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NPR | By Steve Inskeep,

Leila Fadel

Published December 16, 2024 at 4:00 AM EST

Concerns over what kind of Syria the new conservative Sunni Islamist leadership will build. Renewed hope for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. ABC pays to settle Trump's defamation lawsuit.

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