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Russia marks 80 years since World War II victory over Nazi Germany
by Leila Fadel
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the leaders of China and Brazil to commemorate the anniversary.
More people are expected to be allowed to leave Gaza through the crossing with Egypt
Hundreds of people were allowed to leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Wednesday, and more are expected to leave Thursday as the war in Gaza continues.
Why the sudden death of a former Chinese premier has moved so many people
by Emily Feng
The death of a former Chinese leader Li Keqiang has been an outlet for people to quietly share their discontent with China's current governance.
The ICRC aims to meet with the more than 200 hostages held captive by Hamas
NPR's A Martinez talks to Alyona Synenko of the International Committee of the Red Cross, about help for hostages in Gaza, and humanitarian aid amid Israel's bombardment.
For a 20-year-old engineering student in Gaza, everything has changed
by Leila Fadel
As Israel expands its war in Gaza, we hear from a college student, one of Gaza's more than 1.4 million displaced people, who sent us voice messages about the loss of her home and her daily fears.
In Oregon, public school teachers are on strike in Portland
This is the first teachers' strike in the history of Oregon's largest school district. NPR's Michel Martin talks to reporter Lisa Balick of KOIN-TV, about why teachers walked off the job.
Morning news brief
Some Americans and other foreign nationals have been able to leave Gaza. The White House is working on a plan to counter Islamophobia. Teachers at public schools in Portland, Oregon, are on strike.
How Palestinians in the occupied West Bank view Israel's military strikes on Gaza
by Steve Inskeep
Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep broadcasts from the West Bank, the other big Palestinian area which Israel occupied in a war more than 50 years ago. Palestinians there called for a general strike.
Israel keeps up airstrikes on Gaza, hopes are raised Egypt crossing will stay open
Israeli airstrikes have leveled apartment buildings in a refugee camp near Gaza City, while evacuees from northern Gaza wait for a chance to pass through the Rafah crossing into Egypt.
'Body Electric' examines the connection between social media and depression rates
Researchers study the psychological effects of time spent online, and what impact that can have on our physical health. Follow the series at npr.org/bodyelectric or on the TED Radio Hour podcast feed.
Google is introducing a new domain: .ing
Google Registry's .ing seems destined from some inventive URLs. An early access period has opened to register .ing domains.
For limited time visitors will be allowed in secret room to see Michelangelo drawings
In 1975, charcoal sketches were discovered on the walls of a secret room — hidden below a trapdoor inside Florence's Medici Chapel. Scholars are torn on whether the drawings are by Michelangelo.
Morning news brief
Israeli airstrike hits Gaza's largest refugee camp. Donald Trump Jr. to testify Wednesday in civil fraud trail. It's Pakistan's deadline for all undocumented immigrants to leave or face deportation.