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Syrian Civil Defense Force rescuer Khaled Omar Harrah after pulling a baby from a destroyed home in Aleppo. The moment was caught on video and gained international attention.

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The Volunteer Who Rescued Syria's 'Miracle Baby' Is Killed In Aleppo

4:50pm August 13, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Khaled Omar Harrah, a volunteer rescuer who spent more than two years rushing to the scenes of airstrikes and barrel bombs to save lives, has been killed by an airstrike in the embattled city.

A Syrian Red Crescent team works to evacuate the conjoined twins to a hospital in Damascus on Friday.

Syrian Conjoined Twins Evacuated From Embattled Rebel Stronghold

12:53pm August 13, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Conjoined twin boys Moaz and Nawras have been evacuated out of one of Syria's most embattled areas for urgent medical treatment, following an international appeal to save their lives.

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya wins the London Marathon last year. He's the favorite in the men's marathon in Rio.

In The Marathons, Look For Duels Between The Kenyans And The Ethiopians

11:56am August 13, 2016

by Alex Ashlock

The neighboring African nations have the world's best distance running teams. In both the men's and women's marathons, they are expected to be in the thick of it.

#NPRreads: Shake Things Up This Weekend With These Three Stories

9:32am August 13, 2016

Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

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Latest On Aleppo After Doctors' Open Letter To Obama

9:14am August 13, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon checks back in with a surgeon from Aleppo, Dr. Osama Abo El Ezz, about the current situation in the besieged Syrian city.

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UN Approves Bigger Peacekeeping Force To South Sudan

9:14am August 13, 2016

The United Nations is planning to send 4,000 more peacekeeping troops to South Sudan. NPR's Scott Simon talks to journalist Nichola Mandil about why the government is objecting to more peacekeepers.

Alex Rodriguez Ends Yankees Career; The Latest In Rio Olympics

9:14am August 13, 2016

Alex Rodriguez plays his last baseball game ever, and the Olympics continue. NPR's Scott Simon talks sports with Howard Bryant of ESPN.

Airbnb Hikes Paris Rental Housing Market Prices

9:14am August 13, 2016

The city of Berlin just banned Airbnb because it was swallowing up long-term rentals and driving up prices. Paris is now struggling to temper the explosion of the rental site for the same reasons.

A volunteer at the the Dar-ul-Islam mosque in Elizabeth, N.J., prepares for a party to welcome refugees. More than 50 newly arrived Syrian women and children were invited to the party.

At A New Jersey Mosque, People Of Different Faiths Welcome Syrians

8:57am August 13, 2016

by Deborah Amos

At a party for Syrian refugees in a New Jersey mosque, Americans of Lebanese and Pakistani descent and a Jewish family offer help and stories of their own immigrant backgrounds.

U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo fails to stop a shot during a penalty shootout in the quarter-final match with Sweden. The Swedes won the the shootout, knocking the Americans out of the tournament. Afterward, Solo called the Swedes

After U.S. Defeat, Goalie Hope Solo Calls The Swedes 'Cowards'

11:36pm August 12, 2016

by Greg Myre

Solo earned the wrath of Brazilians before she arrived for the Olympics. She didn't help her cause by calling Sweden's team 'cowards' after they knocked the Americans out of the tournament.