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A massive winter storm forces airlines to adjust their holiday travel schedules

7:13am December 26, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Slotnick of the travel site The Points Guy, about how the airline industry is handling flight cancellations and delays — resulting from the storm.

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'Avatar' sequel sails to 2nd week atop the box office

6:31am December 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Avatar: The Way of Water sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekend, bringing in what studios estimate Sunday will be a strong $56 million in North America.

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Analysts say hate crimes are increasing but that's not reflected in FBI data

5:13am December 26, 2022

by Sandhya Dirks

The FBI hate crime data for last year is so flawed and incomplete that experts are warning it could mask the real trend: a continuing and troubling rise in hate incidents and violence.

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For Maine schools impacted by 'swatting,' the fear lasts despite the fake threats

5:13am December 26, 2022

by Nicole Ogrysko

Schools across the country are being bombarded with false reports of shooters and other types of violence. These "swatting" hoaxes can have lasting consequences for local police and communities.

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New statue in Virginia, replacing one of Robert E. Lee, will honor Henrietta Lacks

5:13am December 26, 2022

Lacks was a Roanoke woman being treated for cervical cancer in 1951 when doctors took samples of her cancer cells without her consent. Her lines of cells helped with cancer research and vaccines.

Children ride scooters past a house for sale in Los Angeles. Home sales have slowed as mortgage rates have climbed.

2022 marked the end of cheap mortgages and now the housing market has turned icy cold

5:13am December 26, 2022

by Arezou Rezvani

The buying frenzy of a year ago is long gone. Home buyers have pulled away, sellers are holding back, and the whole housing market is locked in a deep freeze.

Two busloads of migrants were also sent to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's home in September.

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Busloads of migrants dropped off at Kamala Harris's home on Christmas Eve

7:05pm December 25, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

It appears to be the latest action in an escalating battle between some state governors, and the federal government, over immigration policy.

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A group's work to help migrants who were sent to Kamala Harris' home on Christmas Eve

5:28pm December 25, 2022

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Amy Fischer, an organizer with the Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network, about their efforts to help migrants bused into Washington, D.C.

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What comes after the final Jan. 6 report could be a question of not just law, but also politics

5:28pm December 25, 2022

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with former DOJ official Harry Litman, about the final report of the House Committee investigating the attack on the Capitol.

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Holiday lights take a special meaning deep in the Adirondack Mountains

5:28pm December 25, 2022

by Brian Mann

A natural history museum in New York has created a lush space of holiday lights in the snowy woods on the bank of the Raquette River.