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Cake in the time of war, in Gaza

Batool Cakes, a professional bakery in Rafah, has reopened to meet the demand of displaced Palestinians seeking cakes to celebrate life even amid war. #press

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/09/1236883232/gaza-bakery-israel-hamas-war?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

George Santos, ejected from House and facing fraud trial, will run again in N.Y.

George Santos, disgraced and ejected from the House, says he will seek office again on Long Island. He'll face Rep. Nick LaLota in the GOP primary. #press

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1236905535/george-santos-fraud-trial-election-new-york-long-island?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

The CDC said Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — if at least four months has passed since their last shot. #press

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1234749300/older-us-adults-covid-vaccine?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

U.K. companies that tried a 4-day workweek report lasting benefits more than a year on

Many of the companies are so pleased with the results — improved wellbeing, lower turnover, greater efficiency — they're making the four-day workweek permanent. #press

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1234271434/4-day-workweek-successful-a-year-later-in-uk?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

'The voice we woke up to': Bob Edwards, longtime 'Morning Edition' host, dies at 76

Edwards, a consummate newsman, hosted NPR's morning show for more than two decades. "He sort of set the tone and the bar for all of us," says one former NPR executive. #press

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/165681524/bob-edwards-dead-npr-host?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

An account from the frontline of 'the largest displacement of children on the planet'

James Elder is a spokesperson for UNICEF — the U.N. agency that provides humanitarian aid to children — and has been visiting the areas on the border of Sudan and Chad. #press

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/1230431122/sudan-war-chad-children-unicef?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Hunter Biden makes a surprise appearance at his own contempt hearing

Hunter Biden, the president's son, appeared in the audience at a Congressional hearing on holding him in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify behind closed doors. #press

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/10/1224021556/hunter-biden-surprise-contempt-appearance?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

A 13-year-old in Oklahoma may have just become the 1st person to ever beat Tetris

Before last month, no human had ever been known to beat the original Nintendo version of Tetris. Artificial intelligence had done so, but then came Willis Gibson, who only needed 39 minutes. #press

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/03/1222737191/beat-tetris-willis-gibson-oklahoma-kill-screen?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

The New York Times sues ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Microsoft, for copyright infringement

The Times is the first major news publisher to take OpenAI to court over the use of its copyright material in its popular chatbot. The suit follows months of tense negotiations between the two sides. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/27/1221821750/new-york-times-sues-chatgpt-openai-microsoft-for-copyright-infringement?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Violent online rhetoric heats up after Colorado ballot ruling on Trump

Far-right users online have reacted to a Colorado court ruling that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on that state's primary ballot. They're calling for "civil war." #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/22/1221031783/colorado-trump-ruling-violent-online-rhetoric?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

States are trashing troves of masks and protective gear as costly stockpiles expire

As a deadline to allocate federal COVID-19 cash approaches next year, states must decide how much to invest in maintaining warehouses and supply stockpiles after panic buying during the pandemic. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/20/1220726464/states-are-trashing-troves-of-masks-and-protective-gear-as-costly-stockpiles-exp?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

An Oklahoma judge ruled a man who spent 48 years in prison for murder is innocent

Glynn Simmons, 71, was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defense lawyers. He is the longest imprisoned U.S. inmate to be exonerated. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/20/1220708365/an-oklahoma-judge-ruled-a-man-who-spent-48-years-in-prison-for-murder-is-innocen?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Ruby Franke, the YouTube mom who gave parenting advice, pleads guilty to child abuse

The "8 Passengers" mother pleaded guilty to four felony counts for abusing and starving two of her children in a deal with prosecutors. She faces sentences of one to 15 years in prison for each count. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/18/1220098496/ruby-franke-the-youtube-mom-who-gave-parenting-advice-pleads-guilty-to-child-abu?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Alex Jones offers Sandy Hook victims' families $55 million to settle legal claims

Meanwhile, the families submitted a competing plan focused on liquidating the conspiracy theorist's Infowars business. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/16/1219848695/alex-jones-sandy-hook-victims-families-settle?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

No charges filed after police shot an 11-year-old who called for help, officials say

In a statement, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says her office completed its review into the May incident and presented it to a grand jury — who handed up the decision. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/14/1219460589/aderrien-murry-update-shot-no-criminal-conduct-mississippi-police?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

People have been searching for this song from 'The X-Files' for 25 years. Until now

A song playing in the background of one episode has fascinated and eluded fans for more than two decades as they sought to track it, and the musicians, down. Now that mystery has finally been solved. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/13/1219137444/x-files-missing-song-mystery-music-lost-media?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at the border

The settlement says migrant families cannot be separated at the border for the next eight years, a policy of the Trump administration. Around 1,000 children remain separated from their parents. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1218336878/immigration-family-separation-judge-settlement-border?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

A Black Texas student has been suspended once again for his natural hairstyle

Darryl George, 18, showed up for class on Tuesday at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, before being removed and placed back into in-school suspension for natural hairstyle. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/06/1217580867/black-texas-student-returns-to-class-suspended-again-natural-hair?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Bringing up a baby can be a tough and lonely job. Here's a solution: alloparents

"Allo" is Greek for "other." Alloparents are helpful relatives and neighbors. In a study from Congo, babies had 8 alloparents on average. Perhaps the self-reliant nuclear family is a societal misstep. #press

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/12/01/1216043849/bringing-up-a-baby-can-be-a-tough-and-lonely-job-heres-a-solution-alloparents?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

In Venezuela, harmful oil spills are mounting as the country ramps up production

After the U.S. lifted its sanctions, Venezuela is trying to revive its beleaguered oil industry. But ramping up production is causing more oil spills. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/29/1215547427/venezuela-oil-spill-maracaibo?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop