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These missionaries have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year
by Jeff Brady
Volunteers from across the country are in southern Appalachia to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene. Among them are a Texas couple who have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year.
American Airlines Flight Attendant Spills Drinks On Her Boss
On a recent flight, someone bumped into flight attendant Maddie Peters. Her tray of drinks went airborne. Half directly onto Doug Parker's lap, who is the CEO of American Airlines.
HBO Airs First Episode Of 'Game Of Thrones' Final Season
by Eric Deggans
Winter is here. At least on HBO's Game of Thrones, which premiered its final season Sunday night. It was packed with uncomfortable reunions — unleashing massive implications for the story to come.
News Brief: Sanctuary Cities, Rep. Ilhan Omar, 'Game Of Thrones'
Trump administration considers sending migrants to sanctuary cities. Rep. Omar says she's seen a spike in death threats since Trump tweeted a video of her. HBO begins Game of Thrones final season.
State Department Tried To Dissuade WikiLeaks From Posting U.S. Documents
In 2010, WikiLeaks posted 250,000 leaked U.S. diplomatic cables. David Greene talks to Harold Koh, the then-legal adviser to the State Department who urged the organization not to publish them.
FAA Officials To Meet With Airlines And Pilots To Discuss Boeing 737 Max
by Russell Lewis
Boeing says it's close to finishing a software update for its troubled 737 Max aircraft. This comes as the company is trying to win back public and government support of the grounded fleet.
WikiLeaks Disclosures Affected U.S. Diplomacy And National Security
by David Welna
WikiLeaks was already established for posting secret documents from anonymous leakers before its disclosure of U.S. government and military information in 2010. We have a timeline of key disclosures.
Assange Faces U.S. Extradition After Years Holed Up In Ecuador's Embassy
Rachel Martin talks to ex-prosecutor Renato Mariotti about the U.S. charging WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange with conspiring to commit computer intrusion. An extradition hearing is set for May 2.
Sudan's Military To Oversee 2-Year Transition After President's Ouster
After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested. Rachel Martin talks to Sudanese activist Dalia El Roubi about this moment in the history of her country.
School Students Succeed At Getting Textbook Corrected
It said Columbus landed in America in 1492. The kids knew Columbus had landed on Caribbean islands — he was in the Americas. After initially ignoring their request, the publisher agreed to fix it.
Should We Have Empathy For Those We Hate?
by Hanna Rosin
The latest episode of NPR's Podcast Invisibilia examines the history of empathy in American culture. In this era of political polarization, empathy has fallen out of fashion.