Daniel Estrin
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World
Baklava took a break in Turkey's pastry capital after the earthquake. Now it's back
In a city known for its pistachio baklava, a pastry heavyweight turned his family's restaurant into a charity kitchen and shelter after the catastrophic Feb. 6 earthquake.
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World
A new earthquake hits Turkey, as teams still respond to earlier catastrophic quake
Turkish authorities say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor, struck the Antakya region around 8 p.m. local time Monday. The quake was also felt in Syria.
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World
One couple's bedroom caved in during the earthquake. Here's how it saved their lives
In the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria, several survivors stayed alive by chance when their collapsed walls provided protection.
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World
People in Jerusalem are mourning after a recent shooting outside a synagogue
Mourners and the family of the gunman look back on the recent shooting outside a Jerusalem synagogue.
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World
Jerusalem synagogue attacked as violence intensifies in Israeli-occupied West Bank
A gunman killed at least 7 people gathering for the sabbath at a synagogue in Jerusalem. This comes as violence intensifies with Israeli forces conducting a campaign of raids in the occupied West Bank
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Politics
Criticism has followed Israel's new security minister's visit to Jerusalem site
It didn't take long for Israel's most controversial new cabinet minister to touch off international reaction with a visit to Jerusalem's most sensitive religious site.
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Israel is swearing in a new hard-line government on Thursday
A government stocked with far-right nationalists takes office in Israel as part of former Prime Minister Netanyahu's return to power. It's expected be most right-wing government in Israel's history.
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Tom Odell sheds his major label and releases new album 'Best Day of My Life'
NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with singer-songwriter Tom Odell about his new album, "Best Day of My Life."
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Science
Turns out dinosaurs probably didn't roar quite like we think
BBC science journalist Richard Gray tells NPR's Daniel Estrin that dinosaurs may not have roared in the manner we commonly imagine.
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Food
Here's what a chef in Bethlehem cooks up for Christmas Day
NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with chef and Bethlehem native Fadi Kattan about traditional holiday food in the place revered as the birthplace of Jesus.