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April 13, 2024 3:40 PM

Israel shoots down missiles and drones after Iran launches unprecedented attack

The Saturday launch, a major escalation in the conflict in the Middle East, comes after Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed retaliation for an earlier strike on an Iranian consulate in Syria.

by Becky Sullivan

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April 13, 2024 10:00 AM

Iranian commandos seize an Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz

Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel as tensions in the region heightened.

by The Associated Press

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April 13, 2024 6:49 AM

How Iran and Israel became archenemies

Iran blames Israel for a strike on its Syria consulate, and has vowed to retaliate. Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution transformed previously cordial relations between Iran and Israel to fierce hostility.

by Peter Kenyon

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April 12, 2024 4:59 PM

Festival of Nations returns to celebrate cultural diversity at Bemidji State University

The celebration was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic but returns to BSU for its 50th year on Saturday

by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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April 12, 2024 1:24 PM

The Forever Stamp just went up in price. How does the U.S. cost compare globally?

U.S. stamps just had their sixth price hike since 2021. In raw numbers, only four countries in a recent study of 31 developed nations had cheaper stamps than the U.S.

by Bill Chappell

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April 11, 2024 2:22 AM

EU lawmakers approve an overhaul of the bloc's migration laws

European Union lawmakers have approved a major revamp of the bloc's migration laws, hoping to end years of division and deprive the far right of a vote-winning campaign issue ahead of June elections.

by The Associated Press

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April 10, 2024 2:49 PM

6 months into war, Palestinians face high unemployment and a ‘disastrous’ economy

A Palestinian Authority official says there are around 700,000 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who have gone six months without work since the war between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 7.

by Jaclyn Diaz

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April 10, 2024 2:17 PM

Seizures, broken spines and vomiting: Scientific testing that helped facilitate D-Day

Biomedical engineer Rachel Lance says British scientists submitted themselves to experiments that would be considered wildly unethical today in an effort to shore up the war effort.

by Terry Gross

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April 10, 2024 1:42 PM

A first glimpse of Khan Younis, a Gaza city now lying in ruins

Israeli troops withdrew Sunday from the city after a four-month battle against Hamas. Displaced Palestinians returning there found immense destruction. Most went back to living in tents in Rafah.

by Anas Baba and Daniel Estrin

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April 10, 2024 12:34 PM

Biden is hosting Japan’s Kishida. But the Nippon Steel deal is not on the agenda

President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Fumio will announce efforts to strengthen military ties, as well as collaborations on space exploration and artificial intelligence.

by Deepa Shivaram and Franco Ordoñez

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International

Israel shoots down missiles and drones after Iran launches unprecedented attack

Iranian commandos seize an Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz

How Iran and Israel became archenemies

Festival of Nations returns to celebrate cultural diversity at Bemidji State University

The Forever Stamp just went up in price. How does the U.S. cost compare globally?

EU lawmakers approve an overhaul of the bloc's migration laws

6 months into war, Palestinians face high unemployment and a ‘disastrous’ economy

Seizures, broken spines and vomiting: Scientific testing that helped facilitate D-Day

A first glimpse of Khan Younis, a Gaza city now lying in ruins

Biden is hosting Japan’s Kishida. But the Nippon Steel deal is not on the agenda

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