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President Biden called it outrageous that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and defense minister and three Hamas leaders.
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The video adds to a long line of connections between the former president and antisemitism. The Trump campaign has not yet responded to NPR's request for comment.
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The defense for former President Donald Trump rested in the case today, marking the end of witness testimony and paving the way for jury deliberation. The jury could begin deliberating next Wednesday.
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Sebastian Junger has embedded with troops in Afghanistan. But his most dangerous moment came in 2020 when an aneurysm almost killed him.
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A team in Iowa is working on a way to grow food and harvest solar power on the same acreage.
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Anthropologist Jason De León spent seven years embedded with a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico.
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The study says higher ranking military officers receive better care at military emergency rooms.
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Former President Donald Trump did not testify in his own defense.
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's approval rating soared to a high of 90% after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. As the war drags on, his popularity has waned.
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Many people are still holding onto their home phones as crucial forms of connection, especially if they live in rural areas with bad cell connection.
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