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Middle East

Israel-Hamas ceasefire set to take effect Sunday

by Greg Myre, Scott Detrow

4 min

Israel-Hamas ceasefire set to take effect Sunday

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A Super Scooper plane drops water on the Palisades fire on Jan. 7 in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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California Wildfires

'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA firefighters lost water

by Nick McMillan, Chiara Eisner

6 min

LA Fires Water Woes

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Europe

Pope Francis's big week

by Scott Detrow

5 min

Pope Francis's big week

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Television

Tramell Tillman and Britt Lower discuss their characters' evolutions in 'Severance'

by Scott Detrow

8 min

Tramell Tillman and Britt Lower discuss their characters' evolutions in 'Severance'

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National

Washington, D.C., is celebrating MLK's birthday a little early this year

by Sarah Y Kim

3 min

Washington, D.C., is celebrating MLK's birthday a little early this year

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Author Interviews

Hanif Abdurraqib plays 'Wild Card'

7 min

Hanif Abdurraqib plays 'Wild Card'

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Movies

Unpacking Hollywood's biopic obsession

by Scott Detrow

8 min

Unpacking Hollywood's biopic obsession

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