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International

Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates after winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon professional men's division and setting a world record marathon time of 2:00:35 at Grant Park on Oct. 8, 2023, in Chicago.
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Community

Kelvin Kiptum, men’s marathon world record holder, dies in a car crash

World Athletics confirmed the 24-year-old died in his native Kenya alongside his coach, Gervais Hakizimana.

2 years ago

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump says he wouldn’t defend NATO allies from Russia if they’re ‘delinquent’

The Republican front-runner said that, as president, he warned NATO allies that he "would encourage" Russia "to do whatever the hell they want."

2 years ago

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, with the Guatemalan flag visible behind him
Community

From a bloody past to a troubled present, Delaware’s Guatemalans seek a brighter future with new President Bernardo Arévalo

Guatemalans in Newark and Georgetown are hopeful for positive change back home with the election of a new leader.

2 years ago

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., discusses next steps for the foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel on the day after the bipartisan Senate border security bill collapsed, at the Capitol in on Wednesday.
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Politics & Policy

Senate GOP blocks border bill, Democrats shift focus to Israel and Ukraine aid

After four months of bipartisan talks on border security Senate Republicans backed off backing changes to the Biden administration's policies they demanded.

2 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) shakes hands with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, at Diwan Annex, in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands

In its own statement, the militant group reiterated its demand for an end to the war, something Israel has thus far ruled out.

2 years ago

Protest in the Capitol building
Community

Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests

The event was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, the Philly Palestine Coalition and the Pennsylvania Council on American-Islamic Relations.

2 years ago

King Charles III departs the London Clinic after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate on Jan. 29. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

King Charles is being treated for cancer

King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and began treatment Monday, Buckingham Palace says.

2 years ago

There’s lots for kids to see and do at Namaste India. (Courtesy The Magic House)
Education

Children are encouraged to use all their senses in this Philly exhibit on Indian culture

Children "can learn about another culture while having fun," says the CEO of Philly’s Please Touch Museum.

2 years ago

Listen 1:04
U.S. Central Command released this undated photo as part of its announcement of renewed airstrikes against Houthi targets on Saturday. (
NPR
Politics & Policy

The U.S. targets Iranian proxies for a second day in a row

The new round of U.S. strikes is far more extensive and deadly than those that have been launched since October.

2 years ago

Nayib Bukele speaks at a podium
NPR
Politics & Policy

El Salvador is poised to reelect its popular but authoritarian president

El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, is widely expected to be reelected in a landslide.

2 years ago

President Biden Attends National Prayer Breakfast On Capitol Hill
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden issues order targeting Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians

President Biden's executive order, issued Thursday, names four people and will lay the groundwork for financial sanctions against Israeli settlers who carry out violent assaul

2 years ago

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

U.S. blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisals

The Sunday drone attack on a military base in Jordan killed the three troops and injured at least 40 others.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Flyers' goaltender Carter Hart in action during an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Flyers’ goaltender Carter Hart among NHL players charged with sexual assault in a 2018 case in Canada, their lawyers say

Lawyers representing Hart, McLeod and Dube say each player has been charged by police in London, Ontario.

2 years ago

Nathan Chen competes at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. Chen and the rest of Team USA are now gold medal winners in the team event following a doping decision against Russian Kamila Valieva. Natacha Pisarenko/AP
NPR
Community

After Russian doping decision, the U.S. suddenly has 9 new Olympic golden medalists

A doping ruling Monday cleared the way for the International Olympic Committee to award U.S. athletes their first-ever team gold medal in figure skating.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at St. John Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.
Politics & Policy

3 US troops are killed and 25 injured in drone strike by Iran-backed militia in Jordan, U.S. says

They were the first U.S. fatalities in months of attacks on American forces across the Middle East by Iranian-backed militias amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

2 years ago

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