NPR News: Filmmaker Jafar Panahi is sentenced again in Iran as Hollywood's awards season starts

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi is sentenced again in Iran as Hollywood's awards season starts
Panahi's latest film, It Was Just an Accident, won three Gotham Awards on Monday. The filmmaker has been imprisoned in Iran before — but continues to make movies.

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NPR News: Firms that help military vets with their disability claims can charge exorbitant fees

Firms that help military vets with their disability claims can charge exorbitant fees
NPR has been following the money behind veterans' disability claims — specifically, for-profit companies that help vets navigate the VA's red tape. Critics of the companies call them "claim sharks."

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NPR News: What we know about Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Kremlin

What we know about Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Kremlin
U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff visit Moscow to present the Ukraine peace proposal.

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NPR News: U.S. ski resorts are bracing for a steep drop in international travel due to politics

U.S. ski resorts are bracing for a steep drop in international travel due to politics
Canadians usually head south for the skiing, shopping and nightlife in American ski towns. But due to cross-border politics, tourism to the U.S. is down, and some resorts are worried.

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NPR News: Thanksgiving weekend saw the lowest gasoline prices in more than four years

Thanksgiving weekend saw the lowest gasoline prices in more than four years
AAA says the average price of gasoline nationwide has dropped to just over $3 per gallon.

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NPR News: Afghans seeking asylum say the dream of reaching the U.S. seems ever further away

Afghans seeking asylum say the dream of reaching the U.S. seems ever further away
Afghans who were in the process of seeking asylum in the United States have had their hopes repeatedly dashed under this Trump administration. In the U.S., they live in fear of ICE detention.

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NPR News: Is Russia interested in lasting peace between it and Ukraine? A historian weighs in

Is Russia interested in lasting peace between it and Ukraine? A historian weighs in
NPR's A Martinez speaks with historian Oleksa Drachewych about the Kremlin's position on a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.

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