Michael Levitt
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Politics
Biden Admin says getting Americans out of Gaza is a priority, but offers no timeline
NPR's Asma Khalid talks with John Kirby, spokesman with the White House National Security Council, about what the U.S. can do now, as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to unravel.
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World
A psychiatrist's view from Libya as the storm death toll reaches 5,000
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Huda Akram, who is based in Benghazi, about the devastating storm that collapsed two dams and killed at least 5,000 people in Libya.
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National
Sasheer Zamata's new special is an unapologetic ode to women... and witches
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actress and comedian Sasheer Zamata about her comedy special The First Woman.
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Arts & Life
Looming actors strike reflects major tensions in Hollywood
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing some of Hollywood's biggest stars, is set to go on strike Thursday. Barring a last-minute breakthrough in talks, it could be the latest strike to shake up Hollywood.
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Politics
Sweden's deal with Turkey to enter NATO stirs concern in Kurdish community
Attorney Miran Kakaee talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about how Kurds in Sweden are responding to the concessions the country has made in response to Turkey's demands over their NATO membership.
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Politics
Former prosecutor weighs in on Trump's indictment
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Leslie R. Caldwell, a former federal prosecutor, about what happens next now that federal authorities have unsealed the indictment against former President Donald Trump.
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Arts & Life
Photographer's decade-long, 600,000 mile journey shows indigenous life in new book
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Matika Wilbur about her new book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America.
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Arts & Life
A new series examines life in U.S. Prisons, and aims to reach people living it
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Inside Story host Lawrence Bartley about the series, created by formerly incarcerated people, for audiences inside and ouside the system.
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Technology
Artificial Intelligence made big leaps in 2022 — is that exciting or scary?
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Brian Christian, the author of "The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values," about the impact AI is having on our lives.
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National
Labor historians urge Biden against intervening rail labor deal
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Joseph McCartin, executive director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, about Biden's track record on labor.