war Changing Minds: NPR series on people who've rethought convictions in an era of polarization and extremism Xeni Jardin

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movies Topol, star of "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Flash Gordon," RIP David Pescovitz

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politics Barcelona the first major European city to suspend ties with Israel over Palestinian abuses Elías Villoro

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artificial intelligence Congressman used AI to write a speech he read on the House floor Carla Sinclair

christianity Watch: Michele Bachmann said she spent Christmas telling her 3- and 6-year-old grandkids that the "eternal fires" of Hell await them Mark Frauenfelder

brooklyn Urban cowboy Kosha Dillz raps 'Happy Chinooka' with Gangstagrass in a Brooklyn dive bar Rusty Blazenhoff

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politics Food, memory and resistance in Palestine Elías Villoro

History Byzantine-era mosaics in an olive farm in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip Elías Villoro

privacy Erik Prince's new "secure" smartphone is an even bigger joke than it sounds Thom Dunn

biology This is the world's first synthetic embryo complete with beating heart and brain beginning—no sperm or egg required David Pescovitz

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Journalism CNN: Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was "killed in targeted attack by Israeli forces" Rob Beschizza

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