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Jeanine Herbst
NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. With the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, there's jubilation and fireworks in Lebanon, where more than 1 million Syrian refugees live. Now there's a rush to return to Syria. NPR's Emily Fang has more.
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Emily Fang
A rush of displaced Syrians living in Lebanon are trying to get across and return home, some for the first time since the start of Syria's Civil War in 2011. This man, a Syrian by the name of Haidar Ghazi Farqan, told NPR that he was happy Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad was out of power. He called al Assad a criminal. Around him, Syrians in cars and bikes, some loaded down with luggage and even mattresses, headed towards Syria. Emily Fang, NPR News, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Jeanine Herbst
Meanwhile, President Biden today welcomed the end of the Assad regime, calling it a fundamental act of justice after decades of repression. But he says the US Is worried about ISIS trying to seize control.
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Unnamed US Official
We're clear eyed about the fact that ISIS will try to take advantage of any vacuum to reestablish its capabilities and to create a safe haven. We will not let that happen. In fact, just today, US Forces conducted a dozen of precision strikes, airstrikes within Syria targeting ISIS camps and ISIS operatives.
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Jeanine Herbst
Speaking there to the nation from the White House this afternoon, the US Central Command says there's no indication civilians were hit. The US still has some 900 troops in Syria, which have been battling for years to dismantle isis. The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin today spoke with his Turkish counterpart about Syria. Both reaffirmed the importance of working together to prevent further escalation and to defeat isis. Apple is facing a class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports. The suit claims the tech giant has failed to crack down on abusive content on its iCloud storage services.
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Bobby Allen
Apple back in 2021 announced an initiative to scan iPhone and iPad images saved in the cloud for images of possible child sexual abuse. The plan was praised by child safety advocates who had been pushing Apple for years to bolster efforts against illegal images. But Apple abandoned the plan after security researchers said the scanning could provide a backdoor for governments to surveil their citizens. Now a lawsuit seeking class action status argues that Apple dropping The safety plans led to victims of child sexual abuse to relive their trauma as the images kept circulating. In a statement, Apple says child sexual abuse material is abhorrent and Apple is innovating to combat those crimes. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
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Jeanine Herbst
Asian markets are trading in mixed territory at this hour. The Nikkei, the main market in Japan, is up nearly a half percent. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong is down about 4/10 of a percent. This is NPR News. In New York, jurors on the subway choke hold death trial of Daniel Penney continued deliberations in Manhattan tomorrow on the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide. This after a judge dismissed the manslaughter charge after jurors said they were deadlocked. On Friday, Penny is accused of killing 30 year old Jordan Neely, an artist who struggled with mental health issues. Some passengers on the subway testified that they were terrified of Neely. A new study finds people in the habit of eating dark chocolate may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. And Piers Alison Aubrey reports the study adds to the evidence that compounds found in cocoa can help health benefits.
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Alison Aubrey
People who ate about an ounce of dark chocolate a day over many years were about 21% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. But study author Chi sun of the TH Chan School of Public Health at Harvard says there was no reduction in risk among those who ate milk chocolate.
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Chi Sun
We know it contains a lot of sugar, citric fat and has lower contents of cocoa.
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Alison Aubrey
Prior research has shown that the polyphenols in cacao may help lower blood pressure and help improve insulin sensitivity. The researchers say eating small amounts can bring another benefit, too, the joy that comes from eating a nice piece of chocolate. Alison Aubrey, NPR News.
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Jeanine Herbst
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