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Israel rescues 4 hostages in attacks that kill over 200 Palestinians

6:03pm June 08, 2024

by Hannah Bloch

The rescue operation is the largest recovery of living hostages since the war in Gaza began. Meanwhile, over 200 Palestinians were killed and more than 400 were wounded, according to a hospital nurse.

World News

European farmers angry at climate policies could help sway EU parliamentary elections

3:25pm June 08, 2024

by Rob Schmitz

Farmers in the European Union could hold the key to the bloc's parliamentary vote.

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Arts

'Wait Wait' for June 8, 2024: With Not My Job guest Charlamagne tha God

3:00pm June 08, 2024

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guest Charlamagne tha God and panelists Karen Chee, Shane O'Neill, Alzo Slade

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Box turtles. Coral. These illegally trafficked animals still need a good home

2:35pm June 08, 2024

When authorities find wildlife that are being illegally trafficked, at ports or airports, the animals are often in terrible shape. Sick, starved, distressed. A pilot project in Southern California aims to get seized wildlife immediate care.

National

These disabled people tried to play by the rules. It cost them their federal benefits

10:37am June 08, 2024

by Joseph Shapiro

A little-known Social Security program was supposed to lift people out of poverty. Sometimes it traps them there instead.

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National

A Michigan man went viral for driving with a suspended license. But he never had one

8:00am June 08, 2024

by Alana Wise

Corey Harris, 44, went viral in May for his reaction in a virtual court appearance to being ordered to jail for driving with a suspended license. But as it turns out, he never had a license at all.

National

In a few years, the nation's tallest building may not be in New York or Chicago

7:03am June 08, 2024

by Bill Chappell

The Legends Tower, proposed for Oklahoma City, would stretch to 1,907 feet, a number chosen to commemorate the year Oklahoma became a state.

Economy

Hiring jumps in May but so does unemployment

11:14pm June 07, 2024

by Scott Horsley

U.S. employers added 272,000 jobs in May -- more than forecasters had expected. The unemployment rate inched up to 4% from 3.9% in April.

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National

NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who took famous photo of Earth during Apollo, dies at 90

9:18pm June 07, 2024

by Russell Lewis

Awestruck, Anders snapped the timeless shot of the glorious blue and white planet rising over the horizon of the gray and lifeless moon, and "how tiny and fragile and precious and finite it is."

Arts

'Becoming Karl Lagerfeld' is the smart, dishy backstory of a style icon

5:35pm June 07, 2024

by John Powers

The Hulu show's brisk six episodes take us surprisingly deep inside a figure who moved constantly forward, spurred on by ambition, loneliness and a keen sense of self-protection.

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