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A look at Hamas' labyrinthine tunnel network

4:28pm November 01, 2023

by Greg Myre

As Israeli troops advance through Gaza, their target is elusive and dangerous: The Hamas tunnels. The underground network includes military headquarters, sleeping areas and workshops to make rockets.

Leaders pledge to contain potentially 'catastrophic' AI risks at U.K. summit

4:28pm November 01, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Government officials and industry leaders convened an international summit in the United Kingdom to examine possible regulation of artificial intelligence.

Despite post-COVID efforts, the U.S. is still undersupplied with domestic-made PPE

4:28pm November 01, 2023

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Nearly a billion dollars went to trying to boost domestic manufacturing of PPE like masks and gloves. Experts say the effort is foundering and the nation isn't better off than it was three years ago.

Demonstrators rally to demand a cease-fire against Palestinians in Gaza on Independence Avenue near the U.S. Capitol last month in Washington, D.C.

Young progressive Democrats are splitting from the party on Israel

4:28pm November 01, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The Democratic Party is confronting internal divisions over the special relationship between the U.S. and Israel after the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war exposed political differences.

People enter the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on Wednesday. The U.N. says some 500 foreign passport holders were allowed to leave Gaza.

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First Americans and other foreign nationals leave besieged Gaza

4:06pm November 01, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

It's the first time people have been allowed to exit the Palestinian territory since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Ambulances took dozens of seriously wounded people to hospitals in Egypt.

Scores of foreign passport holders trapped in Gaza started leaving the war-torn Palestinian territory on Nov. 1 when the Rafah crossing to Egypt was opened up for the first time since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

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Photos: A look at the scene of the Rafah border crossing opening

11:08am November 01, 2023

Wounded people, along with about 500 foreign or dual nationals and aid workers are expected be allowed to leave Gaza and enter Egypt on Wednesday, according to officials in Gaza.

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Go the Distance, the best party mode in Move It!, still isn't quite as engaging as the game's co-op Story Mode.

'WarioWare: Move It!' transforms your family and friends into squirming chaos imps

11:04am November 01, 2023

by James Perkins Mastromarino

WarioWare has always been ludicrous, but the new game's frantic motion controls make it more absurd than ever. Its co-op especially soars, unlike its party modes.

People enter the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on Wednesday.

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Up First briefing: Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing partially opens; Trump family testifies

7:47am November 01, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is open for some foreign passport holders and dozens of injured people to evacuate. Donald Trump Jr. and his family are set to testify in a civil fraut trial.

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People in Acapulco are trying to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Otis

9:25pm October 31, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

Hurricane Otis has devastated Acapulco, Mexico. The streets are full of desperate people as the government ramps up its response. So far, 48 people are reported dead and 47 are missing.

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Top White House security advisor Jon Finer weighs in on ground assault in Gaza

8:13pm October 31, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jon Finer, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor to the president, on how the United States feels about Israel's ground assault in Gaza.