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President Trump announces strike on ISIS targets in Nigeria

President Trump made the announcement late Thursday on social media, saying the strike was in response to the Islamic State targeting Christians in Nigeria.
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The pope urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering

During his first Christmas Day message, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the suffering in Gaza, Yemen and among migrants, and called for peace in troubled regions like Lebanon, Ukraine and Syria.
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The real ping pong champion — and hustler — who inspired 'Marty Supreme'

The game was respected throughout Europe and Asia, turning ping pong stars into big names: In Marty Supreme, one who was imprisoned at Auschwitz tells the story of being spared by Nazi guards who ...
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A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot

Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.
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DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after discovering more than a million potentially relevant ...
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Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote

Asfura won Honduras' presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the nation's electoral system.
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Scientists learn more about how human embryos implant using artificial wombs

Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights ...
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Greetings from Jaffa, Israel, where a salon is a welcoming space for Palestinians and Jews

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Trump's plans for warship fleet. And, deported Venezuelans must receive due process

President Trump has announced the Navy will begin building a new fleet of warships. And, a federal judge has ruled the ...
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35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating

AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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30 years ago, 'Waiting to Exhale' was the blockbuster Hollywood didn't anticipate

Never in a million years would I have ever believed that I would be thirty-six years old and still childless and single. But here I am." On screen she's just 33, and expresses these sentiments in ...
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New Epstein files mention Trump. And, SCOTUS rules on National Guard in Chicago

The DOJ released tens of thousands of new documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And, the Supreme Court ruled that the National Guard must stay out of Chicago.