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The Indigenous Achuar people in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest sail in six solar-powered canoes. And it’s not just to save money on fuel — the trees of the rainforest will benefit too. (Image credit: Peter Yeung for NPR) Read More at NPR

The temporary truce that collapsed early Friday followed seven weeks of fighting in Gaza sparked by simultaneous attacks on southern Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. (Image credit: Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Dozens of women and kids held hostage by Hamas for nearly two months returned home to Israel this week. Experts say reacclimating is a process — and there are ways professionals and parents can help. (Image credit: Erik Marmor/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

A seven-day break in the fighting had allowed a significant increase in the delivery of badly needed food, fuel and medical supplies. But the flow of aid was halted by the resumption of airstrikes. (Image credit: Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

South Korea had no military reconnaissance satellites of its own in space and has partially resorted to the United States’ spy satellites to monitor moves by North Korea. (Image credit: SpaceX via AP) Read More at NPR

John Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson and said he would’ve killed Chauvin had correctional officers not responded so quickly, federal prosecutors say. (Image credit: AP) Read More at NPR

The planet is on track for less warming now than it was when the Paris climate agreement was signed in 2015, but it’s still not enough to avoid catastrophic impacts. Read More at NPR

Police in North Carolina recently arrested people for smoking legal hemp products that smell just like marijuana, which is still illegal there. Read More at NPR

A Chuck E. Cheese in Northridge, Calif., will be the last remaining stronghold of the chain’s signature animatronics. We visit the pizza arcade for nostalgia’s sake. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Harinder Singh, senior research fellow at the Sikh Research Institute, about the DOJ’s charges against an Indian national for plotting to kill a Sikh American. Read More at NPR

The House voted overwhelmingly to expel New York Republican George Santos from Congress, making him the sixth person in history to be expelled in that manner. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Justin Driver, former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, about O’Connor’s life and legacy. Read More at NPR

President Biden is going directly after GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump more and more these days. It’s part of a campaign strategy to make an impact with moderates and independents. Read More at NPR

After a pause in fighting, Israel is again carrying out airstrikes in southern Gaza and Hamas is firing rockets into Israel. There are some 100 hostages still. Read More at NPR

Aid groups rushed medical supplies into Gaza during the temporary truce and evacuating some of the hospitals. But WHO says the situation for medical workers and patients remains catastrophic. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Reginald Hudlin, director of the movie Candy Cane Lane, in which a house decoration contest leads leads to Eddie Murphy battling the 12 days of Christmas come to life. Read More at NPR

Twenty years ago, America was introduced to Beverly Hills celebutantes Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie through their reality TV show, The Simple Life. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the evolving role of commerce in U.S. national security. Read More at NPR

Many states where marijuana has been legalized are now facing a marijuana glut — something that could be solved by shipping weed across state lines. But interstate trade of marijuana is still banned. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Philip Luther of Amnesty International, about Israel’s administrative detention policy, under which thousands of Palestinians are held without charge. Read More at NPR

An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions of the “Empire” actor, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying about it to Chicago police. (Image credit: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Read More at NPR

In her book, Prequel, Maddow describes ultra-right plots to overthrow the government in the days leading up to WWII — a subject she covered in her podcast Ultra. Originally broadcast Dec. 15, 2022. Read More at NPR

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Taiwan the “most important” and “most sensitive” issue driving U.S.-China tensions. Sandra Oudkirk is trying to navigate that tricky terrain. (Image credit: American Institute in Taiwan) Read More at NPR

Sandra Day O’Connor was called “the most powerful woman in America” during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice. (Image credit: Wally McNamee/Corbis) Read More at NPR

At least 117 people in 34 states have gotten sick from salmonella infections. U.S. health officials believe two brands of cantaloupe — and dozens of fruit cups and medleys — may have been the cause. (Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Israel resumed airstrikes in Gaza after its cease-fire with Hamas collapsed. The debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was a clash of ideologies. (Image credit: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

“It’s a trillion tons of ice,” as one expert told NPR. Now the largest iceberg in the world, A23a, is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor. (Image credit: European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-3/via Reuters) Read More at NPR

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Flint resident Melissa Mays, a clean water activist, about the EPA’s proposed rule that most U.S. cities will have to replace lead water pipes within the next 10 years. Read More at NPR

Around 600,000 people in the state will now have access to low-cost health insurance. The change will particularly benefit people in poor, rural areas. Read More at NPR