Leila Fadel Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
Leila Fadel, photographed for NPR, 2 May 2022, in Washington DC. Photo by Mike Morgan for NPR.
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Monday

Diplomatic talks continue over Ukraine. Will there be a Biden-Putin Summit?

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Doctors urge the resumption of preventive care that was stopped during COVID

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News brief: Possible Biden-Putin summit, hate crimes trial, regular health screenings

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Friday

News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Trump ruling, IOC president's news conference

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Thursday

Kamila Valieva's positive doping test casts a pall over her Olympic performance

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Florida abortion bill, DOJ sues Missouri

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Wednesday

News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Sandy Hook settlement, kids' mental health

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Tuesday

After talks with Ukraine's president, Germany's chancellor meets with Putin

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Trump accountant says a decade of financial statements are unreliable

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News brief: Scholz-Putin talks, Trump accountant quits, hate crimes trial

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Monday

U.S.-Canada bridge reopens but protests persist in Ottawa

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News brief: Ambassador Bridge, Russia-Ukraine crisis, Kamila Valieva

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Friday

Trucker protests against pandemic mandates are spreading beyond Canada

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Biden cautions Americans to leave Ukraine ahead of any Russian aggression

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News brief: COVID vaccines for kids, Russia-Ukraine crisis, Canadian protests

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