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Eighty-two-year-old Zosia Radzikowska, from Krakow, survived the Holocaust by pretending to be Christian. A retired criminal law professor, Radzikowska is an active member of Krakow's small but flourishing Jewish community.

Auschwitz Remembrance Is Tinged With Tension Over Poland's Holocaust Speech Law

6:31am April 15, 2018

by Esme Nicholson

Survivors and victims' descendants traveled from around the world to the Nazi death camp, at a time when Polish politicians are pushing controversial Holocaust legislation.

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The U.S. Goals In Syria

3:29am April 15, 2018

by Deborah Amos

We look at how the U.S. has been involved in the Syrian civil war over the last seven years.

Satellite images taken the day before the missile attack (left) and the day of the attack (right) appear to show the Shinshar chemical weapons facility outside Homs.

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PHOTOS: 3 Syrian Chemical Weapons Sites Before And After Missile Strikes

11:41pm April 14, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

The photos, taken by satellite, appear to show a Syrian government-operated research center, storage facility and command center all struck by American, French and British missiles.

According to Pentagon officials, Saturday's airstrikes "significantly crippled" Syrian President Bashar Assad's ability to manufacture chemical weapons.

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Pentagon: 'Precise, Overwhelming, Effective' Attack On Syrian Facilities

7:53pm April 14, 2018

by Alexis Diao

Pentagon officials are proclaiming the multinational airstrikes "successful," calling the targeted sites "fundamental components" to Syria's chemical weapons program.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, in Johannesburg in December 2017, made the doek, a head covering and symbol of African womanhood, her trademark.

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Didn't Die, 'She Multiplied'

7:49pm April 14, 2018

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

South African women are mourning the loss of Madikizela-Mandela and challenging her controversial legacy. The anti-apartheid stalwart, who died April 2 at the age of 81, was laid to rest Saturday.

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In South Africa, Crowds Gather To Honor Winnie Mandela

6:14pm April 14, 2018

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Thousands of South Africans gathered today to pay their last respects to anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela Mandela, known by many as the mother of the nation. She died April 2 at the age of 81.

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U.N. Urges Restraint In Syria

5:55pm April 14, 2018

Russia asked the United Nations Security Council to condemn the coordinated attack on Syria by the U.S. and allied forces. Diplomats are still unsure of how to move forward.

Syrians condemn the U.S.-led airstrikes, at a protest Saturday at the Omayyad Square in Damascus.

Russia Calls Syria Strikes 'Danger To World Peace' While U.S. Allies Praise Attack

2:32pm April 14, 2018

by James Doubek

The U.S., U.K. and France launched airstrikes against regime targets in Syria. Russia condemned the attacks, saying they were a "brazen act of aggression." Turkey said it was "appropriate."

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View From Damascus

1:13pm April 14, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with CBS News' Seth Doane about the situation in Damascus after the airstrikes.

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For the second time in just over a year, President Trump ordered airstrikes on Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Syria Is Latest Test For President Trump's Foreign Policy

12:30pm April 14, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The latest action in Syria — which comes shortly after the president said he wanted to withdraw U.S. troops from the country — illustrates the competing impulses that drive his foreign policy.

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