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A non-invite, a mind-your-own-business response — Biden and Netanyahu tensions rise
The Israeli prime minister is pushing back on U.S. warnings against his coalition taking steps that critics say will undermine judicial inde...
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5 things we learned from the Senate hearing on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse
A top federal regulator called the failure of Silicon Valley Bank a "textbook case of bank mismanagement" during a Senate hearing ...
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Volunteer pilots fly patients seeking abortions to states where it's legal
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Here's why Netanyahu's court overhaul, now on hold, brought Israel to the brink
The right-wing government's push to get more control of the judiciary system thrust Israel into a crisis. The pushback led Prime Ministe...
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Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions
The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strat...
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In response to our series on spillover viruses, you had many questions: from the role of climate change to possible benefits. We turn the mi...
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A music school uniting Syrian and Turkish cultures survives the massive earthquake
A handful of students return to a school in Gaziantep, Turkey, that seeks to help revive old Syrian and Turkish music and integrate refugees...
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Paul Rusesabagina, 'Hotel Rwanda' hero, released from prison
The man who inspired the novel and the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, was released late Friday evening from prison after th...
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Remembering Frank Griswold, an Episcopal bishop who championed gay rights
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The Fed raises interest rates again despite the stress hitting the banking system
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage-point in an effort to curb high inflation. Some had called fo...
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Janet Yellen says the U.S. is ready to protect depositors at small banks if required
The Treasury Secretary said the administration is committed to protecting the U.S. banking system and customers who trust their money to it....
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Giant African snails, a voracious invader, are intercepted at Detroit's airport
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Bank fail: How rising interest rates paved the way for Silicon Valley Bank's collapse
Silicon Valley Bank invested billions of dollars in super safe U.S. government bonds. But that choice exposed to the bank to a whole other s...
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My meeting with Jiang Yanyong, the Chinese doctor who dared speak the truth about SARS
In 2003, the military surgeon watched in disbelief as Chinese officials downplayed how SARS was spreading — and took the risk of alerting th...
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After this week's bank failures, some encouraging signs, but worries persist
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Markey calls Biden's decision to back the Willow Project 'an environmental injustice'
The Biden administration approved a major oil extraction project in Alaska, a decision that has divided Democrats. NPR's Ari Shapiro tal...
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First Republic becomes the latest bank to be rescued, this time by its rivals
The lenders including J.P.Morgan and Wells Fargo would deposit $30 billion into the beleaguered midsized lender as part of the rescue. http:...
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NBA suspends Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant 8 games for displaying a gun at a club
The NBA suspended Morant eight games without pay on after determining that his displaying a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier thi...
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This safety-net hospital doctor treats mostly uninsured and undocumented patients
Many of Ricardo Nuila's patients at Houston's Ben Taub Hospital are dealing with serious illnesses as a result of not being able to ...
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Students want this women's college to rethink its notion of gender in admissions
The liberal arts school currently admits trans and nonbinary students who "consistently identify as women." The non-binding refere...
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