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Fighting around a Ukrainian nuclear plant raises concerns

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Mariana Budjeryn of Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center about concerns over Russian shelling near a Ukrainian nuclear plant.

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South Korea is dealing with the worst flooding in 80 years

Torrential rains have left many people dead or missing in and around South Korea’s capital. President Yoon Suk-yeol says they must prepare for more extreme weather resulting from climate change.

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Live interview with WeWork’s Israeli-born founder Adam Neumann gets Emmy nod

Media appearance was Neumann’s first since his ouster as WeWork CEO after a botched IPO that tanked the company’s valuation, following mass coverage of its rise and fall

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Israeli teen invited on stage to perform with Coldplay in Belgium

15-year-old picked out of the crowd to play guitar with rock band, amazing sold-out arena with flawless performance

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Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Threatens China-Australia Reset

China’s ambassador to Australia said relations are at a critical juncture and that the U.S. ally must approach the Taiwan issue cautiously—another example of how House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei has raised tensions in the region.

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Most Americans support using the popular vote to decide U.S. presidents, data shows

There have been five presidents who won the electoral vote but not the popular vote, including George W. Bush and Donald Trump. (Image credit: STEPHAN SAVOIA/AP)

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A Florida license plate has reopened the debate over the ‘Don’t tread on me’ flag

Gov. Ron DeSantis says a plate featuring the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden flag sends a “clear message to out-of-state cars.” Others say the flag symbolizes a dangerous far-right extremist ideology. (Image credit: Meg Kinnard/AP)

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The U.S. lost track of why it was in Afghanistan, former commander says

Recently retired General Frank McKenzie reflects on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, who bears responsibility for the way it unfolded, and how the U.S. “lost track” of why it was in the country. (Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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FBI’s search of Trump’s Florida estate: Why now? – The Associated Press

FBI’s search of Trump’s Florida estate: Why now?  The Associated Press FBI would not let Trump attorneys in rooms as agents raided Mar-a-Lago, warrant focused on NARA: source  Fox News EDITORIAL | Following the facts to Mar-a-Lago  Star Tribune Opinion | The F.B.I.

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Israeli scientists racing to deliver world’s 1st pill-form immunotherapy for cancer

Cancer patients currently need to visit a hospital for treatment; Israeli-Portuguese research could change this, scientists say, although potential drug years away

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