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NPR | By A Martínez,

Leila Fadel

Published December 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM EST

Lawmakers concerned Venezuela boat strike could constitute war crime, U.S. envoy back in Moscow as peace talks continue, Afghan suspect in National Guard attack appeared to suffer personal crisis.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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