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Nora Ram
In Washington, I'm Nora Ram. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijan's leader today for the crash of an Azerbaijan airliner in Kazakhstan this week that killed 38 people. He called it a tragic incident. The Kremlin says Russian air defense systems were firing because of a Ukrainian drone strike, but he stopped short of saying that Russia was responsible for the crash. The Health Ministry in Gaza says Israel's army has detained the director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza. The announcement comes after the Israeli military shut down the hospital, saying it was being used as an operating base for Hamas fighters. The hospital staff denies this. NPR's Emily Fang reports.
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Emily Fang
For weeks, the staff of Kemal AD1 Hospital in North Gaza refused to evacuate despite orders from the Israeli army. The hospital's director insisted that some of his patients would die if moved. But on Friday, after weeks of intense shelling and deadly strikes near the hospital, the Israeli military forcibly shut it down. The Gaza health authorities said parts of the hospital were later burned down. This is Noor Omukayed, a nurse in the hospital's ICU unit. She said in a voice note shared by her sister with NPR that the Israeli military first set fire to buildings surrounding the hospital before shelling sections of the hospital itself. Emily Feng, NPR News, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Nora Ram
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the government will reach its debt limit by mid January. NPR's Rafael Naam reports.
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Rafael Nam
Sometime between January 14th and January 23rd, the US will hit its debt limit. That's according to a letter sent by Yellen to Congress on Friday. But Yellen says the US can adopt so called extraordinary measures to continue paying its bills. These are essentially accounting moves to conserve cash, like suspending some planned investments. Yellen did not say how long the U.S. can do that for. Some analysts believe the U.S. could stretch its money until summer, but it will likely be up to the incoming Republican Congress and the next President Donald Trump to raise or suspend the debt ceiling. Otherwise, the US Risks a devastating default. Rafael Nam, NPR News.
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Nora Ram
The Department of Health and Human Services is considering whether health care providers should be required to do more to prevent cyber attacks. Anne Neuberger is the U.S. deputy National Security advisor for cybersecurity. She says huge numbers of Americans have been affected by breaches of health information.
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Anne Neuberger
In the last five years. There's been an alarming growth, 1,002% in the number of Americans affected by large breaches of health care information, over 167 million individuals in 2023 alone.
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Nora Ram
The proposed rule would require the health care providers to add new cybersecurity measures. You're listening to NPR News. Pro Russian hackers are taking responsibility for a cyber attack in Italy today. Italy's CyberSecurity Agency says 10 websites were hit, including the foreign Ministry. It says it acted promptly and the impact of the attack was mitigated in a few hours. UNICEF says more than 473 million children live in areas affected by conflicts, a record high. These conflicts span the globe from Haiti to Lebanon, from Myanmar to the Democratic Republic of Congo. NPR's Gabriela Emanuel has more.
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Gabriela Emanuel
UNICEF says there are more conflicts now than at any point since World War II. And since the world's population has more than tripled since then, the total number of kids affected is at an all time high. Joe English is with unicef.
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Joe English
Everywhere where we have data, the numbers are worse than they have ever been.
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Gabriela Emanuel
Growing up in a conflict zone makes a child more likely to be out of school and malnourished, he says, and there are often long lasting impacts on a child's mental health. Gabriela Emanuel, NPR News.
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Nora Ram
Actor Olivia Hussey has died. A statement from her family said she died peacefully at home yesterday, surrounded by loved ones. No cause was given. Hussey was 15 years old when she was cast as Juliet in the 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Hussey won a Golden Globe for her portrayal. Decades later, she and actor Leonard Whiting, who played Romeo, sued Paramount Pictures, alleging they were filmed in the nude without their knowledge. The lawsuit was dismissed. Olivia Hussey was 73. This is NPR.
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