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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general of the U.N.'s lead agency for aid to Palestinians, about the international response to a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with a Chinese observer of the U.S. and an American observer of China about the countries' competing interests.
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President Biden is giving a commencement address at Morehouse College this weekend, but that speech has created some controversy. Morehouse is in the swing state of Georgia.
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Grand Theft Auto 5 came out more than 10 years ago, and developer Rockstar Games has finally announced a release date for Grand Theft Auto 6 — Fall 2025. Some fans feel it isn't soon enough.
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The name is a nod to the hometown B-52s, whose debut single shares the same name. The moniker will be accompanied by a logo of a lobster holding a hockey stick doubling as an electric guitar.
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Speaking alongside brother/collaborator Finneas, Eilish says she discovered a new self-awareness on Hit Me Hard and Soft, after years of seeing herself through others' eyes.
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As the civil war in Myanmar rages on, the country's military junta is forcibly conscripting young people to replenish its depleted ranks, but many are fleeing.
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Gender equality in the workplace has been stalled for years. And one big reason behind this trend is something called the "winner-take-all" approach to business.
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In response to a lawsuit from environmentalists, the Biden administration is ending new leases for coal mining on federal lands in the most productive part of America's top coal producing state.
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On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has made many promises about what he'd do on his first day in office, should he win again. Some are more realistic than others.