Venezuela's president has been making enemies throughout the Americas with a collapsed economy that has produced millions of migrants. But he still has friends in the Caribbean.
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With an unemployment rate now estimated at more than 50 percent, people in Gaza are desperate for work. An unemployment office faces large crowds when jobs are announced.
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Amos Oz died Friday at age 79. He was an author and an advocate for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Few women dare to ride bicycles in Pakistan, but one community center arranges rides through a conservative slum in Pakistan's largest city. Riders face harassment and violence.
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NPR's Debbie Elliott asks New York Times reporter Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura about another deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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NPR's Debbie Elliott asks Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., about legislation making available documents from decades-old unsolved civil rights cases.
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As part of the series "What They Took with Them," Jose Linares tells of a crucifix that reminds him of his childhood flight from Castro's Cuba to the U.S.
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NPR's Debbie Elliott asks Bloomberg energy reporter Jennifer Dlouhy about the Trump administration's moves to weaken environmental regulations this past year.
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Visitors to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., braved rainy weather to see the exhibits before the museums are closed as part of the shutdown of the federal government.
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NPR's Debbie Elliott asks Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., about his plans as incoming chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security.
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