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People gather at the site of an explosion in the city of Kerman, about 510 miles southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday. Two bombs exploded at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said.

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  • Middle East

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombings that killed dozens in Iran

The bombings, which killed at least 84, targeted a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike. Wednesday's event was the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades.

January 04, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Luke Littler of England throws his dart during the final match against Luke Humphries of England at the World Darts Championship, in London, Wednesday.

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  • World

A teenage British darts phenom astounds as runner-up in the world championship

Luke "The Nuke" Littler began the World Darts Championship ranked 164th in the world. The 16-year-old blazed through each match, finally losing to the world's No. 1-ranked player, Luke Humphries.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Willem Marx
Israeli soldiers overlooking Gaza City on Monday.

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  • Middle East

Israeli troops have withdrawn from some parts of Gaza City, a city official says

Gaza City was the focus of fighting when Israel's ground invasion of the territory began in October. Now, much of the territory's largest city is in ruins and the fighting has shifted to the south.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
This March 28, 2017, image provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Epstein documents released; blasts in Iran raise Mideast fears

Court documents name men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Attacks in Iran and Lebanon raise fears of a wider Mideast war.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
Driven by new regulations, developers are tearing down many older buildings on the waterfront in Miami and other cities in Florida and replacing them with luxury condominiums.

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  • National

After the Surfside collapse, Florida is seeing a new condo boom

The 2021 collapse killed nearly 100 people. Regulations passed since then have raised costs for those living in older buildings. Developers want homeowners to sell so they can put up luxury condos.

January 04, 2024
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  • Greg Allen
California's new law is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts.

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  • Law

A new California law restricts carrying guns in public — testing the Second Amendment

Gun owners in California can no longer carry firearms into a range of locations deemed "sensitive spaces." It is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts.

January 04, 2024
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  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • and 1 more
Tech journalist Cory Doctorow outlines how sites can change the deal with users.

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  • Technology

From Amazon to Facebook and Google, here's how platforms can 'decay'

If you feel like some important places on the internet have been getting worse, you're not alone. In fact, there has been a whole lot of action in the last 12 months.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Michael Levitt,
  • and 1 more
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Ex-Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses must pay $260,000

The federal judge's ruling on Kim Davis is in addition to $100,000 in damages a jury said the former Rowan County clerk should pay the couple who sued.

January 04, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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  • Law

Trump appeals Colorado ballot ruling

Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.

January 03, 2024
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  • Carrie Johnson
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H.

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  • Elections

Trump appeals ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot to the U.S. Supreme Court

Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.

January 03, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Swasey
Willis Gibson at the 2023 Classic Tetris World Championship

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  • Series: Join The Game

A 13-year-old in Oklahoma may have just become the 1st person to ever beat Tetris

Before last month, no human had ever been known to beat the original Nintendo version of Tetris. Artificial intelligence had done so, but then came Willis Gibson, who only needed 39 minutes.

January 03, 2024
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
Les McCann performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1974.

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  • Obituaries

Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88

An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.

January 03, 2024
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
A scene after deadly explosions near the tomb of assassinated Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Kerman, Iran, on Wednesday.

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  • Middle East

Iran says 2 explosions have killed over 100 people honoring an assassinated general

Two explosions in southeastern Iran have killed more than 100 people and wounded over 200, according to Iran's state media, which said Iranian officials called the blasts a "terrorist attack."

January 03, 2024
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  • Peter Kenyon
Lex, a Lancashire heeler, sits at attention Friday in Morristown, N.J. The Lancashire heeler is the latest breed recognized by the American Kennel Club.

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  • Animals

The Lancashire heeler, gritty and smart, is the latest American Kennel Club breed

The organization announced that the rare herding breed is now eligible for thousands of dog shows, including the prominent Westminster Kennel Club show.

January 03, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

How have the views of American voters changed since the insurrection?

With the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol approaching, Morning Edition examines how the insurrection has changed politics in the U.S.

January 03, 2024
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  • A Martínez
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