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Retired NFL player Ryan Shazier, pictured in 2018, relearned how to walk after suffering a spinal cord injury during a 2017 game.

Ryan Shazier was seriously injured in an NFL game. He has advice for Damar Hamlin

11:33am January 12, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The players suffered different injuries, though in similar settings. The former Steeler reflects on the memories Hamlin's collapse brought back and what he learned from his own long road to recovery.

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In this photo made available by Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, center, talks with Gulf Arab leaders during the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December. Gulf Arab leaders and others in the Mideast met as part of a state visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Oil, human rights, security: Here's what's in store for U.S.-Gulf relations in 2023

11:19am January 12, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

Visiting Saudi Arabia last summer, President Biden tried to reassure Arab leaders of U.S. commitment to the region's security. But Gulf nations aren't necessarily rushing to side with Washington.

Acclaimed guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78

10:20am January 12, 2023

by Felix Contreras

Jeff Beck, one the most acclaimed guitarists in rock and roll history, died Tuesday after contracting bacterial meningitis, according to his family. He was 78 years old.

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Nurses from Mount Sinai Hospital strike outside the hospital on Monday in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City.

New York City nurses end strike after reaching a tentative agreement

10:04am January 12, 2023

by Emily Olson

After three days on the picket line, more than 7,000 nurses are returning to work at the city's biggest hospitals with the promise of "concrete, enforceable safe staffing ratios," their union said.

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Flights were grounded across the U.S. as the FAA scrambled to fix a system outage

7:47am January 12, 2023

President Biden ordered an investigation into what happened. NPR's Dwane Brown talks to Leslie Josephs, an airline reporter with CNBC, about theissue with a pre-flight safety notification system.

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Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022

7:18am January 12, 2023

by Nathan Rott

The U.S. suffered 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing cost of climate change. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 10, 2023.)

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Planes are back in the sky but what is going on with U.S. aviation?

7:14am January 12, 2023

What does the FAA's system outage say about the resiliency of America's aviation system? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Whitaker.

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Thousands of nurses end strikes at 2 New York City hospitals

6:24am January 12, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Fran Cartwright, chief nursing officer at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, one of two hospitals where nurses walked off the job on Monday.

U.S. national team player Crystal Dunn, second from left, listens to instructions with teammates during practice for a match against Nigeria Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Riverside, Mo.

U.S. women's soccer tries to overcome its past lack of diversity

5:18am January 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

While the U.S. women's national soccer team has steadily become more representative, players say there's still work to be done. That means ensuring young women of color feel included in the sport.

Morning news brief

5:09am January 12, 2023

New York Republicans call for Rep. George Santos to resign. The U.S. aviation sector recovers after another challenging travel day. And, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs announces layoffs.