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Law & Courts
The Supreme Court will rule on the availability of mifepristone, a key abortion drug
The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments next year on the availability of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions.
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Education
American Council on Education president discusses limits on free speech on campuses
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks the president of the American Council on Education, Ted Mitchell, about rights and limits to free speech on college campuses.
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National
Volunteering in the U.S. is on the decline, reports say
Soup kitchens and homeless shelters are struggling to keep up with demand, even as volunteering is on the decline.
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Many South Africans revere Mandela. What about the political party he left behind?
Ten years after the death of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first democratically elected president, many young people there have become disillusioned with his legacy and his party.
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Law & Courts
U.S. charges Indian national in an alleged assassination plot of a Sikh separatist
The relationship between the U.S. and India took a hit after the Justice Department announced charges against an Indian national for allegedly taking part in a murder-for-hire scheme on U.S. soil.
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Europe
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Ukraine to pledge long-term support
Ukraine enters the winter months with stalled front lines and uncertainty about continued Western support for its war with Russia.
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World
The death of a Palestinian olive farmer emphasizes conflict over land
Settler violence is on the rise in the West Bank.
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Politics
Voters in Ohio will decide on a constitutional right to abortion
It's the final day of voting on an amendment that would protect the right to an abortion in the state constitution.
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Blinken returns to Israel, working on a plan to protect civilians in Gaza
President Biden sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken back to Israel as the death toll mounts in Gaza, and international calls for a ceasefire grow.
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World
What Palestinians in the West Bank think about the war — and Hamas
NPR's Morning Edition team went to the West Bank to meet with Palestinians and gain fresh insights into the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.