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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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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  • Brian Mann,
  • Aneri Pattani - Kaiser Health News ,
  • and 1 more
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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  • Diba Mohtasham
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  • Author Interviews

'Music was there for me when I needed it,' The Roots co-founder Tariq Trotter says

Trotter, aka Black Thought, reflects on his childhood in Philly, his decades-long friendship with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. Trotter's memoir is The Upcycled Self. Originally broadcast Nov. 7, 2023.

December 28, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
GPB  NPR

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  • Television

Season 2 of Marvel's 'What if...?' includes episode mostly in Mohawk language

Season Two of Marvel's animated series What If...? introduces us to Kahhori, a Mohawk woman who goes on a quest to discover her power. The episode takes place almost entirely in the Mohawk language.

December 28, 2023
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By:
  • Ava Pukatch
Gypsy Rose Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, on Nov. 15, 2018, in Springfield, Mo.

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  • National

Gypsy Rose Blanchard released from prison early in the case of abusive mother's murder

The Missouri woman persuaded her boyfriend to kill her mother, Dee Dee, after she had forced her daughter to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia and other serious illnesses.

December 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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  • Middle East

Do the U.S. and Israel see eye to eye when it comes to Gaza?

Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer ended a visit with the White House and State Department. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Aaron David Miller about what it means for U.S.-Israel relations.

December 28, 2023
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  • Linah Mohammad ,
  • Kathryn Fox,
  • and 1 more
Palestinians pray near the wrapped bodies of relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, outside a morgue in Khan Younis on Wednesday.

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  • Middle East

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north

Israeli forces bombarded towns and refugee camps across Gaza overnight into Thursday, killing dozens of people in an air and ground offensive against Hamas that has widened to most of the territory.

December 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Reuters Connect

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  • News

Up First briefing: Infectious disease soars in Gaza, New York Times sues OpenAI

WHO cautions disease may kill more people in Gaza than combat. The New York Times sues ChatGPT's OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement.

December 28, 2023
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
Performers Percy Mtwa, left, and Mbongeni Ngema in a scene from "Woza Albert" at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1981.

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  • Performing Arts

Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of 'Sarafina!,' has died at 68

Renowned South African playwright Mbongeni Ngema was killed in a car crash, his family said. He was best known for creating the hit "Sarafina!," which premiered on Broadway in 1988.

December 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its published material to train chatbots.

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  • Law

'New York Times' sues ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Microsoft, for copyright infringement

The Times is the first major news publisher to take OpenAI to court over the use of its copyright material in its popular chatbot. The suit follows months of tense negotiations between the two sides.

December 28, 2023
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  • Bobby Allyn
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