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Ivana Likbiri, an 18-month-old Lebanese baby who got injured during an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, is hospitalized at Geitaoui Hospital's burn unit, in Beirut, on Oct. 18. Ali Khara for NPR hide caption

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Lebanon's only burn unit sees a surge of patients as Israel strikes the country

Geitaoui Hospital has Lebanon's only unit specializing in burn treatment. Since Israel launched an air and ground invasion of the country to fight Hezbollah, burn cases have mounted.

Teri Garr speaks at the 15th Annual Race to Erase MS event on May 2, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images hide caption

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Teri Garr speaks at the 15th Annual Race to Erase MS event on May 2, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Teri Garr speaks at the 15th Annual Race to Erase MS event on May 2, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Teri Garr, actor, comedian and multiple sclerosis ambassador, dies at 79

Garr's breakout role was as sexy Inga in Young Frankenstein. She earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1982 film Tootsie, and played Phoebe's mom on the sitcom Friends.

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Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir

Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: "[Ed] made that instrument sing." Alex's new memoir is Brothers.

Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir

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Members of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team training for a radiological contamination scenario. For fifty years, the secretive team has been the first line of defense against nuclear emergencies. NNSA hide caption

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Meet America's secret team of nuclear first responders

For 50 years, a secretive group of government workers has been preparing for the worst. Here's a rare look inside the team that's ready to respond to a nuclear incident anywhere, anytime.

Nuclear Emergency Support Team

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Omara Portuondo Tiny Desk Concert

The great singer Omara Portuondo turns 94 years young today. In 2010, she transported the Tiny Desk to '50s Cuba with two classic boleros.

David DePape, who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer, is seen on Dec. 13, 2013, in Berkeley, Calif. DePape was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Michael Short/San Francisco Chronicle/AP hide caption

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Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prison

David DePape, who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole following a separate state trial.

A bronze art installation depicting a pile of feces on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk appeared on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, surprising and amusing passerby. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.

Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.

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Owner Jeff Bezos blocked 'The Washington Post' from endorsing a presidential candidate less than two weeks before Election Day. The editorial board had drafted an endorsement for Kamala Harris. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption

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Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'The Washington Post' after Bezos blocks a Harris endorsement

Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.

(From left) Sergeant Carmelo C. Matthews, Captain Francisco Orobitg and Private Angel Perales hold up a Puerto Rican flag on the battlefield in Korea. Provided by Talia Nunez hide caption

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How the U.S. Army's only segregated Latino unit, the 'Borinqueneers,' showed heroism against racism

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There has only been one segregated Latino unit in U.S. military history. The Army refers to them as the 65-Infantry Regiment, but the members of that unit have long referred to themselves as the “Borinqueneers."

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Japan’s bullet train just turned 60. Could it finally be coming to America?

It's been 60 years since Japan's bullet train first entered service. Could the technology be coming to Texas?

Amtrak has received a federal grant to move forward with a high speed rail line in Texas

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Students for Harris Walz signs hang at Indiana University of Pennsylvania ahead of a Get Out The Vote rally organized by the school's young Democrats. Elena Moore/NPR hide caption

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Colleges are key to Democrats' strategy to lose by less in rural Pennsylvania

In the rural, red parts of Pennsylvania, young Democratic organizers have a plan to lose by less to win the state for Vice President Harris. But former President Donald Trump's campaign isn't worried.

RURAL PA YOUNG VOTER ORGANIZING

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SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check on Oct. 20. The legality of these cash prizes has been called into question. Michael Swensen/Getty Images hide caption

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Philadelphia's DA sues Elon Musk over his $1 million giveaway to registered voters

The suit alleges that Musk and his super PAC are luring voters to give up identifying information in pursuit of a cash prize. DA Larry Krasner called the scheme “indisputably an unlawful lottery.”

Supporters rally outside the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, following a hearing on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA recipients can enroll in Affordable Care Act plans this year, though the rule permitting this is being challenged. Jack Brook/AP hide caption

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'Dreamers' can get Obamacare this year, unless a court case stops them

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A Biden administration rule allows people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in ACA health plans and qualify for subsidies. Nineteen states are seeking to block the rule.

Michigan quarterback Jack Tuttle stands on the sidelines in the closing minutes of the team's 21-7 loss to Illinois in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Champaign, Ill. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption

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University of Michigan quarterback Jack Tuttle is retiring after his 5th concussion

Tuttle also recently injured a ligament in his elbow that he said he never fully recovered from. Last week, N.C. State quarterback Grayson McCall said he is retiring due to injuries.

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Ever felt so stressed you didn’t know what to do next? Try talking to your 'parts'

'Parts work' or Internal Family Systems is a type of talk therapy that’s surged in popularity. Here’s how it works and how it can help with stress.

Stress Less 5: Resilience amid conflict 

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