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Oil spills increase in Venezuela as it revs up output after the U.S. lifted sanctions

After the U.S. lifted its sanctions, Venezuela is trying to revive its beleaguered oil industry. But ramping up production is causing more oil spills.

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Israel and Hamas extend temporary truce for another day

Israel and Hamas confirmed that the pause in fighting will continue at least through Thursday, while more hostages and prisoners are exchanged.

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How to break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby's parents

HealthySteps is an intervention where new parents get practical help with their lives, allowing them to create stable, nurturing bonds with their babies. It all starts at the baby's checkups.

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Palestinian student ‘may never walk again’ after Vermont shooting

Hisham Awartani has a bullet embedded in his spine, his mother said

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What to know about the hostages still held by Hamas

Under an extension of a temporary cease-fire, Hamas freed 12 more hostages on Tuesday, including 10 Israelis and two foreign nationals, Israel's military said. About 160 hostages remain in captivity.

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Writing instructors are less afraid of students cheating with ChatGPT than you might think

When ChatGPT launched a year ago, headlines flooded the internet about fears of student cheating. A pair of essays in The Atlantic decried “the end of high-school English” and the death of the college essay.“ NPR informed readers that ”everybody is cheating.“

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Up First briefing: Truce in Gaza extended; Texas Supreme Court to hear abortion case

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their truce in Gaza by two days to allow for more hostage-prisoner exchanges. The Texas Supreme Court is set to hear a case on the state's abortion ban.

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In the battle over books, who gets to decide what's age-appropriate at libraries?

There are efforts to change how decisions are made about which books libraries should stock and which section they belong in. Some advocate using a national rating system like the one used for movies.

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Mother of Palestinian student shot in Vermont thought he would be safer in U.S.

Elizabeth Price's son Hisham Awartani was one of three men of Palestinian descent shot on Saturday in Vermont. Speaking to NPR from Ramallah, Price fears her son "is confronting a life of disability."

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Up First briefing: Israel and Hamas could extend truce; COP28 begins this week

Hamas and Israel hint at extending their truce as more hostages are planned to be freed. Annual climate negotiations begin this week in Dubai.

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Israel's forgotten hostage: Avera Mengistu remains in Hamas captivity after 9 years

Nine years ago, Mengistu was taken by Hamas. A deal on the release of some of the hostages taken on Oct. 7 doesn't appear to include him.

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More captives are freed as Israel and Hamas agree to extend their truce in Gaza

Hamas released 11 Israelis and a bus with Palestinian prisoners arrived in the West Bank after the two sides announced a continuation of their temporary cease-fire to facilitate more exchanges.

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Rat plague hits an Australian coastal town, and thousands more wash up on shore

Months after the local shire's council discussed what it dubbed a "Rat Plague," thousands of rats are creating havoc in a small town on the coast in Queensland.

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Biden uses Charlottesville to talk about political violence. But he hasn't been there

President Biden says the 2017 Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Va., was a critical moment for the country, and pushed him to run for president against Trump.

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Millions of U.S. apples were almost left to rot. Now, they'll go to hungry families

Many growers across the country have been left without a market due to oversupplied apple processors. West Virginia rescued its surplus, with a plan that donates apples to hunger-fighting charities.

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Hamas says it wants to extend truce after latest exchange of captives with Israel

The announcement from the Islamist militant group came after a third hostages-for-prisoners swap with Israel in which 17 captives and 39 Palestinian prisoners were released.

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A musical parody of 'Saw' teases out the queer love story from a cult horror hit

A love story is not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the Saw franchise, but that's exactly what a new musical is – and then some.

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In pictures: emotional scenes as Israel and Hamas trade prisoners for hostages

Hamas freed 17 hostages and Israel released 39 Palestinian detainees. We take a look at what has happened so far.

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20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last time

Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003.

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Oscar Pistorius, Paralympian convicted of murder, to be released on parole

A South African corrections board found the athlete had met the minimum parole requirements after serving half of his 13-year sentence for murder.

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A car-sized tumbleweed made quite a scene on a California highway

A person shared video of "the mother of all tumbleweeds" on social media this week. That got us thinking about where tumbleweeds come from and their propensity for taking over roads and neighborhoods.

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Disgusted by city's top prosecutor, a police officer refuses to testify

In an extreme example of resistance to progressive prosecutors, a St. Louis police officer is refusing to testify in murder cases he investigated, even though he believes the defendants are guilty.

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We visited a camp for Palestinians and heard despair for Gaza — and anger at America

We came to a refugee camp in Jordan to ask what is on people's minds, as war and violence unfold in places that may be miles away, but that feel central to their identities.

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An Israeli woman waits to learn if her sister, a Hamas hostage, will be freed in deal

Romi Gonen, 23, was wounded and taken hostage during the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack. Her sister Yarden and other relatives are awaiting word if Romi will be released as part of a negotiated hostage deal.

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Egypt's Rafah border with Gaza is key for aid coming in and people leaving for safety

As aid trucks slowly make their way into Gaza, another gate at Rafah is for people departing the besieged territory — the only exit for those permitted to leave, including the critically wounded.

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