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Jael Snyder
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jael Snyder. Syrians took to the streets to celebrate after rebels declared the ouster of President Bashar al Assad. Videos circulating on social media show a large crowd in the central city of Homs toppling a statue of President Assad's father, Hafez al Assad. President Assad is believed to have left the country, however, his whereabouts are unknown. NPR Sherwood Gar Salah is at the border crossing from Lebanon to Syria, where Syrians are trying to return home.
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Sherwood Gar Salah
The road to Syria, once we reach close now to the border crossing, is full with traffic, cars with Syrian revolutionary flags, people cheering people on the sides of the road, cheering them on as well. Everyone is excited.
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Jael Snyder
The White House says President Biden and his team are monitoring what it calls extraordinary events in Syria. Notre Dame reopened to the public on Saturday, nearly six years after the cathedral was almost destroyed by fire. NPR's Elinor Beardsley reports that almost 2,000 people filled the church for the event, including 50 foreign dignitaries.
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Elinor Beardsley
The church was splendid with its soaring ceiling, clean white stone and dazzling lighted chandeliers. And the ceremony was moving. It began when the archbishop of Paris asked Notre Dame to open her doors, knocking on them three times with his staff made from one of the beams charred in the fire. In another ritual, the archbishop woke up the organ awake. Sacred organ, he said in eight different commands. Dozens of firefighters who saved Notre Dame were given a standing ovation. On Sunday, the cathedral will open to the public and hold its first mass since the fire. Eleanor Beardsley in P News, Paris.
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Jael Snyder
One of the country's strictest abortion bans may be on the verge of ending. In Missouri, a new voter backed amendment that protects abortion rights went into effect this week, but so far clinics have not restarted. CARE NPR's Alyssa Nap warning reports.
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Alyssa Nadworny
The amendment voters approved one month ago allows abortion up until the point of fetal viability, usually about 24 weeks into a pregnancy. But there are a number of state laws and regulations still on the books restricting it, including a near total ban, even in cases of rape or incest. Abortion rights supporters went to court to ask a judge to block those laws from being enforced. A ruling is pending. This is metroprestano and this is Miso, the medication abortion. While they wait, Planned Parenthood clinics across the state are prepping to begin offering abortions as soon as they get the green light from the judge. Alyssa Nadworny, NPR News, St. Louis.
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Jael Snyder
And you're listening to NPR News. The cause of yesterday's deadly explosion in the Netherlands is unclear, but police say they are looking for a car that was seen speeding away from the area. The explosion destroyed several apartments in the Hague, killing at least five people and injuring five others. Emergency workers are searching the debris, but the mayor says they are no longer looking for survivors. High winds and heavy rain are blamed for killing at least two people, according to the BBC, and leaving thousands without power in Britain and Ireland. Storm Dara brought gusts topping 90 miles per hour early yesterday, and officials are warning that strong winds will continue to hit the UK Today. A slew of flood warnings remain up as well. There are some consternation in Britain over changing linguistic styles in British politics. Vicki Barker reports from London, Britain.
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Vicki Barker
Boston's conservative Daily Telegraph newspaper reports that the use of that colonial upstart American English has exploded in Parliament since the turn of the century. The most frequently used offending words and phrases gotten reach out and leverage. The word laundromat has even been used instead of the English launderette. Although the linguistic rot first began setting in to general English usage in the early 20th century with the import of American pulp fiction novel, analysts believe this latest trend is because the current generation of British lawmakers is particularly fascinated with American politics and American politicians and has picked up some of their speaking styles. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
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Jael Snyder
And I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News.
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