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News Articles: Politics

In this image provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire following a Russian missile attack on the country's energy system in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on Wednesday.

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  • Europe

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day

Russia's massive missile and drone barrage struck a thermal power plant and prompted Ukrainians to shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning.

December 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A technician installs an electrical heat pump at a home in Washington, DC, in August 2024.

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  • Climate

Want government money for a heat pump? Time might be running out

The Biden administration introduced new consumer tax credits for climate-friendly heat pumps. What does a Trump administration and GOP-led congress mean for that money?

December 25, 2024
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By:
  • Julia Simon
Research shows that people who volunteer regularly have a lower risk of mortality and better physical health as they age.

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  • Health

When kindness becomes a habit, it improves our health

Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.

December 25, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
The average temperature across the globe in 2024 set a record. Climate change is helping drive longer and more intense heat waves.

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  • Climate

2023 was extremely hot. Then came 2024

It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.

December 24, 2024
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  • Lauren Sommer
An American Airlines agent talks to a customer at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., last week. On Tuesday, the airline issued a national halt to flights.

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  • National

American Airlines lifts ground stop that froze Christmas Eve travelers

American Airlines passengers across the U.S. endured a sudden disruption of service on Christmas Eve as a "technical issue" forced the airline to request a nationwide ground stop of its operations.

December 24, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell

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  • Movie Reviews

'Close Your Eyes' is the best film of 2024 — but these 10 others are also contenders

Fresh Air's film critic takes stock of the past 12 months' worth of movies, pairing 10 of his favorites, and picking one that stands alone.

December 24, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Former President Bill Clinton speaks during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 21 in Chicago.

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  • National

Bill Clinton, who is being treated for the flu, is out of the hospital

The 78-year-old former president was discharged from a Washington hospital on Tuesday and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a fever.

December 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket in Burbank, Calif., on Friday.

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  • National

Starbucks baristas' 'strike before Christmas' has reached hundreds of U.S. stores

Starbucks' union says workers are walking off the job at some 300 — out of over 10,000 — stores across the U.S. as contract negotiations falter. The company urges it to return to the bargaining table.

December 24, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
A group of Syrian children with their parents return home in the cabin of a truck, after more than eight years taking shelter in the Rukban camp for displaced people in al-Tanf, Syria, at the edge of the Jordanian border, Dec. 14.

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  • Middle East

The Assad regime's fall has freed displaced Syrians stuck in a remote desert camp

More than 7,000 people had taken shelter in the Rukban camp, near the border with Jordan, many of whom fled the regime and ISIS attacks almost a decade ago.

December 24, 2024
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  • Jane Arraf
Hasan Minhaj's <em>Off With His Head, </em>Hannah Einbinder's<em> Everything Must Go, </em>and<em> </em>Ronny Chieng's <em>Love to Hate It</em> were some of the specials that cracked us up this year.

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  • Games & Humor

We needed comic relief in 2024. Here are 5 stand-up specials where we found it

Hasan Minhaj, Ronny Chieng, Mike Birbiglia, Hannah Einbinder and Michelle Buteau all delivered specials that cracked us up this year.

December 24, 2024
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Some scenes just stay with you. Clockwise from left, <em>I Saw the TV Glow</em>, <em>My Old Ass, Trap, Tuesday.</em>

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  • Movies

9 movie scenes I couldn't stop thinking about in 2024

From a heart-wrenching epiphany in the drama Tuesday to a meme-able moment in Challengers, these were the lines that critic Aisha Harris has remembered all year.

December 24, 2024
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  • Aisha Harris
Fans cheer before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs in Mexico City in 2019. The NFL plans to play as many as eight international games beginning next season. The NFL's two largest international markets are Mexico and Brazil,

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  • Sports

Latinos are the fastest-growing fanbase in the NFL. What's the league's playbook?

The NFL is reaching more Latinos than ever. Here's how they've scored with a Spanish-speaking audience.

December 24, 2024
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  • Alan Chazaro
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington.

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  • Politics

A million taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS

People who missed one of the COVID stimulus payments or had received less than the full amount were able to claim the credit.

December 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Callsign "Sonic", 34, a сommander of the strike unmanned aerial vehicle platoon, known as Dovbush's hornets, a unit of 68th Separate Jäger Brigade.  He watches the live streams of drone pilots operating in the Donbas Region on Dec. 19, 2024.

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  • World

Inside a secret Ukrainian drone command post, where Russian soldiers are seen as prey

NPR visits a secret drone command center near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, where crews are using remote-controlled aircraft to hunt Russian soldiers on the battlefield.

December 24, 2024
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Former President Donald Trump departs the courtroom after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30 in New York City.

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  • News

H-1B visas face uncertainty during Trump's 2nd term. And, the perfect mashed potatoes

Foreign-born scientists may face challenges working in the U.S. during President-elect Donald Trump's second term. And, cooking tips for the perfect mashed potatoes this holiday.

December 24, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
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