James Doubek
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World
World Central Kitchen says it will resume operations in Gaza
The aid group said the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire and that it has almost 8 million meals ready to distribute. The group halted efforts after Israeli strikes killed seven workers.
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Science
Watch out, a dead satellite is falling back to Earth
There's a one in a billion chance it could hit somebody on the head. Europe's space agency doesn't know exactly when or where it will land.
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National
Honda recalls 750,000 vehicles over air bag flaw
The recall includes the Honda Civic, Accord, CR-V, Fit, HR-V, Insight, Odyssey, Pilot, Passport, Ridgeline, as well as Acura MDX, RDX and TLX, from model years between 2020 and 2022.
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Health
Tobacco use is going down globally, but not as much as hoped, the WHO says
In 2022, there were about 1.25 billion tobacco users ages 15 and older, down from 1.36 billion in 2000. But countries around the world had set a bigger goal.
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Health
Researchers find a massive number of plastic particles in bottled water
Researchers found roughly 240,000 detectable plastic fragments in a typical liter of bottled water. Most of them were nanoplastics — particles less than 1 micrometer in size.
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National
2023 was a year of big anniversaries
In 2023, we marked 20 years since the Iraq War, 50 years since the birth of hip-hop, and 60 years since the JFK assassination. Here's a roundup of historical events we wrote about over the past year.
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Politics
The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home
When the U.S. role in the 1973 coup in Chile became known, activists took action. So did U.S. lawmakers. This is what happened after the U.S. helped topple a Marxist and aided a right-wing dictator.
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Environment
The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands
The amended EPA rule is to comply with a Supreme Court ruling this year that narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act and the agency's power to regulate waterways and wetlands.
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National
3 students and a suspect are dead after Michigan State University shooting
Police say the suspect, a 43-year-old man, was found off the MSU campus and died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Five others, all students, are in critical condition.
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National
A gunman killed 7 people in shootings in Half Moon Bay, California
Seven people were killed at two landscaping nurseries in Half Moon Bay, Calif., about 30 miles south of San Francisco. A suspect has been arrested, officials said.