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Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant patients up sharply
by Julie Luchetta/Boise State Public Radio
Idaho's biggest hospital system says the number of people needing flights out of Idaho for emergency abortions is up sharply since the state's abortion ban took effect.
Many countries are frustrated that the U.S. isn't doing more to combat climate change
by Jeff Brady
As climate negotiations open in Dubai, the United States looms large. The US has done more to cause climate change than any other country. But it's also indispensable in efforts to address it.
Palestinian culture burns brightly in this soccer club in Chile
by John Bartlett
In Santiago, Chile, Deportivo Palestino is a soccer club at the heart of the largest group of Palestinian diaspora outside the Middle East — where the Palestinian cause and culture burns brightly.
Sandy Hook families have yet to see any of the money they're owed by Alex Jones
by Tovia Smith
Pressure is building on Infowars host Alex Jones to pay what he owes Newtown, Conn., families who won a defamation claim against him for spreading lies that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax.
Blinken is in the Middle East trying to get aid into Gaza and more hostages released
by Michele Kelemen
Secretary Antony Blinken is in the Middle East as the pause in fighting in Gaza and hostage releases continue. But there's concern about what's next.
Looking back at the transformative first year of ChatGPT
by Bobby Allyn
ChatGPT was introduced to the world a year ago. It has since become one of the fastest growing applications ever and potentially one of the most influential.
This week in science: Cellular 'robots,' sleeping penguins and a rediscovered echidna
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Regina Barber and Aaron Scott of Short Wave about building cellular 'robots,' the bizarre sleeping habits of chinstrap penguins, and a lost echidna found again.
Families of Russian troops fighting in Ukraine put out a manifesto to bring them home
by Charles Maynes
Almost two years since Russia launched its full-scale of Ukraine, signs of war fatigue among the Russian population are growing, despite harsh legal penalties for questioning the war.
Hundreds released from prison during pandemic may be sent back under Senate proposal
by Carrie Johnson
A resolution in the Senate could send hundreds of people released from prisons during the pandemic back into federal facilities. Only a tiny fraction committed new crimes during home confinement.
How a Pennsylvania cyberattack links to the war in Gaza — and how Israel is reacting
by Jenna McLaughlin
Israel's government has passed emergency wartime powers giving it more authority over cybersecurity, even within private companies. Cyberwar is playing an increasing role in the conflict with Hamas.
Kissinger's troubling legacy in Chile can still be felt 50 years later
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Peter Kornbluh, director of the National Security Archives' Chile Documentation Project, about Henry Kissinger's role in Chile.
EPA proposes new rule to require nationwide replacement of lead pipes
Under the Biden Administration's new guidance, most U.S. cities would have to replace lead pipes within the next 10 years. About 9 million lead pipes are still bringing water into American buildings.
At COP28, countries pledge hundreds of millions of dollars to help vulnerable nations
by Lauren Sommer
International climate change negotiations began in Dubai with the announcement of a fund to help developing countries with the worst impacts of climate change. getting enough funding will be hard.