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ExxonMobil sued over plastic pollution. And, nearly 500 killed in Israeli strikes

California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly misleading the public for decades about the recyclability of plastic. And, Israeli strikes in Lebanon yesterday left nearly 500 people dead.

September 24, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Vehicles wait in traffic in the town of Damour, south of the capital Beirut on Sept. 24, 2024, as people flee southern Lebanon. Israel announced dozens of new air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon on Tuesday, a day after more than 490  people, including dozens of women and children, were killed in the deadliest bombardment since a devastating war in 2006.

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  • Middle East

Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade fire as residents in Lebanon look for safety

The trade of cross-border missiles came after the deadliest day of conflict in Lebanon since 2006. Lebanon’s health ministry said on Tuesday that 558 people have been killed.

September 24, 2024
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By:
  • Willem Marx and
  • Jane Arraf
A woman walks in front of the Kremlin on September 23, 2024. U.S. intelligence officials say Russia has embraced artificial intelligence tools to try to sway American voters ahead of the November election.

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  • Politics

U.S. officials say Russia is embracing AI for its election influence efforts

The cutting-edge technology makes it easier for Russia as well as Iran to quickly and more convincingly tailor polarizing content aimed at swaying American voters, intelligence officials said.

September 23, 2024
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on Monday.

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  • Middle East

Israel's strikes in Lebanon kill more than 270 people, Lebanese officials say

Fighting is escalated at the Israeli-Lebanese border in one of the deadliest days of nearly a year of conflict in the region.

September 23, 2024
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By:
  • Willem Marx and
  • Jane Arraf
A Ukrainian rescue worker looks on at a burning electrical substation hit by a Russian bomb in the Dnipropetrovsk region in eastern Ukraine on Sept. 2.

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  • World

From Gaza to Ukraine, why do so many modern wars last so long?

Russia and Ukraine have fought for a decade. The Israel-Hamas war is part of a conflict dating back generations. NPR’s Greg Myre has covered both wars, and looks at why they seem to defy a solution.

September 23, 2024
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Kfar Rouman village, as seen from Marjayoun town, south Lebanon, on Monday.

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  • Middle East

Israel warns civilians to evacuate as it strikes wide swathes of southern Lebanon

The Israeli military on Monday called on people in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where Hezbollah stores weapons and said it was carrying out "extensive strikes."

September 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Head Brewmaster Tobias Zollo poses behind non alcoholic beer at the Weihenstephan brewery in Freising, Germany, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.

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  • World

Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest

At Weihenstephan, non-alcoholic wheat beer and lager now make up 10% of the volume. The increase over the last few years mirrors the statistics for the rest of Germany's beer industry.

September 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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In U.N. vote, countries show willingness to move away from fossil fuels

The body's call to speed up a transition from fossil fuels is part of a pact designed to bring countries together to tackle challenges in the 21st century.

September 22, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Leader and the presidential candidate of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives at a polling station to cast his vote in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Saturday.

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  • World

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard

The election was crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.

September 22, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Israeli security and rescue forces work at the site hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Dozens of rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon, IDF says

Over 100 rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon early Sunday, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and the Hezbollah militant group appeared to be spiraling.

September 22, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
This image made from video provided by Al Jazeera English shows Israeli troops raiding their bureau in Ramallah, West Bank, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank

Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down.

September 22, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on March 1, 2019, after a vote on the relocation of a U.S. base on the island on Feb. 25.

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  • Asia

Okinawa's governor strives for regional diplomacy as tensions in Asia-Pacific rise

Denny Tamaki, governor of Okinawa prefecture, says his personal story is deeply entwined with the U.S. military’s presence on the island.

September 21, 2024
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By:
  • Monica Miller
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier, background center, French President Emmanuel Macron, foreground left, and Macron's wife, Brigitte Macron, foreground right, applaud during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics on Sept. 8 in Paris.

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  • Europe

New center-right government in France announced 2 months after divisive elections

The French presidential palace unveiled a new government dominated by conservatives and centrists. A left-wing coalition secured the most seats in June-July elections but failed to win a majority.

September 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
President Biden delivers remarks at the 2024 National HBCU Week Conference in Philadelphia on Sept. 16, 2024.

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  • Politics

How Biden is getting used to life as a lame-duck president

President Biden has been receding from the spotlight as the campaign marches on. But he still holds the highest office in the land for another four months and he’s is trying to make the most of it.

September 21, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
A collage of photos taken this past week of statues of actor Gene Kelly (from left), former Arsenal player Thierry Henry, and British civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

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  • World

U.K. dads are wrapping baby slings on male statues to push for more paternity leave

The purpose is to raise awareness on the U.K.'s low paternity leave benefits, which currently stand at two weeks of paid time off for new fathers.

September 21, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
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