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Gaza cease-fire resolutions roil U.S. local communities

Audience members listen to public comment at a special session of the Oakland City Council about a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza on Nov. 27, 2023, in Oakland, Calif. D. Ross Cameron/AP hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Gaza cease-fire resolutions roil U.S. local communities

As local elected officials continue to face pressure to pass resolutions calling for an end to the fighting in Gaza, some aren't sure how or whether to take a stand at all.

Middle East

What's next with Israel and Iran

by Peter Kenyon, Greg Myre

6 min

What's next with Israel and Iran

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Music

Diving into Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department'

by Hazel Cills

5 min

Diving into Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department'

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National

What's been going on with the Marines' uniforms

by Jay Price

3 min

What's been going on with the Marines' uniforms

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Television

Conan O'Brien is defining a new way forward for former late night hosts

by Eric Deggans

4 min

Conan O'Brien is defining a new way forward for former late night hosts

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Middle East crisis — explained

Gaza cease-fire resolutions roil U.S. local communities

by Jim Zarroli

4 min

Gaza cease-fire resolutions roil U.S. local communities

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Sports

On NBA playoff eve, broadcaster Ernie Johnson weighs in on the NBA season thus far

by Jason Fuller, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Ailsa Chang

3 min

On NBA playoff eve, broadcaster Ernie Johnson weighs in on the NBA season thus far

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Year of Global Elections

India's six-week long elections started today

by Diaa Hadid

3 min

India's six-week long elections started today

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Politics

Republican Congressman Mike Lawler discusses foreign aid package

by Michael Levitt, Sarah Handel, Ailsa Chang

5 min

Republican Congressman Mike Lawler discusses foreign aid package

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Medical Treatments

Pharma reps have visited doctors for decades. What impact does it have on patients?

by Sydney Lupkin

2 min

Pharma reps have visited doctors for decades. What impact does it have on patients?

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National

Jurors for Trump's hush money trial have been selected. Now they have to be kept safe

by Ximena Bustillo, Odette Yousef

6 min

Jurors for Trump's hush money trial have been selected. Now they have to be kept safe

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What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today

Surviving children of the Auschwitz concentration camp, one of the camps the Nazis had set up to exterminate Jews and kill millions of others. Research into the appropriate way to "re-feed" those who've experienced starvation was prompted by the deaths of camp survivors after liberation. ullstein bild/Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today

by Nurith Aizenman

4 min

What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today

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Food

Cookbook author Joan Nathan looks at her own culinary history in 'My Life in Recipes'

by Mia Venkat, William Troop, Ari Shapiro

6 min

Cookbook author Joan Nathan looks at her own culinary history in 'My Life in Recipes'

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Music News

Youngest Lennon and McCarthy sons collab on a new song

by Mallory Yu, Justine Kenin

1 min

Youngest Lennon and McCarthy sons collab on a new song

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Asia

The story of an American man whose wife is being detained by China's secret police

by Emily Feng

4 min

The story of an American man whose wife is being detained by China's secret police

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Pop Culture

What Taylor Swift's cultural impact looks like to fans

by Jordan-Marie Smith, Christopher Intagliata, Mary Louise Kelly

3 min

What Taylor Swift's cultural impact looks like to fans

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This Nigerian chess master aims to raise money by playing the longest continuous game

Tunde Onakoya, a Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate, plays a chess game in Times Square, Friday, April 19, 2024, in New York Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption

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Africa

This Nigerian chess master aims to raise money by playing the longest continuous game

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

3 min

This Nigerian chess master aims to raise money by playing the longest continuous game

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Culture

Now a poet, a boy in Jamaica could barely read until a teacher-in-training came along

2 min

Now a poet, a boy in Jamaica could barely read until a teacher-in-training came along

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A new play peers into a band's life, from the inside

To help the group feel like a band, Will Butler had them open for him in Brooklyn. Julieta Cervantes/Stereophonic hide caption

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Theater

A new play peers into a band's life, from the inside

by Jeff Lunden

5 min

A new play peers into a band's life, from the inside

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