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The Trump administration continued its pressure campaign against Venezuela's president over the weekend, enforcing a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from the country.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rep. Adam Smith, the Democratic leader of the House Armed Services Committee, about Trump administration's seizures of Venezuela-linked oil tankers.
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A local government in Japan voted Monday to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant, which has been closed since 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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More immigrants are not showing up for their mandatory immigration court hearings compared to prior years, an NPR analysis shows, allowing the government to order their immediate deportation. -
A northern English town loses its best choral singers to fighting in World War I but finds new hope in a time of loss through music in Nicholas Hytner's new film "The Choral," featuring Ralph Fiennes. -
Trump intensifies blockade of Venezuela-linked oil tankers, DOJ releases more Epstein files, but lawmakers blast delay, analysis shows skyrocketing amount of "no shows" in immigration courts.
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Christian nationalists vow to put "Christ back into Christmas." In response, the Church of England has launched a holiday ad campaign to counter the far-right appropriation of Christian symbols.
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About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.
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Division over the future of the Republican Party were on display this weekend as conservatives gathered for Turning Point USA's "AmericaFest" conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author and comedian Mike Albo about the virtues of buying holiday gifts at the absolute last minute.
