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Join Shumita Basu every weekday morning as she guides you through some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journalists are covering them.

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Join Shumita Basu every weekday morning as she guides you through some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journalists are covering them.

    Understanding the blame game over Gaza aid delays

    Understanding the blame game over Gaza aid delays

    Israel has blocked a huge array of aid items from entering Gaza. The Washington Post has the full list, from crutches to chocolate croissants. Meanwhile, CBS reports on recent finger-pointing between Israel and the U.N. on delays to aid. 

    Missouri teen Ralph Yarl tells NBC News how he’s been coping since he was shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell nearly a year ago: “It is a constant uphill battle.”

    NASA confirmed that the heavy chunk of metal that crashed into a Florida home last month was space-station debris. The Guardian has more. 

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan. 

    • 10 min
    Their ship hit the Key Bridge. Why are they stuck aboard?

    Their ship hit the Key Bridge. Why are they stuck aboard?

    Twenty-one sailors are stuck aboard the ship that hit Baltimore’s Key Bridge — with no end in sight. Popular Mechanics has the story.

    Vox explains Caitlin Clark’s staggeringly low WNBA starting salary.

    Why would anyone steal $300,000 in Lego sets? Believe it or not, there’s a booming black market, according to the Los Angeles Times. 

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan. 

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    Supreme Court hears Jan. 6 case with implications for Trump

    Supreme Court hears Jan. 6 case with implications for Trump

    The Supreme Court will weigh if January 6 insurgents can be charged with obstruction. Washington Post reporter Ann Marimow explains the implications.

    One year into Sudan’s civil war, there are fears of repeated atrocities. NPR reports.

    Author Salman Rushdie speaks with CBS News about the 2022 attack that nearly took his life, and the new book he’s written about the incident.

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

    Correction: Children under age 5 make up more than a quarter of people displaced by the civil war in Sudan. Due to an editing error, a previous version of this episode said they make up more than a quarter of people killed.

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    Understanding the charges in Trump’s historic criminal trial

    Understanding the charges in Trump’s historic criminal trial

    Apple News In Conversation has everything you need to know about Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial that starts today in New York, plus insights on Trump’s other three pending criminal cases.

    Iran attacked Israel, escalating an already volatile conflict. NPR has the details.

    Twenty years after images of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq shocked the world, a military contractor the prison will go to trial and face testimony from survivors. Time has the story.

    Today’s the tax deadline, and Vox has tips and tricks from an accountant to help with next year’s taxes. And the Washington Post looks at some very unusual — and unsuccessful — deductions people have tried.

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

    • 10 min
    Why the O.J. Simpson trial still matters

    Why the O.J. Simpson trial still matters

    Following an Israeli attack on a major hospital, Gazans are sifting through the rubble for the bodies of their dead. NBC News has the story.

    Time explains how O.J. Simpson changed everything.

    Financial columnist Charlotte Cowles tells Apple News In Conversation how she got scammed out of $50,000 and suggests ways to prevent that happening to you.

    ‘Bluey’ fans are worried that the much-loved children’s cartoon could be ending. Bloomberg Businessweek reports.

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

    • 10 min
    What the judge will ask jurors in Trump hush-money case

    What the judge will ask jurors in Trump hush-money case

    The start of Trump’s first criminal trial offers a vexing question: how to find a proper jury for such an unprecedented case. Erica Orden from Politico describes the selection process.

    For one Nigerian family, freedom after a kidnapping hasn’t ended their terror. NPR tells their harrowing story.

    An astronaut will land on the moon. For the first time, they won’t be an American. USA Today has more.

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

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