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1451 - Witnesses say Israel is using sniper drones in Gaza and they're shooting civilians
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  • 1451 - Witnesses say Israel is using sniper drones in Gaza and they're shooting civilians

    Last week British surgeon Nizam Mamode testified in front of a committee in the U.K. Parliament. Dr. Mamode had recently returned from working at a hospital in Central Gaza.

    He told parliamentary members what he witnessed, including drones that would come down and "pick off civilians, children. And we had description after description. This is not, you know, an occasional thing. This was day after day after day."

    For months, NPR has been collecting eyewitness accounts from Gaza that corroborate Dr. Mamode's testimony, saying the Israeli military has been using sniper drone technology and that they're not just shooting enemies, but also civilians.|

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    Wed, 20 Nov 2024
  • 1450 - Is Trump's defense secretary nominee qualified?

    What does it take to run the Department of Defense? That's a question that will be at the heart of Pete Hegseth's confirmation process early next year.

    Hegseth, a longtime Fox News host, is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense. The department he's nominated to run is one of the biggest, most complex entities in the US government. It's an institution that former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel notes – has its "own judicial code, legal system and health care system."

    Pete Hegseth is about to oversee a Defense Department with an 800 billion dollar budget, and millions of service members. Is he qualified for the job?

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    Tue, 19 Nov 2024
  • 1449 - If Trump gets rid of Department of Education, what would it mean for schools?

    President-elect Trump has vowed to elimanate the Department of Education. The DOE oversees everything from college student loans to aid for public school special education. What would shutting it down mean for America's schools?

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    Mon, 18 Nov 2024
  • 1448 - From Trump opponent to Trump loyalist: The evolution of Marco Rubio

    When compared to some of president-elect Trump's other cabinet picks, Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State is a pretty conventional choice.

    He's a veteran politician who served on the foreign relations and intelligence committees for over a decade, and he's been a loyal Trump backer throughout this year's campaign.

    But when you look back at Marco Rubio during his 2016 presidential campaign, there's a striking contrast.

    When he ran against Trump in 2016, Rubio called him a con artist, and described his style of leadership as dangerous. Now, he's going to work for him.

    Marco Rubio's political evolution is indicative of how the Republican Party has remade itself around Donald Trump, and it gives some clues about how he may operate as the nation's top diplomat.

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    Sun, 17 Nov 2024
  • 1447 - Trump nominates RFK Jr. to remake healthcare.

    This week President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services.

    The nomination comes after Trump promised to let Kennedy "go wild on health" during the campaign.

    Kennedy holds a number of controversial opinions on health, and promotes a number of scientifically debunked claims like vaccines cause autism, fluoride is poisoning the public water system and AIDS isn't caused by the HIV virus.

    Kennedy has long wanted to remake health and healthcare policy in the United States. Soon, he may get his chance.

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    Fri, 15 Nov 2024
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