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

What does the assassinations of the head of Hezbollah and others mean for Iran?

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Israel mulls its next steps after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

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'We, The Voters': NPR series latest stop is the swing state Wisconsin

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Morning news brief

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Friday

Academy Award-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89

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Hurricane Helene is downgraded to a tropical storm but it will still cause problems

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LinkedIn is rolling back its use of artificial intelligence

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Morning news brief

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Netanyahu to address U.N., as world leaders call for Gaza and Lebanon ceasefires

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Sudan army launches major bid to regain the capital Khartoum from paramilitary forces

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Thursday

Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, attends a meeting of the Arab and Islamic ministerial committee to end the war on Gaza prior to their meeting with King Abdullah ll, at the royal palace on September 18, 2024 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan Pix/Getty Images hide caption

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Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah puts Jordan in an uncomfortable spot

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Wednesday

A government watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco

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Fears of all-out Mideast war grow as world leaders gather for U.N. General Assembly

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The arrival of refugees from Sudan add to the food strains in eastern Chad

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