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It can be tricky to offer condolences to someone who is grieving. You want to show your friend you love them, but you also know there isn't much you can say to heal their pain.<br>

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  • Arts & Life

'May love rest gently in your broken heart': What to say to a grieving friend

When a good friend's loved one passes away, it can be hard to find the right thing to say. NPR readers share words of comfort they've shared with others — or wish they'd heard themselves.

December 23, 2024
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  • Malaka Gharib
Blake Lively is seen at an Aug. 8 screening in London for the movie <em>This Is Us</em>. In a legal complaint, the actor accuses co-star and director Justin Baldoni and his team of attacking her reputation after she spoke up about his and a producer's alleged "repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior" on set.

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  • Movies

Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' studio of harassment and smear campaign

In a legal complaint, the actor says co-star Justin Baldoni and his team launched a smear campaign as a way to silence Lively's narrative about his and a producer's alleged repeated sexual harassment.

December 22, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of Zepbound for adults with obesity and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.

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  • Health

FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea

The FDA said studies have shown that by aiding weight loss, Zepbound improves sleep apnea symptoms in some patients.

December 22, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
A traveler makes their way into the Nashville International Airport, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • National

Millions face wintry weather for what could be a record-setting holiday travel season

More than 119 million people are expected to travel for Christmas and Hanukkah, which both fall on the same day this year, through the New Year, according to AAA.

December 22, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
Robert Christoffel, left, and Werner Hein at a Stammtisch in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

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  • World

I discovered one way to fight loneliness: The Germans call it a Stammtisch

Modern life can be lonely. Some are looking to an old German tradition – of drinking and conversation – to deepen connection through regular meetups.

December 22, 2024
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  • Laurel Wamsley
From left to right, Paola Velez, Pedro Tobar, Erik Bruner-Yang and Daniel Gonzalez pose for a photo outside the newly opened alley bar Providencia in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 12.

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  • Food

On tap for the holidays: A blend of multicultural drink traditions and fond memories

For this year's All Things Considered holiday cocktail interview, we visited Providencia in Washington, D.C., a bar that brings its owners' personal stories to life.

December 22, 2024
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  • Kai McNamee,
  • Ashley Brown,
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Voters leave after casting their ballot at a polling station in the final phase of voting in India's general election, in Kolkata on June 1, 2024. Artificial intelligence tools were used to create memes and images about political rivals in India and elsewhere around the world.

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  • Technology

How AI deepfakes polluted elections in 2024

The most visible use of AI in many countries was to create memes and content whose artificial origins weren't disguised. They were often openly shared by politicians and their supporters.

December 21, 2024
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  • Shannon Bond
Party City logo and store, on April 3 in Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada.

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  • Business

Party City files for bankruptcy and plans to shutter nationwide

Party City was once unmatched in its vast selection of affordable celebration goods. But over the years, competition stacked up at Walmart, Target, Spirit Halloween, and especially Amazon.

December 21, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Federal regulators have cracked down on mushroom edibles containing Amanita muscaria — also known as fly agaric — after mounting safety concerns.

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  • Health

The FDA restricts a psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles

The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn't authorized for food, including edibles, because it doesn't meet safety standards.

December 21, 2024
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  • Will Stone
A displaced Sudanese child pours water at Zamzam camp in Darfur, Sudan, Aug. 1. Famine was confirmed in the camp that same month.

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  • World

Sudan's biggest refugee camp was already struck with famine. Now it's being shelled

The siege, blamed on the Rapid Support Forces, has sparked a new humanitarian catastrophe and marks an alarming turning point in the Darfur region, already overrun by violence.

December 21, 2024
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone attend the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on February 25, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Elyse Jankowski/WireImage)

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  • Arts & Life

'Wait Wait' for December 21, 2024: With Not My Job guests Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guests Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone and panelists Dulcé Sloan, Roy Blount, Jr., and Hari Kondabolu

December 21, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
A television camera operator is dressed as Santa Claus during the Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers game on Dec. 18, 2011, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.

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  • Business

Netflix is dreaming of a glitch-free Christmas with 2 major NFL games set

It comes weeks after Netflix's attempt to broadcast live boxing between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was rife with technical glitches.

December 21, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Audra McDonald and Joy Woods in <em>Gypsy</em>

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  • Theater

How casting makes this 'Gypsy' hit different

Gypsy has been called the best musical of all time. Audra McDonald is starring in a new Broadway revival, and the race-conscious casting gives the production a new frame.

December 21, 2024
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  • Jeff Lunden
Portraits of Paul Ninson, founder and executive director of Dikan Center, Accra.

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  • Global Health

Big dreams: He's the founder of a leading African photobook library

Paul Ninson had an old-school, newfangled dream: a modern library devoted to photobooks showing life on the continent. He maxed out his credit cards, injured his back — and made it happen.

December 21, 2024
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  • Max Posner
Nicholas Hoult (front row, center) plays Justin Kemp in <em>Juror #2</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

The jury's in: You won't miss anything watching this movie from the couch

There's been a bit of consternation flying around about the fact that the theatrical release of Juror #2, directed by Clint Eastwood, was very muted. But this movie is perfect to watch at home.

December 21, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
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