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Apple News Today
Join Shumita Basu every weekday morning as she guides you through some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journalists are covering them.
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Apple News TodayWhat last night’s election results might mean for 2024
ABC has six takeaways from an Election Day with national implications for 2024. Polling shows Biden’s strong backing for Israel is driving a sharp drop…
Apple News TodayOne month on, families of Hamas hostages are still waiting
In an interview with ABC, Netanyahu says there will be no cease-fire without a release of captives in Gaza. It’s Election Day, and there are a ton of…
Apple News TodayIsrael defies global pressure over attacks on Gaza
Israeli strikes on Gaza intensified this weekend as global pressure continues to over civilian casualties. Reuters has more. Abortion is on the ballot in Ohio…
Apple News TodayHow the U.S. is navigating diplomatic challenges over Gaza
Netanyahu may not last as Israeli prime minister, Biden and aides increasingly believe. Politico examines how the U.S. is navigating the diplomatic challenges…
Apple News TodayAmericans and other civilians trying to escape Gaza
People with foreign passports are slowly being allowed out of Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensifies. Reuters has more. The Washington Post…
Apple News TodayWar deepens as Israel strikes Gaza refugee camp
Israel hit a densely populated refugee camp in Gaza, killing at least dozens of people. It claims the airstrikes killed a high-level Hamas commander. Reuters…
Apple News TodayInside the rise in antisemitism on American campuses
Universities, students, and the federal government are concerned about rising antisemitism on U.S. campuses. CBS has the story. The Washington Post is covering…
Apple News TodayAs Israel expands Gaza assault, cease-fire calls get louder
Reuters has the latest on the Israel-Hamas war, as Israel’s ground invasion expands and calls for a cease-fire grow. The Washington Post reports on the…
Apple News TodayWhat to know about the mass shootings in Maine
The Washington Post has the latest on the mass shootings in Maine and the search for the accused gunman. Meanwhile, the Trace explains how shootings like these…
Apple News TodayWhat to know about Mike Johnson, the new House speaker
Bloomberg looks into why Qatar is leading U.S. negotiations with Hamas over hostages. The Washington Post has further details on the energy-rich state’s…
Apple News TodayGaza health care is collapsing because of the war
The Guardian reports on how Gaza hospitals are ceasing to function as water and fuel run out. Home Depot tracked a shoplifting crime ring and found an unusual…
Apple News TodayHow the Middle East has frustrated U.S. presidents
Lots of U.S. presidents have pushed for Middle East peace. NPR shows how progress has been elusive. The Texas Tribune reports on new local laws that aim to…
Apple News TodayThe hostage situation inside the Israel-Hamas war
Reuters has the latest on the conflict in the Middle East, as Israel continues to bombard Gaza and the war spreads to other fronts. CNN has the story of how…
Apple News TodayNew developments in the Israel-Hamas war
This week’s In Conversation looks at what a father’s journey to find his son after a bus crash tells us about life in the Palestinian territories…
Apple News TodayBiden announces deal to let aid into Gaza
Speaking in Tel Aviv, Biden embraced Israel and promised aid to Gaza. The Washington Post has details. New Scientist explains why the Gaza water crisis is…
Apple News TodayWhat’s known about the deadly blast at a Gaza hospital
The Wall Street Journal lays out key facts about the hospital explosion in Gaza. Hostages are languishing as some in Israel rethink past prisoner swaps…
Apple News TodayWhy many Israelis are so angry at Netanyahu
New York reports on the growing chorus of criticism Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced from all corners of Israeli society since the Hamas attack…
Apple News TodayGaza conditions worsen as Israel prepares a ground invasion
Reuters reports on how hopes for a cease-fire in southern Gaza were dashed Monday as Israel intensified strikes on the region. Aging U.S. states are offering…
Apple News TodayWhat to know at a critical moment in the Israel-Hamas war
NPR reports on how an overdue reunion became a nightmare, leaving an American family trapped in Gaza. Reuters explains the war-crimes laws that could apply to…
Apple News TodayBlinken visits Mideast as Israel mobilizes for war
The Atlantic has the story of how one Israeli family survived when Hamas attacked their community. Idaho banned abortion. Then it turned down supports for…
Apple News TodayUnderstanding the history of Gaza and who controls it
NBC provides key context for understanding Gaza. Wired looks into how one AI company is using prison labor to train its models. The Los Angeles Times examines…
Apple News TodayTwo ways the Israel-Hamas conflict could escalate
The already deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas is in danger of escalating. Reuters is on the story. America’s epidemic of chronic illness is…
Apple News TodayWhat to know about the Israel-Hamas conflict
Reuters is covering the escalation of the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas. The Wall Street Journal reports on a fight brewing in Canada about how, or…
Apple News TodaySpotlight on the trailblazers hunting for climate solutions
NPR’s Climate Week coverage includes a story about an app taking on food waste and a report on a group of health-care workers who are reducing their…
Apple News TodaySneak Peek: America loves the AR-15. Here’s how that happened.
In the United States, AR-15s grace bumper stickers, mugs, and politicians’ Christmas cards. They’re also the weapon used in some of the deadliest…
Apple News TodayHow one state cut health-care costs after a nasty fight
Indiana employers won a bruising battle to introduce legislation to limit hospital fees. The Wall Street Journal explains how their success is spurring…
Apple News TodayWhat’s next after McCarthy ousted as House speaker
Kevin McCarthy is out as House speaker. The Los Angeles Times explains what we know about what happens next — and what the drama might mean for the…
Apple News Today“Learn to code,” they said. Then came AI.
In the age of AI, computer science is no longer the safe major, the Atlantic argues. The FTX trial is bigger than Sam Bankman-Fried, and could be rough for the…
Apple News TodayShutdown averted — for now. On to the next battle.
Matt Gaetz is planning a vote to oust Kevin McCarthy after the House speaker made a deal that temporarily averted a government shutdown. The Wall Street…
Apple News TodayWhat a looming government shutdown means for McCarthy
Congress is racing against time to avert a shutdown, with no clear road to a deal. NBC News is on the story. NPR has tips for how borrowers can prepare for the…
Apple News TodaySneak Peek: The secret to finding joy in running
Martinus Evans did not have an easy start to running. Weighing over 300 pounds, he set out to finish a marathon after a doctor told him to “lose weight…
Apple News TodayInside a groundbreaking climate lawsuit
CNN reports on six young people taking 32 countries to court to force them to accelerate climate action. The Atlantic explains how and why Airbnb is so…
Apple News TodayA long-running Olympic doping scandal may finally be settled
Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians have fled an enclave in Azerbaijan after the country’s military seized the area last week. The BBC explains why…
Apple News TodayAutoworkers want a four-day workweek. Can they get it?
NPR explains why the president of the United Auto Workers is pushing for a four-day workweek. CNN reports on how the failure of two dams in Libya resulted in…
Apple News TodayA tentative deal to end the writers’ strike
The Writers Guild of America and major studios have reached a tentative deal to end the writers’ strike. The Los Angeles Times has details. USA Today…
Apple News TodayReasons why a government shutdown is getting closer
With the risk of a government shutdown growing and time running short, the House speaker faces a number of challenges. The Wall Street Journal explains. And…
Apple News TodaySneak Peek: Elon Musk’s biographer on two years of shadowing the tech billionaire
Walter Isaacson, author of the new biography Elon Musk, spent two years following the world’s richest man in an effort to understand what drives him…
Apple News TodayMen behind ‘Sound of Freedom’ face misconduct allegations
This episode includes a segment with a description of alleged sexual misconduct. Vice reports that the man whose life story inspired the hit movie ‘Sound…
Apple News TodayThe three big threats to the U.S. economy
There are three major threats facing the U.S. economy — and they’re beyond the Federal Reserve’s control. Reuters has more. On Monday…
Apple News TodayUkraine’s president visits America to push for more aid
In an interview with CBS, Zelenskyy makes the case for additional American aid to Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal looks into why more baby boomers are…
Apple News TodayHow extreme heat drives deadly flooding
The Washington Post explains the potential role of global warming in the latest deadly flooding. The biggest sports-gambling season ever is kicking off. Vox…
Apple News TodayIran’s protest movement, a year after Mahsa Amini’s death
The Washington Post reports on Iran’s crackdown on women’s rights activists ahead of the one-year mark of Mahsa Amini’s death in police…
Apple News TodaySneak Peek: Why so many American kids are struggling to learn how to read — and how to fix that
America has long struggled with how best to teach kids to read. But a new approach, called the science of reading, is gaining steam — and it’s…
Apple News TodayWhy striking writers are so mad at Drew Barrymore
Entertainment Weekly explains the union backlash over Drew Barrymore resuming her talk show during the strike. An FDA panel says an ingredient in popular cold…
Apple News TodayWhy Libya’s floods have been so deadly
More than 5,000 people have died in Libya’s catastrophic flooding, and 10,000 are believed missing. The Washington Post details how weak infrastructure…
Apple News TodayWhy tens of thousands of auto workers could strike this week
Ahead of this week’s strike deadline, United Auto Workers called a GM counteroffer “insulting.” USA Today looks into how negotiations are…
Apple News TodayWhat we know about Morocco’s deadly earthquake
CNN reports on how some Moroccan earthquake survivors are still fending for themselves in the Atlas Mountains. The Washington Post looks into how climate…
Apple News TodayWhy the U.S. child-care situation is about to get even worse
CBS reports on why a wave of child-care-center closures is expected as pandemic stimulus funds dry up. India’s government referred to the country as…
Apple News TodaySneak Peek: Her family had always kept her aunt a secret. She set out to uncover the truth.
Growing up, Jennifer Senior thought her mom was an only child. But when she was 12 years old, she learned her mom had a sister, named Adele, who was…
Apple News TodayHow Trump’s trials may crash the 2024 primary schedule
Prosecutors predicted that a trial in the Georgia election case will last four months. The timeline would force Trump to spend a third of a year sitting in an…
Apple News TodayWhy schools are facing a teen drug crisis like no other
NPR looks into schools’ struggle to deal with an alarming increase in teenagers overdosing on fentanyl. Several major festivals have faced serious…
Apple News TodayBig new developments in the war in Ukraine
U.S. officials say Ukraine’s southern counteroffensive has seen “notable” progress. CBS reports. The Dallas Morning News details how Texas…
Apple News TodayHow the world is preparing for a possible second Trump term
U.S. allies and adversaries around the world are preparing for a possible second Trump presidency. The Wall Street Journal has the story. A Reuters…
Apple News TodayAfter Idalia, fears of disaster-relief money running out
Rebuilding after catastrophes like Idalia is dependent on the federal government’s Disaster Relief Fund. But the program could run out of money this fall…
Apple News TodayWhat’s especially dangerous about Hurricane Idalia
Fox Weather is tracking Hurricane Idalia’s impact on Florida and other Southeast states. Families of troops killed in the Kabul airport bombing as the…
Apple News TodayMore young women have breast cancer. Experts don’t know why.
Breast cancer is increasing among young women. But there’s little advice for that group regarding early detection. The Washington Post has more. NBC…
Apple News TodayHow contaminated eye drops killed four Americans
An emergency meeting will take place today over the head of the Spanish soccer federation forcibly kissing player Jenni Hermoso following the team’s…
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Guns are the leading killer of U.S. children
Guns killed a record number of U.S. children in 2021. The Washington Post reports on a sobering new analysis of CDC data. Taylor Twellman, lead announcer of…
Apple News TodaySneak Peek: What losing family taught Anderson Cooper about grief and gratitude
Anderson Cooper is now the only living member of the family he grew up with. When he was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack. His brother died by…
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How Trump’s no-show defined the first GOP primary debate
Eight Republican candidates for president gathered in Milwaukee for the first 2024 debate. The Washington Post has key takeaways from the event, while CNN…