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This week Puerto Rico declared a health emergency due to an increase of Dengue Fever cases. Health officials are worried because the mosquito-borne illness is showing up unusually early.
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Former Israeli hostage Luis Har speaks to NPR about how he endured 129 days of captivity in Gaza. He was freed in February by an Israeli special forces raid.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Daniel Estrin and Minister for Strategic Affairs in Israel, Ron Dermer.
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He spent seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy and five years in prison, both in London. U.S. prosecutors want his next move to be to the U.S. But the High Court has delayed that.
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Religious scholars have broad exemption from military service. But critics say that's no longer sustainable, given their fast-growing population and the war in Gaza.
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ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the deadly assault on a Moscow concert hall, and US officials are warning the group has also set its sights on western targets.
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After a Gaza baker spoke to NPR about baking cakes for Palestinians seeking joy during war, his bakery's main branch suffered extensive destruction in combat during an Israeli ground incursion.
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Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Jews have broad exemption from military duty. But the expanded war on Hamas has intensified pressure to change that.
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The Jewish carnival holiday of Purim, marking the story of the Book of Esther, carries special resonance this year. A look at the celebration in wartime Israel.
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A UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza passed thanks to a rare US abstention. That angered Israel, which canceled a delegation to Washington to talk about its plans for an assault on Rafah.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with White House National Security communications adviser John Kirby about US intelligence on the recent terror attack near Moscow.
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Russia is still reeling from Friday's attack. Authorities have confirmed at least 137 dead. Suspects, some showing signs of torture, have been charged. Here are other key developments.