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Friday, March 29, 2024
- 'A generous man': Baltimore bridge worker helped family, community in Honduras
Maynor Suazo Sandoval left Honduras when he was 20 and built a new life in the U.S. He is one of the missing workers from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.
- Longtime diplomat Victoria Nuland reflects on what she's learned over the decades
The nation's third-highest ranking diplomat retired this month. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Victoria Nuland about her career in diplomacy.
- Boiling weeds, eating animal feed: People in Gaza stave off hunger any way they can
Palestinians in Gaza tell NPR they've resorted to boiling weeds in seawater, eating animal feed and grinding date pits. "If the bombs don't kill us, the hunger will," a teenage girl says.
- Pricier Easter bunnies and eggs. Half-dipped Kit Kats. What's up with chocolate?
The price of cocoa is on a wild historic ride: It topped the all-time record before Valentine's Day and almost doubled since then, in time for Easter. The culprit is the weather.
- U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich has now spent a whole year jailed in Russia
It's been a year since Russia detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying allegations.
- Once lost to science, these "uncharismatic" animals are having their moment
Historic numbers of animals across the globe have become endangered or pushed to extinction. But some of these species sit in limbo — not definitively extinct yet missing from the scientific record. Rediscovering a "lost" species is not easy. It can require trips to remote areas and canvassing a large area in search of only a handful of animals. But new technology and stronger partnerships with local communities have helped these hidden, "uncharismatic" creatures come to light.
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- 'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions
The film's release in Japan, more than eight months after it opened in the U.S., had been watched with trepidation because of the sensitivity of the subject matter.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- A bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people
An 8-year-old child is only survivor. The passengers were headed to an Easter festival before the bus plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames.
- The Story of an Israeli Man Taken Hostage By Hamas, Now Free
We hear the story of an Israeli man taken captive by Hamas on October 7th. He was freed by Israeli special forces 129 days later and talks about his ordeal.
For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates
- After a year in Russian detention, WSJ reporter's sister still fights for his release
This Friday marks a year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian security forces. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with his sister about how he's doing.
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