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How does the public view the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine?
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland about his polling on the Trump indictment, Zionism and antisemitism, and the war in Ukraine.
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Vermont officials say renewed focus is needed to tackle worsening opioid crisis
A decade after Vermont's governor dedicated his annual State of the State speech to the opioid epidemic, there's been some progress. But it's overshadowed by record-breaking fatal overdoses.
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Congress has the power to grant Trump amnesty so he is eligible for primary ballots
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Indiana University's Gerard Magliocca about the role of Congress in deciding whether former President Trump appears on ballots in Colorado and Maine.
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Pentagon keeps Austin's hospitalization quiet for days from White House, Congress
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin waited several days to inform President Biden and members of Congress that he was hospitalized after complications from elective surgery.
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81st Golden Globes: 'Oppenheimer' dominates, 'Poor Things' upsets 'Barbie'
This year's Golden Globes were handed out in the first major broadcast of the Hollywood awards season since actors' and writers' strikes were settled.
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Hundreds of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war have been exchanged
Ukrainian prisoners, both military and civilian, were exchanged for Russian prisoners of war, as Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities.
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The force is still strong with 91-year-old legendary composer John Williams
The man behind the music in more than 75 films including Star Wars had hinted he might be ready to retire. He said recently if something came along that caught his fancy, he would "keep an open mind."
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House bill aims to restart controversial DOJ program that targeted Chinese academics
The Justice Department ended the controversial "China Initiative" nearly two years ago amid criticism of racial profiling. A House spending bill could revive the initiative.
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The U.S. economy performed better than expected in 2023. A 2024 preview
Will the economy continue to bubble like freshly-popped champagne, or will we suffer a hangover from inflation and high interest rates. Forecasters expect somewhat slower growth and lower inflation.
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Russian missile attack strikes cities across Ukraine
Russia fired more than 100 missiles at Ukraine on Friday, hitting cities including Lviv and Odessa and killing at least 16 people.
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A preview of what the internet could bring us in the new year
A surge in people "dating" chatbots. That is among the predictions offered by experts that we asked to weigh in on what the internet might bring us in 2024.
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One Palestinian man and his family struggle to survive in southern Gaza
A look at one man in Gaza who went from being a successful cattle farmer to now living in a van with his family. They have no water and little hope.