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Palestinian Perspective: What The Conflict With Israel Looks Like From Gaza
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Omar Shaban, founder of a Gaza-based think tank, and Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu, about how this cycle of Palestinian-Israeli violence plays out in their neighborhoods.
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Casualties Mount As Violence Intensifies Between Hamas, Israel
Israel has called up more troops and launched its heaviest assault yet along the Gaza border. Seven people in Israel have been killed. Losses are much higher on the Palestinian side.
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Student Solves Problem Created While We Look Down At Our Phones
We've all missed things when looking down at our phones. Minwook Paeng wanted to draw attention that, and he created the "third eye" — an ocular prosthetic worn on your forehead.
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Minneapolis' Fox 9 Experiences Technical Glitch During Weather Forecast
There is a lot that can go wrong during a live broadcast. Meteorologist Jennifer McDermed started multiplying across the screen. Her image grew and lagged behind her, creating a trippy time warp look.
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It Wasn't Friendship At First Sight. 35 Years On, They Found A 'Forever Love'
Young and on her own in New York, a bright-eyed Julaina Glass arrived in Beau McCall's Harlem apartment building. Though it took time, Glass endeared herself to McCall. "You're a part of me," he said.
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Morning News Brief
The CDC says fully vaccinated people don't need to wear masks. Casualties increase in the conflict between Hamas and Israel. Thousands of Afghans who worked for the U.S. fear Taliban retaliation.
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What To Watch: New Shows Are Coming To The Small Screen
With a lot of new television shows debuting, we have some suggestions for what to watch in the coming weeks.
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Months Before Japan's Olympic Games, More Pandemic Concerns Are Raised
There is growing anger in Japan that the government is pressing ahead with this summer's Olympic games — as COVID-19 cases continue to rise there.
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Israel Must Prepare For More Violence, Netanyahu Adviser Says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Mark Regev, senior adviser to Israel's president about why tensions with Palestinians have again boiled over into deadly confrontations, and how to break the cycle.
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Thief Steals Backpack With $20,000 Prosthetic Arm Inside
Parker Hanson, who was born without a left hand, plays college baseball. Friends started fundraisers to replace the prosthetic. A hospital is donating a new one, so money raised will go to charity.
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Canadian Police Find Culprits Who Stole Wooden Posts
At first police were stumped, but they found the culprits down by the water. A bunch of beavers were to blame. Local news called the event the ultimate Canadian heist.
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Reality TV Inspired This Poetic Look At People And The Things They Hoard
In her latest book of poems, artist Kate Durbin looks at modern consumerism and the way people process trauma and loss through the objects they hoard. Durbin was inspired by the A&E show Hoarders.