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Rise When The Rooster Crows with Jennifer Berman from 1/8/23, from WYSO Music On Demand.

Substances found during the search are examined on the premises of the fire department in Castrop-Rauxel, Sunday, Jan.8, 2023. In Castrop-Rauxel, there was a large-scale operation by the police and fire department on Saturday evening. A special task force (SEK) was also on the scene, a police spokeswoman told the German Press Agency on Saturday evening.

An Iranian man has been held in Germany for allegedly planning a chemical attack

Police and prosecutors said the man and another person were detained overnight in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, northwest of Dortmund.

Travelers wearing face masks with their luggage head to the immigration counter at the departure hall at Lok Ma Chau station following the reopening of crossing border with mainland China, in Hong Kong, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.

China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure

The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.

Waves crash into a seawall in Pacifica, Calif., Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. California weather calmed Friday but the lull was expected to be brief as more Pacific storms lined up to blast into the state, where successive powerful weather systems have knocked out power to thousands, battered the coastline, flooded streets, toppled trees and caused at least six deaths.

California braces for more storms as thousands are still without power

California braced for more stormy weather as rain began to sweep into the northern part the state and the San Francisco Bay area, raising the potential for road flooding, rising rivers and mudslides.

Down Home Bluegrass - 1/7/23

Down Home Bluegrass with Amy and Travis Luncan from 1/7/23, from WYSO Music On Demand.

Can Brazil's Lula save the Amazon?

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with environmental researcher Erika Berenguer about Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's ambitions to save the Amazon rainforest from deforestation.

Rep. McCarthy was elected House speaker. At what cost?

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy finally won the election after 15 ballots held over five days of voting.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California gestures toward the newly installed nameplate at his office after he was sworn in as speaker of the 118th Congress.

PHOTOS: The drama-filled process to elect Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Friday was the fourth day of voting for House speaker. Photographers captured tense moments in the House chamber as lawmakers negotiated.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., receives the gavel from House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., after McCarthy was elected speaker in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol early Saturday morning.

Historic House speaker showdown highlighted matters of race and representation

Questions about race and representation permeated the debate over who can best reflect the will of the American electorate on the Hill.

A bump stock is displayed on March 15, 2019, in Harrisonburg, Va. A Trump administration ban on bump stocks, devices that enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull, was struck down Friday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.

A U.S. appeals court blocks a ban on rapid-fire 'bump stocks'

A Trump administration ban on the devices, which enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull, was struck down by a federal appeals court.

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