Leila Fadel Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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Wednesday

House GOP likely to begin inquiries into environmental, social and governance issues

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Friday

Experts warn China's health care system could be overwhelmed by COVID cases

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The final report on the Capitol attack is released by the House Jan. 6 panel

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A bipartisan bill in Congress to grant legal status to Afghan refugees is blocked

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Thursday

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Wednesday

Zelenskyy leaves Ukraine for an unexpected and high-profile visit to the U.S.

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Mohsen Lihidheb stands in the backyard of his museum that is filled with things that he's collected after the waves brought them ashore in Zarzis, Tunisia. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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A Tunisian artist is hoping to keep the memories of migrants alive

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Strikes hit Britain as nurses, postal workers and others walk out

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The Taliban government bans all Afghan women from attending universities

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Saturday

Wasseem Jday, 31, is unemployed and splits his time between his sister's home and his parents'. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Tunisians are voting in an election critics say could cement a return to autocracy

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Friday

Divided political parties in Tunisia unite to boycott parliamentary elections

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Thursday

An artist in Tunisia honors migrants who died trying to cross the Mediterranean

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