Union on March 7

House Speaker Mike Johnson invited the president to address a joint session of Congress on March 7. Johnson said the country faces a "moment of great challenge."

January 06, 2024
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  • Avie Schneider
This photo provided by Kyaw Ko Lin shows a view of Laukkaing city in Shan state, Myanmar on Nov. 20. Myanmar's military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from the city.

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  • Asia

Myanmar says an ethnic alliance has seized a key city bordering China

The military government acknowledged it withdrew forces from a city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months.

January 06, 2024
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Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip take shelter at European Gaza Hospital in Rafah on Saturday.

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Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel in response to killing of a Hamas leader

The militia fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing of a top leader from the allied Hamas group in Lebanon's capital.

January 06, 2024
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a year-end plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, which was held between Dec. 26 and Dec. 30 in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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  • Asia

South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border

The new round of artillery drills near the two countries' disputed sea boundary came a day after the North's similar exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its own firing drills.

January 06, 2024
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The winter storm system is expected to bring freezing rain and heavy snow all along the East Coast over the weekend.

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  • Weather

Heavy snow and ice are expected to frost the East Coast, from Virginia to Maine

States across the East Coast, including North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Vermont, are expected to see wintry conditions that could lead to power outages and slippery roads.

January 06, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim

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  • Arts & Life

24 nifty tips to make 2024 even brighter

Surprising and creative ways to help boost your health and happiness in the new year.

January 06, 2024
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  • Malaka Gharib

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  • Pop Culture

Remembrance done right: How TCM has perfected the 'in memoriam' montage

TCM Remembers is an annual tribute to the film industry's dearly departed. Somehow, these videos manage to strike just the right balance between sentimentality, fond remembrance and aesthetics.

January 06, 2024
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