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Cars drive down the street while smoke rises from a fire after a rocket attack in the centre of Kyiv on Dec. 29, 2023.

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  • Europe

Russia launches what Ukraine is calling the biggest aerial barrage of the war

Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 18 civilians across the country.

December 29, 2023
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Elections for many national governments and the European Parliament, seen here in Brussels in 2020, will take place in 2024. Experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy.

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  • Elections

2024 elections are ripe targets for foes of democracy

Billions of people around the world are expected to head to the polls in 2024. But experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy.

December 29, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
Harry Belafonte, alongside Ed Sullivan, signs autographs for fans outside CBS Studio 50 in New York City, circa 1955.

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  • Music Features

Island Man

Since his death at 96, tributes to the singer and activist have centered his legacies in the U.S. But it's impossible to grasp Belafonte's larger meaning without first understanding his island roots.

December 29, 2023
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  • Joshua Jelly-Schapiro

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  • Music

In Memoriam 2023: The Musicians We Lost

When artists die, it can feel impossible to imagine a world without their musical guidance. Yet it's also a moment to celebrate — not just their impact on culture but also inside ourselves.

December 29, 2023
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  • Lars Gotrich
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  • Politics

Democrats look to codify abortion access into Arizona state law

Political strategists are turning to Arizona as the next battleground over abortion. Abortion-related initiatives have proved to be a major voter mobilizer.

December 28, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
People look up at Christmas lights as crowds stroll around downtown Lisbon's Chiado neighborhood, on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023.

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  • World

The world's population was up 75 million this year, will stand at 8 billion on Jan. 1

The growth rate for the U.S. in the past year was 0.53%, about half the worldwide rate. The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year's Day of 335.8 million people.

December 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Mark Kistler, aka Commander Mark, stars in a new documentary, <em>The Secret Cities of Mark Kistler</em>, that tells the story of Kistler's legacy and how it all happened.

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  • Education

Learning to love to draw with Commander Mark, the Bob Ross of drawing

A new documentary celebrates how millions of children learned the power of drawing from PBS television art educator Mark Kistler.

December 28, 2023
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  • LA Johnson
GPB  NPR

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  • Economy

Why corporate bankruptcies were up in 2023 despite the improving economy

Hundreds of debt-saddled companies filed for bankruptcy this year, as the era of easy money caught up to corporations. High interest rates mean banks aren't extending lifelines.

December 28, 2023
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  • Bobby Allyn
A man sells phone cables in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map with the Essequibo territory included in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 11.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela plans military exercises in Caribbean as a British warship heads to Guyana

Venezuela and Guyana are currently involved in a border dispute over a sparsely populated region the size of Florida with vast oil deposits off its shores.

December 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
In this file photo, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall on Dec. 18 in Nevada, Iowa.

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  • Elections

Nikki Haley didn't say slavery caused the Civil War. Now she's facing major backlash

At a campaign event in New Hampshire Wednesday, the former S.C. governor didn't mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, sparking controversy. Now she's walking back those comments.

December 28, 2023
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  • Ashley Lopez
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon on Jan. 28, 2022.

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  • Law

Sexual assault cases are formally removed from the U.S. military chain of command

The investigation and prosecution of major criminal offenses now shifts to independent prosecutors in a bid to strengthen the accountability of the military justice system.

December 28, 2023
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  • Natalie Schachar
Actor Pierce Brosnan attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's <em>The Out-Laws</em> on June 26.

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  • National

Pierce Brosnan faces charges after allegedly walking in Yellowstone's thermal areas

Brosnan, who is best known for his stint as James Bond in the 1990s, was charged in Wyoming with failing to keep to the trails. He's due in federal court on Jan. 23.

December 28, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on Nov. 23.

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  • World

More Ukrainian children from Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus despite outrage

Belarus' authoritarian president attended a government-organized meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying an international outrage over such deportations.

December 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Matt Capelouto, whose daughter died from a fentanyl overdose, speaks at a news conference outside the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Capelouto is among dozens of protesters who called on the Assembly to hear fentanyl-related bills as tension mounts over how to address the fentanyl crisis. (AP Photo/Tran Nguyen)

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  • News

In 2023 fentanyl overdoses ravaged the U.S. and fueled a new culture war fight

Fentanyl fueled unprecedented carnage with 112,000 fatal overdoses. The nation is increasingly divided over how to respond.

December 28, 2023
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Terminally ill hospice resident Evelyn Breuning, 91, right, sits with music therapist Jen Dunlap in her bed in August 2009 in Lakewood, Colo. The nonprofit hospice, the second oldest in the United States, accepts the terminally ill regardless of their ability to pay, although most residents are covered by Medicare.

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  • On Aging

What is hospice care? 6 myths about this end-of-life option

Recently ex-President Jimmy Carter went into hospice, which often is for patients in the last stages of incurable diseases. Contrary to popular belief, starting hospice doesn't mean giving up on life.

December 28, 2023
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