Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel appears in the following:

Morning news brief

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Phone and internet service in Gaza is down for a sixth day. Pakistan launches airstrikes on Iran allegedly targeting militant positions. Biden and congressional leaders discuss Ukraine funding.

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E. Jean Carroll testifies in her 2nd defamation case against Trump

Thursday, January 18, 2024

In the second day of writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against former president Donald Trump, she took the witness stand. This is the second defamation case involving Carroll and Trump.

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Morning news brief

Monday, January 15, 2024

Iowa Republicans hold first nominating contest in party's presidential race. It's been 100 days since Israel-Hamas war began. Guatemala's president is sworn in despite opponents' efforts to stop it.

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China has had a muted response to Taiwan's weekend elections

Monday, January 15, 2024

Taiwan chose a president and legislature — in an election China was closely watching. A U.S. delegation is in Taipei, part of Washington's close diplomacy with both China and Taiwan.

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Morning news brief

Friday, January 12, 2024

The U.S. and U.K. strike Houthi targets in Yemen. Israel presents its rebuttal to the charge of genocide it faces in the International Court of Justice. Taiwan is voting for a new president Saturday.

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South Africa charges Israel with genocide in Gaza. Israel defends itself at The Hague

Friday, January 12, 2024

Israel presents its rebuttal to the charge of genocide it faces in Gaza at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

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The U.S. and U.K. launched strikes in Houthi-controlled territories of Yemen

Friday, January 12, 2024

President Biden says he ordered a series of airstrikes on Houthi forces in Yemen because of what he called "reckless attacks" by the Houthis on commercial ships in the Red Sea.

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Taiwan, the only Chinese-speaking democracy, will elect a president this Saturday

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Taiwan's democracy is only a few decades old — but very active. As Taiwan's consequential presidential election approaches, colorful rallies, campaign events and parties fill the streets.

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Body Electric Challenge: Start the new year off with movement breaks

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR's TED Radio Hour and the Body Electric Challenge, about an invitation to inject prescribed doses of movement into participants' lives.

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House Democrats say foreign entities paid Trump firms millions during his presidency

Friday, January 05, 2024

A new report by Democrats on the House Oversight committee documents more than $7.8 million in payments from foreign governments during two years of Donald Trump's presidential term.

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A list of powerful men linked to Jeffrey Epstein fuels conspiracy theories

Friday, January 05, 2024

The release of a list of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged associates has sparked a fresh round of conspiracy theories tied to the convicted sex trafficker.

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The future of the Jan. 6 investigation may hinge on this year's presidential election

Friday, January 05, 2024

Donald Trump has repeatedly promised that if he wins the 2024 presidential election he will issue pardons for "many" of the rioters convicted of crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Morning news brief

Friday, January 05, 2024

Trump campaign embraces Jan. 6 rioters with pardon promises. ISIS branch claims responsibility for deadly attack in Iran. Court records about Jeffrey Epstein mean opportunity for conspiracy theorists.

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An Afghan branch of ISIS claims responsibility for a deadly attack in Iran

Friday, January 05, 2024

The attack Wednesday in southeastern Iran killed 84 people. What does the group want and why did they attack Iran?

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Was it a strong finish to the 2023 job market? The Labor Department has an answer

Friday, January 05, 2024

The Labor Department delivers its final jobs report of 2023 Friday morning. The job market held up well last year, despite rising interest rates.

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Unsealed court documents reveal names of men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein

Thursday, January 04, 2024

New documents reveal the names of high profile men who associated with financier and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein before his suicide in federal prison in 2019.

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A view from a migrant caravan where thousands had hoped to make it to the U.S.

Thursday, January 04, 2024

As Republican members of Congress were touring the U.S. southern border, Mexican authorities were breaking up a migrant caravan at that country's southern border.

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Morning news brief

Thursday, January 04, 2024

What will it take for Israel to declare victory over Hamas. Court documents reveal names of powerful men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Mexican authorities break up a migrant caravan.

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Explosion near the grave of slain military commander in Iran kills at least 73

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

At least 73 people have been killed and 170 injured in the Iranian city of Kerman in explosions near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani.

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Following new accusations of plagiarism, Harvard president resigns

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Claudine Gay, Harvard's first Black president, is stepping down after six months — amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over her congressional testimony about antisemitism.

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