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Trump says there's an Israel-Iran ceasefire
by Tamara Keith
President Trump said Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire, ending 12 days of conflict.
Young kids 5 to 11 are a one step closer to a COVID-19 vaccine
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Grace Lee, a pediatrician and chair of the CDC's Committee on Immunization Practices, about what's ahead for approving vaccines for younger kids.
Why energy prices are surging in Europe
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Andrea Rizzi, global affairs correspondent for El Pais, about the surge of energy prices in Europe and the impact it's having on its citizens.
Iraqis split on whether upcoming elections can bring meaningful change
by Ruth Sherlock
The election in Iraq that anti-government protestors gave their lives calling for is this weekend — but it might not lead to the changes people want.
Concern is growing in the region as Haitian migrants try to flee by boat
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Patrick Oppmann, CNN's international correspondent and Havana bureau chief, about a recent increase in Haitian migrants attempting to leave their country by boat.
The world's 1st malaria vaccine gets a green light from the World Health Organization
by Jason Beaubien
The World Health Organization has given approval for the world's first malaria vaccine. Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people every year, with at least half being children under age 5.
Thousands of Afghans at a military base in Wisconsin await resettlement
by Tom Bowman
Some 13,000 Afghan refugees who escaped the Taliban forces find themselves in an Army base in rural Wisconsin. They await resettlement in communities across the nation.
The current debt ceiling issue might feel familiar. Here's why
by Kelsey Snell
The issue of the debt ceiling crops of every few years, floats in the public consciousness and then vanishes. Why do we pay so much attention to it?
Weeks after Ida, Bayou communities outside New Orleans' levee system still devastated
NPR's Sarah McCammon examines how one Louisiana community is weathering the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Climate change and disappearing land.
Supreme Court pushes government after it sought to block testimony in torture case
by Nina Totenberg
Both liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices pressed the U.S. government's lawyer about why a detainee at Guantanamo Bay couldn't testify about his own torture at the hands of the CIA.
Idaho's lieutenant governor banned vaccine mandates while Gov. Little was out of town
by James Dawson
While Idaho Gov. Brad Little left the state for a trip, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, who is running for the governor's seat in 2022, issued an order to ban mask and vaccine mandates even further.