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The Alabama Department of Corrections plans to execute Kenneth Smith on Jan. 25 using nitrogen gas. It will be the first time the gas has been used as an execution method in the U.S.

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Up First briefing: Pakistan attacks Iran; Maine court holds Trump ballot decision

Pakistan announced this morning it launched strikes against Iran in response to Iranian attacks earlier this week. A Maine court has put on hold the decision to bar Trump from the primary.

January 18, 2024
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Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against the U.S. and the U.K. strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Jan. 14.

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Up First briefing: U.S. strikes Houthis again; improve your mental health in 2024

The U.S. Navy carried out a third round of strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen. Life Kit has practical advice for improving your mental health in 2024.

January 17, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Up First briefing: Trump wins Iowa GOP caucuses; stay prepared during winter outages

Former President Donald Trump had a big victory at last night's Iowa GOP caucuses. Much of the U.S. is experiencing dangerously cold weather. Here's how to stay prepared in case of a power outage.

January 16, 2024
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Signage for the Iowa caucus during a storm in Des Moines, Iowa, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

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Up First briefing: Iowa caucuses; MLK Day

Iowa Republicans kick off the 2024 election season tonight with the first caucuses to choose a presidential candidate. NPR's reading and listening picks to honor Martin Luther King Jr's legacy.

January 15, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
The SAVE plan is becoming a key vehicle for President Biden's student loan debt relief efforts. In a Friday press release, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, "The Biden-Harris Administration designed the SAVE Plan to put community college students and other low-balance borrowers on a faster track to debt forgiveness than ever before."

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Up First briefing: U.S. strikes Houthis; Israel defends against genocide charges

The U.S. and U.K. strike Houthi targets in Yemen. Israel presents its defense to genocide charges in the International Court of Justice in the Hague.

January 12, 2024
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A woman stands in her damaged house in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday, following Israeli bombardment amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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Up First briefing: South Africa accuses Israel of genocide; Christie ends 2024 race

A U.N. court opens hearings in The Hague today on genocide charges against Israel. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has ended his 2024 presidential campaign.

January 11, 2024
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Up First briefing: Judges skeptical of Trump immunity claim; Austin cancer surgery

Judges push back on lawyers who say Trump should be immune from prosecution for Jan. 6 charges. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for complications from a prostate cancer procedure.

January 10, 2024
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Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are arguing that he enjoys immunity from prosecution.

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Up First briefing: Trump's immunity claims; loose parts on Boeing Max 9 planes

A federal appeals court to hear arguments over one of the indictments of former President Trump. Alaska and United Airlines find loose parts on their Boeing Max 9 aircraft.

January 09, 2024
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Rana Samara, a Palestinian artist from Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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Up First briefing: Congress announces new spending deal; Lloyd Austin's hospital stay

Congress reaches a deal to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year to avoid a shutdown. Defense Sec. Austin's secretive hospital stay raises questions.

January 08, 2024
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Climate change is driving more frequent and intense wildfires. Companies and researchers are using AI to both detect wildfires early, and to help prevent megafires.

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Up First briefing: Trump promises Jan. 6 pardons; Epstein document fuels conspiracies

Trump vows he'll pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he returns to the White House. Unsealed court documents about Jeffrey Epstein fuel new conspiracies.

January 05, 2024
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This March 28, 2017, image provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein.

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Up First briefing: Epstein documents released; blasts in Iran raise Mideast fears

Court documents name men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Attacks in Iran and Lebanon raise fears of a wider Mideast war.

January 04, 2024
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Smoke rises from a destroyed apartment following a large explosion in a southern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday. The TV station of Lebanon's Hezbollah group says top Hamas official Saleh Arouri was killed Tuesday in an explosion in a southern Beirut suburb.

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Up First briefing: Top Hamas leader killed in Lebanon; Harvard president resigns

A senior Hamas leader is killed in an explosion in Beirut. Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigns.

January 03, 2024
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Israelis protested against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system and in support of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.

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Up First briefing: Israel Supreme Court ruling; South Korean opposition leader stabbed

Israel's Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to the judiciary. South Korea's Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the city of Busan.

January 02, 2024
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Up First briefing: Life Kit has 50 ways to change your life in 2024

Whether you want to exercise more, pay off your debts or make big career moves, NPR's Life Kit is here to support you.

January 01, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H.

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Maine bars Trump from primary ballot; an Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 20

Maine's Democratic secretary of state removed former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot. An Israeli airstrike killed at least 20 Palestinians in southern Gaza.

December 29, 2023
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