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

DOJ reveals more evidence of obstruction in Mar-a-Lago probe

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Teachers across the U.S. are battling challenges on multiple fronts, and it's driving many to leave. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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America's kids are going back to school. Not all of their teachers will join them

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Tuesday

Palestinian American comedian Mohammed Amer stars in Mo, a new Netflix series out Wednesday. Netflix © 2022 hide caption

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Mohammed Amer's new series explores the tragedy and comedy in the refugee experience

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Friday

Federal judge creates a path for releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search

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The United Nations wants to avoid a nuclear disaster in Ukraine

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Demi Lovato on taking the power back through a heavy new album, 'HOLY F***'

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News brief: Mar-a-Lago search affidavit, U.N. chief in Ukraine, Tijuana violence

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Thursday

How inflation may influence voters in a Florida swing district

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News brief: Allen Weisselberg plea deal, immigration poll, COVID boosters

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Wednesday

A water crisis on the Colorado River is getting worse

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Schools in Mississippi face another year in the shadow of the pandemic

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News brief: Cheney's political future, Colorado River crisis, back to school

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Tuesday

News brief: Georgia election probe, Alaska House seat, Kenyan election results

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Monday

A year after the Taliban seized power, what is life like in Afghanistan now?

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The search of Mar-a-Lago leads to outrage against the FBI by Trump supporters

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