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Activists protested against the World Cup, which starts Sunday in Qatar, and called for a boycott during a demonstration outside the Qatar Embassy in Paris on Nov. 15, 2022.

Activists protested against the World Cup, which starts Sunday in Qatar, and called for a boycott during a demonstration outside the Qatar Embassy in Paris on Nov. 15, 2022. Francois Mori/AP hide caption

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Sports

FIFA should pay workers harmed in building World Cup venues, its committee report says

The report said the main responsibility lay with the workers' direct employers and the Qatari government, but noted that "a credible argument can be made" that FIFA played a role as well.

Kash Patel speaks before then-Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, at a campaign rally at the Findlay Toyota Arena, on Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Ariz.

Kash Patel speaks before then-Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, at a campaign rally at the Findlay Toyota Arena, on Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Ariz. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Politics

Trump picks longtime ally Kash Patel to replace current FBI director

The president-elect plans to replace current FBI Director Christopher Wray with Patel, a close ally of the president-elect and former national security aide, has berated the Justice Department and the news media.

People check a car hit by an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. Five people were reported killed, including three World Central Kitchen workers, Gaza's health ministry said.

People check a car hit by an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. Five people were reported killed, including three World Central Kitchen workers, Gaza's health ministry said. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli airstrike, Gaza health ministry says

An Israeli airstrike hit a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing five people, including at least three employees with the food aid charity. World Central Kitchen said that it was "urgently seeking more details."

This image released by the U.S. Coast Guard, shows Connie the container dog, which was found trapped inside a shipping container on Jan. 31, 2024.

This image released by the U.S. Coast Guard, shows Connie the container dog, which was found trapped inside a shipping container on Jan. 31, 2024. Petty Officer 1st Class Lucas Loe/U.S. Coast Guard/AP hide caption

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Opinion

Simon Says

Opinion: The life and work of Seuk Kim, pilot and animal rescuer

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Seuk Kim, a volunteer animal rescue pilot who died in a crash earlier this week, transporting several dogs.

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An effort called One More Hour, created by the Foundation for Social Connection and the dating app Hinge, invests in groups where people can find friends — like this surfing club for women of color in Los Angeles called Intrsxtn Surf.

An effort called One More Hour, created by the Foundation for Social Connection and the dating app Hinge, invests in groups where people can find friends — like this surfing club for women of color in Los Angeles called Intrsxtn Surf. Intrsxtn Surf hide caption

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Shots - Health News

How to solve the Gen Z social isolation problem? She tried surfing and it worked

Young people today spend nearly 1,000 fewer hours per year hanging out with friends in person than they did 20 years ago. Some solutions for the loneliness epidemic are coming from unlikely places.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., in 2018.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., in 2018. Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Health

SunFed cucumbers and Costco eggs recalled for potential salmonella contamination

Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination.

New York City shimmers at sunrise. From the wildest corners of Central Park, the city is framed by forests. The sound of traffic and sirens is softened by the murmur of streams and geese taking flight off from lakes.

New York City shimmers sunrise. From the wildest corners of Central Park, the city is framed by forests. The sound of traffic and sirens is softened by the murmur of streams and geese taking flight from lakes. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption

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National

Reporter Journal: A sunrise trek through wild solitude in New York City

New York City is home to more than eight million people but NPR's Brian Mann mapped out an urban hike through solitude and parkland wildness.

Postcard: A sunrise trek through the wild solitude of New York City

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Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the lobby of the Delta Hotel by Marriott in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday.

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the lobby of the Delta Hotel by Marriott in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Politics

Canada's Trudeau says he had an 'excellent conversation' with Trump after tariffs threat

The Canadian prime minister's meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago came after the president-elect's threat to impose tariffs on two of America's leading trade partners raised alarms.

Friday

Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun eats a banana artwork composed of a fresh banana stuck to a wall with duct tape, in Hong Kong on November 29, 2024, after buying the provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan at a New York auction for $6.2 million. The debut of the edible creation entitled "Comedian" at the Art Basel show in Miami Beach in 2019 sparked controversy and raised questions about whether it should be considered art -- Cattelan's stated aim.

Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun eats a banana artwork composed of a fresh banana stuck to a wall with duct tape in Hong Kong on Friday after buying the provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan at a New York auction for $6.2 million. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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National

Chinese crypto businessman eats his controversial $6.2 million banana art piece

Justin Sun uploaded a video of himself eating the $6.2 million absurdist piece conceptualized by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.