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New York in 2014. He died Friday in Qatar while covering the
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LONGTIME SOCCER SPORTSWRITER GRANT WAHL HAS DIED COVERING THE WORLD CUP IN QATAR

Grant Wahl was influential in the soccer world. He was able to break down the
most intricate of plays and relate to hardcore and casual fans alike.

In this image taken from El Paso County District Court video, Anderson Lee
Aldrich, 22 (center) sits during a court appearance in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
on Tuesday. According to newly unsealed court documents, Aldrich was also
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NATIONAL


THE CLUB Q SUSPECT'S BOMB THREAT CASE WAS DISMISSED BECAUSE VICTIMS WOULDN'T
TESTIFY


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SHOTS - HEALTH NEWS


BECAUSE OF WISCONSIN'S ABORTION BAN, ONE MOTHER GAVE UP TRYING FOR ANOTHER CHILD

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PLANET MONEY


THE CASE OF THE MISSING CHEESE RACKS

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passed the Respect for Marriage Act in November. Sinema announced Friday she
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HERE'S WHAT SINEMA'S SWITCH FROM DEMOCRAT TO INDEPENDENT COULD MEAN FOR THE
SENATE

Peter Møller, fourth from left, an attorney and co-founder of the Danish Korean
Rights Group, attends a Nov. 15 press conference with a group of South Korean
adoptees in front of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Seoul, South
Korea. Seoul faces growing pressure to reckon with the child export frenzy
driven by dictatorships that ruled the country until the 1980s. Ahn
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FAMILY


MORE SOUTH KOREAN ADOPTEES WHO WERE SENT OVERSEAS DEMAND PROBES INTO THEIR CASES

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POLITICS


THE FIRST GEN Z MEMBER OF CONGRESS WAS DENIED A D.C. APARTMENT DUE TO BAD CREDIT

Maxwell Frost, who became the first Gen Z candidate to be elected to the U.S.
House in November, says Congress has a serious problem of accessibility for
people who don't come from wealth.

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ARGENTINA BEATS THE NETHERLANDS IN PENALTY KICKS AT THE WORLD CUP QUARTERFINALS

Lionel Messi led Argentina to a quarterfinal victory over the Netherlands in a
penalty kick shootout. Messi had a goal, an assist and scored in the shootout.
Argentina will take on Croatia next.

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Meghan, about Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Britain's Meghan,
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EUROPE


IT'S THUMBS-DOWN IN THE U.K. FOR HARRY AND MEGHAN'S NETFLIX SERIES

Even critics in the liberal media panned Harry & Meghan, the new documentary
that attacks Britain's notorious tabloids for invading the couple's privacy and
coverage that traded in racist tropes.


HERE'S WHAT WE LEARNED FROM HARRY AND MEGHAN'S NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo march at the Plaza San
Martin in Lima, Peru on Thursday. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from
office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, Dina Boluarte, shortly
after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to
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LATIN AMERICA


FROM PRESIDENT TO PRISONER: THE RAPID DESCENT OF PERU'S PEDRO CASTILLO

Castillo gambled away all of his power in one breathtaking day, attempting to
avoid possible corruption charges by shuttering Congress, reorganizing the
judiciary and ruling by decree. No one else seemed to like that plan.

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NATIONAL


BUFFALO TOPS SHOOTER WILLING TO PLEAD GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES TO AVOID THE
DEATH PENALTY

WBFO

In federal court for a status hearing Friday, defense attorney Sonia Zoglin said
" it is still our hope to avoid a trial" and that Gendron was "prepared to enter
a similar plea " to the federal charges if talks over not having him face a
death sentence bear fruit.

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, at right, in London a decade ago on his way to
give evidence at a British judicial inquiry. He is accompanied by his son (and
now Fox Corp boss) Lachlan Murdoch, at left, and his then-wife Wendi Deng. LEON
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UNTANGLING DISINFORMATION


RUPERT MURDOCH'S TURN TO FACE QUESTIONS IN $1.6 BILLION LAWSUIT AGAINST FOX NEWS

Rupert Murdoch will be deposed on Monday in a defamation lawsuit brought by
Dominion Voting Systems, which also alleges that Fox News destroyed messages
from star Sean Hannity and others.

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REVIEW


MOVIE REVIEWS


KIDS REALLY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD — JUST ASK 'PINOCCHIO' AND 'MATILDA'

Fresh Air

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, adapted from the popular stage show, and
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, a stop-motion animated version of the classic
fairy tale, are both coming to Netflix.

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BUSINESS


STARBUCKS UNION ORGANIZING GAVE LABOR A JOLT OF ENERGY IN 2022

Starbucks workers unionized at record speed. But workers are now filing fewer
unionization petitions, one year on.


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NORTH CAROLINA WOOD IS HELPING KEEP EUROPE WARM, BUT LOCALS WORRY ABOUT THE
IMPACT

WFAE

State officials have delayed the proposed expansion of a wood pellet plant while
they consider concerns about how it could affect the environment and nearby
communities of color.

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NATIONAL


BRITTNEY GRINER IS BACK HOME IN THE U.S. AFTER A RUSSIAN PRISONER SWAP

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early
Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10
months in detention in Russia.


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GOATS AND SODA


WHY VACCINE HESITANCY PERSISTS IN CHINA — AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING ABOUT IT

The reluctance of many citizens — especially the elderly — to get vaccinated is
a problem for a government facing intense pressure to roll back strict COVID
policies.

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UKRAINE INVASION — EXPLAINED


UKRAINE IS CALLING FOR A BOYCOTT OF 'THE NUTCRACKER,' BUT BALLET COMPANIES
AREN'T BUDGING

Ukraine's culture minister said his country's allies could stop Russia from
weaponizing its culture by temporarily boycotting Russian artists, including The
Nutcracker composer Tchaikovsky.


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IT'S BEEN A MINUTE


'FRAMING AGNES' QUESTIONS THE WAYS TRANS STORIES ARE TOLD

When the world never stops questioning you, do you refuse to answer... or do you
play along to get what you want? These questions are at the heart of Framing
Agnes, an award-winning documentary about the legacy of a young trans woman in
the 1950s who was forced to choose between access and honesty.

'FRAMING AGNES' QUESTIONS THE WAYS TRANS STORIES ARE TOLD

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CROATIA STUNS TOP-RANKED BRAZIL TO ADVANCE TO THE WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS

Croatia does it again - winning a penalty kick shootout to advance to the
semifinals for the second World Cup, eliminating Brazil. Croatia's defense
stymied the 5-time champions the entire match.

Rev. Rob Schenck speaks during press conference in front of the Russell Senate
Office Building in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2019. Schenck testified in
front of the House Judiciary Committee Dec. 8, 2022 saying that he knew of a
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POLITICS


A FORMER EVANGELICAL ACTIVIST SAYS HE 'PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES' IN SUPREME COURT
DEALINGS

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, the Rev. Rob Schenck
said he knew the outcome of a pivotal religious freedom decision weeks before
the Supreme Court released it in 2014.

FORMER EVANGELICAL ACTIVIST SAYS HE 'PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES' IN SUPREME COURT
DEALINGS

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SOUTH KOREANS ARE GETTING A YEAR YOUNGER, PARLIAMENT RULES

In a country that uses different age-counting systems, South Koreans will change
to an internationally recognized style. They could lose one or two years when
the change goes into effect in June.

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DECEPTIVE CADENCE


WITH A BOLD DEBUT ALBUM, JULIA BULLOCK CURATES AN UNCONVENTIONAL CAREER

The velvet-voiced soprano with a career on the rise chooses her projects, and
the music on her debut solo album, with consummate intention.


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THROUGHLINE


HOW QATAR BECAME THIS YEAR'S WORLD CUP HOST

Qatar is the first Arab country ever to secure a World Cup bid. But was been a
long and complicated road to get to this moment. Espionage. Embargoes. Covert
deals. This is the story of Qatar's decades-long pursuit of the World Cup bid
and its role in the nation's transformation into a global power.

HOW QATAR BECAME THIS YEAR'S WORLD CUP HOST

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GOATS AND SODA


FROM COVID TO MPOX TO POLIO: OUR 9 MOST-READ 'VIRAL' STORIES IN 2022

It was a big year for viruses, which simply refused to be ignored. And unlike
the previous two years, COVID had to share the spotlight.

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POLITICS


AS DEMOCRATS LOOK ELSEWHERE, REPUBLICANS ARE KEEPING IOWA FIRST

The DNC has taken its first steps to make drastic changes to the primary
calendar. But Republicans want to keep things exactly as they are and that means
a lot of attention on Iowa.

A police officer observes participants in the demonstration of right-wing
extremists and Reichsburger on March 20, 2021 in Berlin. German right-wing
extremists and "Reich citizens" are growing in number and present a "high level
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EUROPE


GERMAN FAR-RIGHT GROUPS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY ORGANIZED, SAYS A HISTORIAN

The Reichsbürger or "Reich Citizens" movement believes Germany's modern
democratic government is not legitimate, and has grown in the last year.

GERMAN FAR-RIGHT GROUPS BECOMING INCREASINGLY ORGANIZED, SAYS A HISTORIAN

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BEST MUSIC OF 2022


SHELDON PEARCE'S TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2022

In a year when the industry bet on fresh tech and virtual worlds, NPR's hip-hop
and R&B editor found these albums powerfully immersive all on their own.

Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court
case that legalized same sex marriage nationwide, center, stands on the steps of
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LAW


TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORY OF INTERRACIAL AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGES

With the House and Senate passing the Respect for Marriage Act, here is a look
at some of the legal precedents surrounding interracial and same-sex marriages.

Player of Brazil Vinícius Júnior celebrates after scoring a disallowed goal
during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 group G soccer match between Brazil and
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BRAZIL'S SOCCER STAR VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR WANTS TO GIVE BACK TO SCHOOLS IN HIS
COMMUNITY

The forward for Brazil and Real Madrid has been tackling a lot on the road to
his first World Cup, including racism abroad and poverty back home.

BRAZIL'S SOCCER STAR VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR WANTS TO GIVE BACK TO SCHOOLS IN HIS
HOMETOWN

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TINY DESK


ELIANE ELIAS: TINY DESK CONCERT

One of the most respected names in Latin jazz gives a commanding performance
behind the Tiny Desk.


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REVIEW


BOOKS


HERE ARE THE BOOKS WE LOVE: 400+ GREAT 2022 READS RECOMMENDED BY NPR

Books We Love returns with 400+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted
critics. Find 10 years of recommendations all in one place — that's more than
3,200 great reads.


A VISUAL FEAST: 6 FAVORITE COFFEE TABLE AND GIFT BOOKS OF 2022


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