Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer is thrown into jail

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A political scandal has erupted over allegations of severe abuses of Palestinians. A military official, who had leaked a video, disappeared briefly on Sunday. She was found later and is now being held in prison.

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NPR NewsNov 4, 2025, 5:01 AM

Here are the results in New Jersey's governor race

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Voting concludes Tuesday in New Jersey's gubernatorial race. Follow the live results.

NPR NewsNov 4, 2025, 5:01 AM

Here are the results in Virginia's governor race

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Voting concludes Tuesday in Virginia's gubernatorial race. Follow the live results.

NPR NewsNov 4, 2025, 5:01 AM

Here are the results in Colorado's ballot initiatives on school meals and SNAP

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Voting concludes Tuesday in Colorado on on Propositions LL and MM. Watch the results live.

NPR NewsNov 4, 2025, 5:01 AM

Here are the results on California's Proposition 50, a redistricting ballot initiative

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Voting concludes Tuesday in California's special election on a redistricting ballot initiative. Follow the live results.

NPR NewsNov 4, 2025, 5:01 AM

Here are the results in New York City's mayoral race

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Voting concludes Tuesday in the race for New York City's mayor. Follow the live results.

NPR NewsNov 4, 2025, 1:40 AM

Los Angeles celebrates the Dodgers' back-to-back World Series championship

Fans cheer along the route during a parade in Los Angeles Monday to celebrate the L.A. Dodgers World Series win.

The Dodgers are the first repeat World Series champions since 2000 when the New York Yankees won three in a row. Already, people in Los Angeles are looking ahead to next season to equal the feat.

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NPR NewsNov 4, 2025, 12:01 AM

Dilbert creator taps Trump to get cancer drug. Others wish they could, too

Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, the office humor comic strip, is pictured at work in 2006. Adams has metastatic prostate cancer and he appealed to President Trump to help save his life by solving a bureaucratic problem with his health insurance. It worked: His appointment is Tuesday.

Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 10:22 PM

A gun violence 'action plan' calls for a new emphasis on prevention

Community members gathered in Minneapolis for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims and survivors of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 6:44 PM

Tanzanian opposition decries 'sham' elections, alleges hundreds of deaths

People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in for a second term amid disputed 98% win, deadly protests, and an information blackout.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 5:02 PM

More than 40 million Americans wait to see when SNAP food assistance will restart

Food banks around the country are trying to pick up the slack from the pause in SNAP benefits. The courts say benefits must be restored but it is unknown when. Here, Park Hill Food Pantry volunteers in Denver work to fill the need on Friday.

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 4:10 PM

Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was created by Congress in 2007 to cancel the federal student loan debts of borrowers who spend a decade working in public service.

A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 3:49 PM

Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue

Tylenol, which contains acetaminophen, has been at the center of a disputed claim that it is linked to autism.

One of the biggest mergers of the year, worth $49 billion, comes just weeks after the Trump administration linked the common painkiller to autism, which the company is fighting.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 3:14 PM

Famine is spreading in Sudan, a global hunger authority says

This photo released by The Norwegian Refugee Council, shows displaced women and children from el-Fasher on Nov. 3 at a camp in Tawilia, Darfur region, Sudan, where they sought refuge from fighting between government forces and the RSF.

The war involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster, a leading hunger agency says. The major city of El-Fasher has been particularly hard-hit.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 12:53 PM

Judge says Trump administration must fund SNAP. And, what to know about NYC's election

President Trump salutes a Marine as he arrives at the White House on Nov. 2 in Washington, D.C. Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

Two judges have ordered the Trump administration to fund SNAP benefits. And, New York City voters head to the polls tomorrow to choose between Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 10:03 AM

Gender inequality accelerates Japan's rural depopulation

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Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women to leave rural areas like this for opportunities elsewhere.

NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 10:00 AM

Trump's National Guard deployments aren't random. They were planned years ago

Members of the National Guard patrol near the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 1 in Washington, D.C.

President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations -- and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act -- for years. Now, those plans might be playing out.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 10:00 AM

In a fraught political moment, one woman finds comfort on her morning commute

Kate Elsley (Right) with her wife, Tanya Washburn (left)

In 2008, when banning same-sex marriage in California was put on the ballot, Kate Elsley's commute changed. Seeing signs supporting the ban became a reminder of what she might not be able to do.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 10:00 AM

Andrew Cuomo fights for his political life and his version of the Democratic Party

Andrew Cuomo on the campaign trail last month in New York City.

Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a long list of accomplishments, many of them progressive. In the race for New York City mayor, that experience hasn't given him the boost he wanted.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 10:00 AM

Democratic voters say California's Prop 50 gives them a way to 'counteract' Trump

Voting signs for California

Many voters told NPR they like that California's redistricting measure provides the Democratic-leaning state a rare opportunity to directly counteract President Trump and other Republicans.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 10:00 AM

To optimize health, sync your habits with your body clock. Here's how

Our body is an exquisite time-keeping machine. Every cell that has DNA has a molecular clock, but they don

Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also adjust to more winter darkness. Syncing our habits to our body clock helps.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 10:00 AM

Despite a ceasefire, Israel has demolished villages in southern Lebanon

Abdul Aziz Chreim at his destroyed home in Houla, Lebanon, on Sept. 26. His house, along with those of his relatives, was destroyed during the Israeli occupation following the ceasefire.

Along Lebanon's border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country's war with Hezbollah last year.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 6:44 AM

Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead celebrations in Michoacan

People carry the coffin of late Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, who was shot during Day of the Dead celebrations, in Uruapan, Michoacan state, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, in the western state of Michoacan, was gunned down Saturday night in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities said.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 6:17 AM

Trump administration faces Monday deadline on use of contingency funds for SNAP

Dairy products, which are covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is displayed for sale at a grocery store Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

President Trump's administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using contingency funds.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 1:26 AM

Israel says it received remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

Palestinians walk among destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday.

Israel says the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and will be examined by forensic experts as a month-old ceasefire holds.

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NPR NewsNov 3, 2025, 12:02 AM

In Chicago, a Halloween weekend of immigration arrests and violence

A young man confronts federal agents after they arrested a worker at a home in his Edison Park neighborhood on Friday in Chicago.

Over the weekend there were violent clashes between federal agents, witnesses and protesters. Locals say the festivities were muted this year, and fear more violence is in store for the city.

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NPR NewsNov 2, 2025, 9:20 PM

Kenyan runners win men's and women's races in New York City Marathon

Kenyans Benson Kipruto (L) and Alexander Mutiso celebrate taking first and second place respectively in the New York City Marathon in New York City on Sunday.

Kipruto, an Olympic bronze medalist, narrowly beat fellow Kenyan Alexander Mutiso in the Pro Men's race, as both men finished with a time of 2:08:09.

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NPR NewsNov 2, 2025, 7:21 PM

How this week's elections in Virginia became about ... everything

Attendees listen as former President Obama joins former congresswoman and current Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger at a rally on Nov. 1 at Chartway Arena in Norfolk.

Earlier this year, "quiet" was one word to describe the Virginia race for governor. Then came DOGE, a text message scandal down ballot, a redistricting surprise, the government shutdown and more.

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NPR NewsNov 2, 2025, 4:22 PM

Fire and explosion at northwestern Mexico store leave at least 23 dead and 12 injured

Policeman stands near a convenience store destroyed by a fire in Hermosillo, Sonora state, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.

A fire and explosion at a convenience store in northwestern Mexico killed at least 23 people, including children, and injured 12 others, state authorities said.

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NPR NewsNov 2, 2025, 4:12 PM

How U.S.-China tensions leave countries like South Korea stuck in the middle

President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as he receives a gift of a gold crown and an award of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, not seen, during a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 29, 2025.

President Trump met with President Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last week. APEC's host, South Korea, is carefully balancing its relations with the U.S. and China.

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