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Wednesday

Middle East

Israeli President Herzog comments on West Bank violence against Palestinians

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and asks him about the case of one Palestinian olive farmer who was detained by Israeli troops during an NPR interview.

Israeli President Herzog comments on West Bank violence against Palestinians

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Wednesday

People have been searching for this song from 'The X-Files' for 25 years. Until now

The show had a distinctive opening tune, but that's not the mystery fans were looking to solve. Fox/Liaison/Getty Images hide caption

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Television

People have been searching for this song from 'The X-Files' for 25 years. Until now

A song playing in the background of one episode has fascinated and eluded fans for more than two decades as they sought to track it, and the musicians, down. Now that mystery has finally been solved.

People have been searching for this song from 'The X-Files' for 25 years. Until now

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Tuesday

How should the media cover Trump and Biden in 2024? One man has an answer

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How should the media cover Trump and Biden in 2024? One man has an answer

What have journalists learned from covering the 2016 and 2020 elections? How can we do better? We asked the man who led The Washington Post through the Trump presidency.

How should the media cover Trump and Biden in 2024? One man has an answer

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Sunday

Houston, we have a tomato: ISS astronauts locate missing fruit (or vegetable)

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio checks tomato plants growing inside the International Space Station for a space botany study. Koichi Wakata/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency/NASA hide caption

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Space

Houston, we have a tomato: ISS astronauts locate missing fruit (or vegetable)

A missing tomato sparked a lighthearted mystery for the astronauts on board the International Space Station — and it's finally been solved after months of accusations and intrigue.

Houston, we have a tomato: ISS astronauts locate missing fruit (or vegetable)

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Saturday

Russians and Belarusians can compete in the 2024 Olympics — as neutral athletes

Flag bearers Sofya Velikaya and Maxim Mikhaylov of Team ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) participate in the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Russians and Belarusians can compete in the 2024 Olympics — as neutral athletes

The International Olympic Committee says that qualifying athletes from the two countries will be allowed to compete in the Paris Games as "Individual Neutral Athletes."

Friday

All Things Considered

What journalism can do to protect democracy during the 2024 election

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former Washington Post editor and author of Collision of Power Martin Baron about what a second Trump term could mean for the U.S. and democracy.

What journalism can do to protect democracy during the 2024 election

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Tuesday

Author Interviews

A new novel explores the poetic and mundane of life in space

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Samantha Harvey about her new book Orbital, which examines the fascinating mundane-ness of outer space from the perspective of an international space station.

A new novel explores the poetic and mundane of life in space

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Friday

Law

Former clerk remembers Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's legacy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Justin Driver, former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, about O'Connor's life and legacy.

Former clerk remembers Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's legacy

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Wednesday

Media

Jezebel is resurrected by 'Paste' magazine

The online publication Jezebel was been acquired and brought back by the pop culture magazine Paste. Jezebel shut down earlier this month after 16 years.

Jezebel is resurrected by 'Paste' magazine

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Tuesday

Middle East

The new reality of 4-year-old Abigail Edan, the first American hostage freed by Hamas

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Noa Naftali and Liz Hirsh Naftali, cousin and great-aunt of Abigail Edan, who was held hostage by Hamas for 50 days and released Friday.

The new reality of 4-year-old Abigail Edan, the first American hostage freed by Hamas

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Danger for Gazans who followed Israel's evacuation order; family of released hostage

Satellite image from Copernicus Sentinel-2, taken on Sept. 7, processed by Sentinel Hub. Damage analysis of Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite data from Oct. 7 to Nov. 10 by Corey Scher of CUNY Graduate Center and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University. Building footprints from Microsoft. Daniel Wood/NPR hide caption

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State of the World from NPR

Danger for Gazans who followed Israel's evacuation order; family of released hostage

We hear from the family of four-year-old Abigail Edan, who was held hostage by Hamas and is the first American freed. And even though Israel urged civilians in northern Gaza to evacuate to the south of the territory for safety, Israeli bombardment in the south continued.

Danger for Gazans who followed Israel's evacuation order; family of released hostage

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Thursday

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

We came to the Hitten refugee camp in Jordan to ask how people were feeling. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

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.

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

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Thursday

Asia

The U.S. and China agree to curb fentanyl. Will it work?

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Ben Westhoff, author of Fentanyl, Inc., about President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping's agreement to curb fentanyl precursor chemical production in China.

The U.S. and China agree to curb fentanyl. Will it work?

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Monday

We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared

Israeli forces take Ayoub Abuhejleh while he was being interviewed by NPR in the West Bank. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared

There are days when you head out to report a story, and you think you know where it's going. And then it spins in an entirely different direction. This is the story of one such day.

We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared

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