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The murderous creature you live with is a murderous creature, a study confirms

More scientific evidence has surfaced to show that while Mittens may be your sweet angel, letting her roam outside is also a big threat to biodiversity.

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Alabama's upcoming gas execution could harm witnesses and violate religious liberty

Alabama plans to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas. NPR obtained a Department of Corrections document showing the method may pose risks to others in the room and impede religious liberties.

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At 1 Gaza hospital, doctors are fleeing, supplies are low and there's not enough beds

In the Palestinian territory's second-largest city, Khan Younis, thousands have taken shelter on the grounds of Nasser Medical Complex, where staff describe an increasingly desperate situation.

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Special counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court to hear a dispute on whether Trump has immunity. How to survive your office holiday party.

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Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care

Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.

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These pros help keep ailing, aging loved ones safe — but it's a costly service

Private care management, often nurses or social workers, is a growing field that helps people navigate the elder care system. People call it "a game changer" — but it comes at a high price.

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Up First briefing: Trump won't testify; FDA approves landmark gene-editing treatment

Donald Trump plans to skip testifying for a second time in the New York civil fraud trial. The FDA has approved the first-ever gene-editing treatment for a human disease.

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Seeking redemption for aged and infirm prisoners amid Alabama's high bar for parole

A former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice runs a legal nonprofit, Redemption Earned, that helps aging and sick inmates win release from prison. Last year, 10% of Alabama prisoners received parole.

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With an inconclusive counteroffensive, Ukraine looks toward an anxious winter

Ukraine's government acknowledges the gains in its most recent counteroffensive have been small. And it worries Western allies are distracted by the war between Israel and Hamas.

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Captive in a chicken coop: The plight of debt bondage workers

India outlawed this form of forced labor: An employer pays a cash sum in exchange for weeks of labor and extracts penalties if terms are not met. But it persists — and appears to be on the rise.

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‘It’s chaos’: ruined plans, lost hours at UK’s worst station for cancelled trains

Huddersfield’s travellers are used to poor service. But many fear for the economic damage a dysfunctional rail system causes

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Israeli strike leaves Gaza's oldest mosque in ruins

The centuries-old Omari Mosque, Gaza's oldest, was badly damaged in an Israeli strike. An Israeli official told NPR it was targeted because militants were using a tunnel near the structure.

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A year after lifting COVID rules, China is turning quarantine centers into apartments

Dozens of makeshift centers were built and now stand empty. Now authorities want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing.

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Kids are losing the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics. They were for the parents, anyway

The kids "eatertainment" chain is saying goodbye to its animatronics band. But not all are ready to let go of the fuzzy robot characters of their youth. One stronghold will keep the nostalgia alive.

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Delivering aid in a war zone is always difficult. In Gaza, it's proving even harder

Aid organizations say they aren't getting enough food, water and medicine into Gaza. Overcrowding and a lack of physical security for relief workers are also major concerns, they say.

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Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at the border

The settlement says migrant families cannot be separated at the border for the next eight years, a policy of the Trump administration. Around 1,000 children remain separated from their parents.

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'I dare not be quiet': What climate activist Ndelika Mandela learned from her granddad

The eldest grandchild of Nelson Mandela had a busy week — speaking at the climate summit COP28 about the need to aid the Global South and throwing a party to mark the 10th anniversary of his passing.

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FDA approves first gene-editing treatment for human illness

The Food and Drug Administration approved two genetic treatments for sickle cell disease, including one that uses gene-editing. The approvals offer hope for patients and signal a new medical era.

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Up First briefing: Hunter Biden's second indictment; college presidents under fire

Hunter Biden faces new criminal charges related to his failure to pay federal taxes. The presidents of three elite colleges are under scrutiny for their testimony at hearing on campus antisemitism.

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Treasures destroyed and masterpieces in vaults: War's toll for art in Israel and Gaza

After the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, curators in Israel raced to lock their most precious museum items into safe storage. In Gaza, the fighting has caused damage to more than 100 cultural landmarks.

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3 UNLV faculty members were killed in the Las Vegas campus shooting

Authorities said that the shooting suspect mailed letters to University of Nevada, Las Vegas employees across the country and that at least one letter contained an unidentified white powder.

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Up First briefing: Key GOP debate takeaways; Israel alleges sexual violence by Hamas

Nikki Haley stood out at last night's debate but still polls behind Trump. Israel says the U.N. has been slow to speak out about reports of sexual violence in the Hamas attack.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders says aid to Israel should be conditional, citing the toll on Gaza

Sanders joined Senate Republicans in blocking an aid bill for Israel and Ukraine on Wednesday. He tells NPR that Israel has the right to go to war with Hamas, but not "against the Palestinian people."

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'Washington Post' journalists stage daylong strike under threat of job cuts

Workers are on a 24-hour strike to pressure owner Jeff Bezos and company leaders to negotiate a new labor contract. The Post says it needs to cut jobs and may resort to layoffs.

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