Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel appears in the following:

Pakistani man who was tortured by the CIA is released from Guantanamo Bay

Friday, February 03, 2023

A prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, who sued the Biden administration for unlawful imprisonment, has been released, and is now living in Belize.

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Widespread strike in Britain was coordinated to have the greatest impact

Thursday, February 02, 2023

Roughly half a million workers went out on strike in the U.K. Wednesday, the largest single day of industrial action in Britain in more than a decade.

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Matt Butler has played concerts in more than 50 prisons and jails

Monday, January 30, 2023

"Reckless Son" is a one-man show by singer/songwriter Matt Butler inspired by the convicts he's met while touring American prisons and jails.

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5 ex-Memphis officers are charged with the murder of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols

Friday, January 27, 2023

Five Black former Memphis police officers have been charged with murder in the death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols. He was beaten during a traffic stop and died several days later in the hospital.

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People in Beirut are still looking for justice after the 2020 port explosion

Friday, January 27, 2023

Two years after an explosion at Beirut's port killed hundreds, no officials suspected of ignoring safety warnings have been tried. Now a prosecutor and a judge are trading charges — as protests grow.

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Morning news brief

Friday, January 27, 2023

Five former Memphis police officers are charged in the death of Tyre Nichols. Republicans disagree on what it means to be conservative. U.S. officials weigh how to oversee risky virus research.

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Pope Francis' LGBTQ comments are not surprising but sincere, gay Vatican adviser says

Thursday, January 26, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Juan Carlos Cruz, a gay Chilean man who is a survivor of clergy sex abuse, about remarks by Pope Francis that criminalizing homosexuality is "unjust."

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Morning news brief

Thursday, January 26, 2023

The U.S. economy did well in 2022, but recession fears grow. Donald Trump will be allowed back on Facebook and Instagram. Social media companies face pressure to crack down on online fentanyl sales.

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Several Ukrainian officials have been dismissed in a large government shakeup

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Deputy ministers from various ministries in Ukraine are being forced out of power amid corruption investigations. Do the firings mark a shift toward transparency?

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

A U.S. official says the White House is leaning toward sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Tesla will report earnings amid company turmoil. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets with African leaders.

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The 2023 Oscar nominations are here

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

This sci-fi movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" led the nominations announced this morning for the 95th Academy Awards. Sequels to "Avatar" and "Top Gun" are also up for Best Picture Oscars.

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Justice Department racks up some important victories in Jan. 6 cases

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Prosecutors won convictions of four Oath Keepers on seditious conspiracy charges, while a separate jury convicted the rioter who put his feet on then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Seven people are dead after California's second mass shooting in three days. U.S. senators hold a hearing on whether Ticketmaster and Live Nation have too much power. Oscar nominations are announced.

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President Biden's troubles with classified documents grew over the weekend

Monday, January 23, 2023

The Justice Department on Friday went through President Biden's home in Delaware and emerged from a 13-hour search with more classified materials.

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El Salvador is about to enter its 11th month of limited constitutional rights

Monday, January 23, 2023

El Salvador's brutal crackdown on gangs has led to thousands of arbitrary detentions and the militarization of the streets.

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Morning news brief

Monday, January 23, 2023

The latest on the deadly shooting in Monterey Park, Calif. President Biden's lawyers uncover more classified material at his Delaware home. The FDA considers a major shift in COVID vaccine strategy.

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No motive is known yet for the mass shooting at Lunar New Year festival

Monday, January 23, 2023

Authorities in California say the man responsible for the mass shooting at a dance hall Saturday night in Monterey Park killed himself after police stopped his van. The gunman killed 10 people.

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Former Capitol Police officer on Jan. 6 says leadership ignored him

Friday, January 20, 2023

Former US Capitol Police officer Tarik "T.K." Johnson spoke to NPR's Leila Fadel about his experience of protecting fellow officers and Congress members from rioters on January 6, 2021.

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Coping with climate change: Advice for kids — from kids

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

As the climate changes, anxiety among younger people is rising. NPR launches a comic book with advice from and for kids on how to cope. (Story originally aired on Morning Edition on Nov. 27, 2022.)

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

An update from Dnipro, Ukraine, where a Russian missile strike killed dozens. Tesla CEO Elon Musk goes on trial for a 2018 tweet. The U.S. seeks to cut off China from Dutch semiconductors.

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