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

Morning news brief

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Thursday

Judge in California recommends disbarment of pro-Trump attorney John Eastman

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Ex-Sen. Joseph Lieberman, onetime Democratic vice presidential nominee, dies at 82

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Why Beyoncé's foray into country music with 'Cowboy Carter' has been polarizing

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Wednesday

Coast Guard suspends Baltimore rescue mission. It's now a recovery operation

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People in Gaza, suffering from mass hunger, are dying in quests to get food

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Tuesday

Israeli soldiers unpack their tanks and APC's to load up to trucks, after returning from Gaza on the Gaza border, Israel, Feb. 29. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption

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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on the impact of the Key Bridge collapse

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Cease-fire resolution, growing support for Gaza in the U.S. sour relations with Israel

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After Baltimore bridge collapse, emergency crews respond to mass casualty event

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London's High Court to rule on whether Assange can appeal extradition to the U.S.

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Monday

Latvia prepares for Russian aggression amid concern war will spread beyond Ukraine

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