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Inflation cooled last month, as falling gasoline prices helped to offset rising rents. News of a smaller-than-expected jump in the cost-of-living triggered a rally on Wall Street. Read More at NPR

Supporters of Israel flooded into Washington, D.C. Tuesday. They came to speak out against Hamas and the October attack on Israel. Read More at NPR

Michigan is poised to be a pivotal state in the 2024 presidential election Read More at NPR

President Biden is to hold his first in-person meeting with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in California on Wednesday. The two leaders have a lot to discuss when they sit down. Read More at NPR

One of the largest freeways going in and out of downtown Los Angeles is closed indefinitely Read More at NPR

A UN gathering in Kenya seeks to address the huge problem of plastic waste. But some at the talks are skeptical of solutions put forth by fossil fuel and plastic industries. Read More at NPR

Hospitals without fuel to power generators, including Al-Shifa and Al-Quds in northern Gaza, are effectively out of service, as patients and displaced people seek shelter and care options diminish. (Image credit: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

On an extinct volcano in Uganda, hundreds of thousands face disaster due to climate change. The charity GiveDirectly is trying a surprising approach to help them get out of harm’s way. (Image credit: Isaac Kasamani/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Lacks, a Black mother in Baltimore, died from cervical cancer in 1951. Her tumor cells, taken without her knowledge, became the first successful “immortal” cell line, and used for medical research. (Image credit: Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR) Read More at NPR