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Pope Francis is a staunch advocate for addressing climate change.

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  • Environment

Pope Francis: Climate activist?

The Pontifex has long used his platform to advocate for climate change awareness. Now he's attending one of the biggest conferences seeking to address it.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
In <em>Leo</em> Adam Sandler voices a 74-year-old lizard who learns he has a gift for helping kids sort through their problems.

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  • Movie Interviews

'Leo' is an animated lizard with an SNL sensibility — and the voice of Adam Sandler

If the pets in a 5th grade classroom could talk, what would they say? That's the premise of Leo, the new coming-of-age movie musical from Netflix.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
Taylor Swift fans wait for the doors of Nilton Santos Olympic stadium to open for her Eras Tour concert amid a heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. A 23-year-old Taylor Swift fan died Friday night after suffering from cardiac arrest due to heat at the concert, according to a statement from the show's organizers in Brazil.

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  • Climate

A fan died of heat at a Taylor Swift concert. It's a rising risk with climate change

The concert in Rio de Janeiro took place during one of the worst heat waves ever in Brazil. The country is in the middle of a record-breaking six months of extreme weather.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda

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  • Books

Here are the Books We Love: 380+ great 2023 reads recommended by NPR

Books We Love returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 11 years of recommendations all in one place – that's more than 3,600 great reads.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Rose Friedman,
  • Beth Novey,
  • and 2 more
The owner of Bawadi Mediterranean Grill, Khalid Mekki, recently lost family members in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

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  • National

Neighbors rally behind Palestinian restaurant owner who lost family in Gaza

At Bawadi Mediterranean Grill in Falls Church, Virginia, Khalid Mekki says the increased support for his business has come from people of all backgrounds.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Kravinsky
A TV shows a J-Alert or National Early Warning System to Japanese residents on Tuesday in Tokyo. North Korea launched a rocket in its third attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit, according to South Korea's military.

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  • World

North Korea claims it has put a spy satellite into orbit in 3rd attempt

North Korea claimed to have successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt this year, demonstrating the nation's determination to build a space-based surveillance system.

November 21, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Playwright Larissa FastHorse is a 2020 MacArthur Fellow and co-founder of <a href="https://www.indigenousdirection.com/" data-key="117875">Indigenous Direction</a>, a consulting firm for Indigenous arts and audiences.

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  • Theater

Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse takes on the 'wild mess' of Thanksgiving

Larissa FastHorse is updating the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to make it "less harmful" to Indigenous people. She's also consulting on a new Peter Pan and has a satire called The Thanksgiving Play.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Pins are pictured at a display counter during a cultural meeting at the Comanche Nation fairgrounds in Lawton, Okla., on Sept. 30.

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  • Elections

Sometimes overlooked by campaigns, Native voters could decide major elections in 2024

A voting bloc that hasn't gotten as much national attention, Native voters are an influential constituency in several swing states, making them a group to watch in 2024.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Haneen Zoabi, a former member of Israel's parliament, was arrested at a peaceful protest and released this month.

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  • Middle East

Palestinians in Israel cite threats, firings and discrimination after Oct. 7

At least 20% of Israelis identify as Arab or Palestinian. Many say they have long felt like second-class citizens. The current war has worsened their position in the country, they say.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Lauren Frayer
An election worker continues the process of counting ballots for the 2022 Pennsylvania primary election in Mercer, Pa.

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  • Elections

Judge says 'undated' Pennsylvania ballots should count, setting up a likely appeal

A federal judge says mailed ballots that arrive on time but in envelopes without dates handwritten by Pennsylvania voters should be counted. The case is likely to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Locals say U.S. Border Patrol is delivering hundreds of migrants into a series of camps, one of which is on private property, in the border community of Jacumba in the Southern California desert. Overnight temperatures in the desert have begun to drop below freezing.

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  • National

Border Patrol sending migrants to unofficial camps in California's desert, locals say

Residents of the Southern California border community of Jacumba say hundreds of migrants are dropped off every day at ad hoc sites where conditions are often dire. They call it a humanitarian crisis.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd

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  • Technology

Ukrainian hacktivists fight back against Russia as cyber conflict deepens

Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war on multiple fronts, including in cyberspace. A secretive Ukrainian hacktivist group says it is carrying out cyber missions against Russia.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Then-President Donald Trump walks past weights and a crane after delivering remarks at the White House in July 2020.

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  • Politics

Trump, 77, issues letter lauding his health and weight loss on Biden's 81st birthday

The report, signed by Trump's personal physician, says the GOP frontrunner has lost weight. But it didn't say whether he weighs the same as Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, as Trump has claimed.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
GPB  NPR

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  • Theater

A parody musical of 'Saw' brings to life a long overdue queer love story

Saw is a series that is almost 20 years old. The latest movie was a hit. But there's another addition to the Saw universe that is making noise: A romantic, queer off-Broadway parody musical.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Brianna Scott
GPB  NPR

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  • Health Care

For one woman, getting blood drawn at a hospital led to a surprise bill

Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. As one Texas woman discovered, the cost could be higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it.

November 21, 2023
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  • Emily Siner and
  • Elisabeth Rosenthal - KFF Health News
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