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Bucket of ‘lentils’ exploded: Gaza’s unexploded ordnance menace

Joud Ahmad Al-Angar (right) and his 12-year-old cousin Zain Nour recuperate from injuries after they found a bucket of pellets and brought it home, thinking it could help their family. The bucket detonated. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — "The other boys told me they were buckets of

Shutdown Ending, Demand for Food Assistance Remains High

An employee walks past pallets of nonperishable food at a warehouse of the Capital Area Food Bank, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP Democrats and Republicans are closer than ever to reaching a deal to end the federal shutdown, which has interrupted SNAP benefits and delayed food

Google Sues Text Message Scammers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 13: The Google logo is displayed in front of company headquarters during the Made By Google event on August 13, 2024 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America If you have a mobile phone, you have no doubt seen

Once upon a time, nostalgia was epidemic among homesick soldiers

A vinyl record is seen at United Record Pressing, July 11, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP Think back to a fond time and place in your childhood — perhaps a stroll with a parent along a waved-washed beach. The memory is a happy (and likely idealized)

‘Where do you want to go?’: Six words that helped her start again

An aerial view of a road winding through a dense forest in the spring. Ryan Herron/iStock / Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ryan Herron/iStock / Getty Images This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on

House Vote Could End Shutdown on Day 43

The U.S. Capitol is shown on Tuesday, the morning after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the federal government. The House could vote on the plan as early as Wednesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images The House of Representatives is expected to approve a funding bill on Wednesday that would

OpenAI loses song lyrics copyright case in German court

Large language models like ChatGPT, which use song lyrics in their responses without having paid license fees for them, infringe on German authors' rights laws, a Munich court ruled on Tuesday.  Judge Elke Schwager at the Munich District Court I said that OpenAI, the US company that owns ChatGPT, would be charged damages for the unauthorized usage. She did

Turkey: 2,000-year jail sentence urged for Istanbul mayor

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offenses, meaning that he could potentially face up to 2,532 years in prison if found guilty of all of them. Imamoglu, who has been in jail already for nearly eight months after being arrested and suspended from officein March, is seen as one

COP30: African youth push for climate justice

Anita Soina is a climate activist from Kenya with over 100,000 Instagram followers. She is widely seen as one of Africa's most promising voices in the environmental movement. The 26-year-old, who is a member of Kenya's Maasai community, traveled to the city of Belem in northern Brazil for COP30, the UN climate conference.  Soina said she

Magdeburg Attack Suspect Expected To Testify

Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know The Saudi-born doctor accused of carrying out a deadly car attack on the Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg has said he wishes to testify "for hours, perhaps days" from Tuesday as his trial continues. Six people were killed and more
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