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Tensions remain high in the West Bank after settler-led violence

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:29:36 +0000

Israeli settlers torch cars, burned buildings, and destroy homes in the village of Huwara.

This new book follows the female scientist who helped fight sexism at MIT

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:17:10 +0000

Hopkins suffered in silence for decades until, as a tenured professor at M.I.T., she couldn’t anymore.

Biden’s student loan relief faces its biggest test yet at the Supreme Court

Nina Totenberg — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:17:00 +0000

On Tuesday, the justices will hear expedited arguments in a challenge to the Biden plan brought by six states—Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, Kansas and South Carolina.

The state of hospice care

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:14:33 +0000

President Jimmy Carter is receiving hospice care at home. His end-of-life decision is one also made by more than one million Americans each year.

‘The Revolution Will Be Hilarious’: Author Caty Borum discusses how comedy will fuel the future of social change

Esther Ciammachilli — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:34:02 +0000

Author Caty Borum discusses her new book that looks at how comedy is being used to create societal change and bring awareness to injustice.

In a busy Turkish port city, a huge number of people are searching for homes

Peter Kenyon — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:12:00 +0000

A visit to one Turkish town near the area devastated by this month's earthquakes finds hundreds of thousands of people who were evacuated and are now scrambling to find places to live.

Congress enjoys a rare bipartisan moment as lawmakers address China

Deirdre Walsh — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:12:00 +0000

There's an area that shows growing bipartisan interest in Congress — tackling what many see as the looming economic and national security threats the government of China poses toward the U.S.

Biden’s plan for student loan relief faces its biggest test yet at the Supreme Court

Nina Totenberg — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:12:00 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday hears arguments over whether the Biden administration exceeded its authority with its student debt forgiveness program.

For 24 days, Elvis Francois was lost at sea — living mostly off Ketchup

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:12:00 +0000

Francois was fixing his boat along the coast of Saint Martin when a current pulled him offshore. Heinz heard his story and started looking for him — the Ketchupmaker wants to buy him a new boat.

Ex-NFL Linebacker Blake Martinez has made millions selling Pokémon cards

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:12:00 +0000

Blake Martinez started selling the cards online during the pandemic. He's made $5 million in the last seven months, and has made 20% of what he earned during seven years in the NFL.