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The app had more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S. The black-out is the result of a law forcing the service offline unless it sheds its ties to ByteDance, its China-based parent company.
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'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA firefighters lost water
NPR transcribed more than 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. The analysis shows hydrants going dry and first responders fighting fires despite scarce resources.
South Korean court orders formal arrest of President Yoon over martial law decree
South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, faces possible imprisonment over his declaration of martial law last month. The formal arrest comes days after he was apprehended.
With TikTok's future uncertain, creators ponder life without the app
Barring a last minute sale by its Chinese parent company, TikTok could soon go dark in the U.S. Now, creators on the Chinese-owned platform pay tribute to it — and talk about what's next.
In India, a police volunteer is convicted of rape and murder of a trainee doctor
A court found a police volunteer guilty of the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor, a crime that sparked protests and hospital strikes amid concerns over lack of safety for women.
Opinion: Great writers on Los Angeles
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.
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This week, Pope Francis received one of the U.S.'s top honors, published a memoir, and facilitated relations between Washington and Havana.
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Washington DC marks the birthday of Martin Luther King Junior a bit early, because of Monday's Presidential inauguration.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Tramell Tillman and Britt Lower, stars of the Apple TV+ series, about their complex character arcs and show's highly-anticipated second season.
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This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guest Rose Matafeo and panelists Maz Jobrani, Helen Hong, and Alzo Slade -
The Israeli government approved a ceasefire deal that could bring an end to the 15 months of war in Gaza. It's slated to go into effect Sunday morning.
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Syrians are still celebrating the fall of the Bashar Al-Assad regime, but that enthusiasm is tempered these days.
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We look at what the Department of Justice has and hasn't done on war crimes under outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland.
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President Joe Biden wraps up his term with a flurry of activity before Inauguration Day, and cold weather moves President-elect Donald Trump inside the Capitol for his oath of office and address.
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Even as an anti-immigrant president takes office in the United States, migrants are moving north. NPR asks, why?
