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A quote in a previous version of this story used an analogy that incorrectly described the movements of Mercury from the perspective of Earth. The analogy has been corrected with a revised quote from the source.
A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Sam Smith using he/him pronouns. They use they/them pronouns.
An earlier version of this video misstated the first name of Jerry Dodgion as Jeremy.
A production error in an earlier audio version led to the incorrect identifications of a Polish protester and a Ukrainian driver.
A production error in an earlier audio version of the story led to the incorrect identifications of a Polish protester and a Ukrainian driver.
A production error in an earlier audio version of the story led to the incorrect identifications of a Polish protester and a Ukrainian driver.
An earlier version of this story misspelled the last name of musician Brownie McGhee as McGee.
A previous version of this article misquoted the decision by Maine's Secretary of State.
An earlier version of this story said the bishop's name is William J. Barber III. He is William J. Barber II.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said that for fiscal 2022, incidents rose 13% in the Navy and 9% in the Air Force. In fact, reported incidents rose 9% in the Navy and 13% in the Air Force.
An earlier audio version of this story incorrectly characterized the medical event suffered by Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin as a "heart attack." In fact, Hamlin said his heart stopped because of commotio cordis. The reference was removed from an updated version.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said that recertification is unusual. In fact, it is becoming more frequent, according to Amy Tucci, the president and CEO of the Hospice Foundation of America.
An previous version of this story said Smothers' father was a Navy major. In fact, he was an Army major. And a reference to San Jose State University should have said San Jose State College.
A previous version of this newsletter incorrectly stated that a U.S. service member was killed by a drone strike at a base in northern Iraq. A related audio story incorrectly stated the same and that the U.S. responded with a strike in Syria that killed an Iranian commander. In fact, no U.S. service member was killed in the drone strike in northern Iraq. And it was Israel that Iran claims fired an air strike into Syria, killing an Iranian commander.
A previous version of this audio story incorrectly stated that a U.S. service member was killed at a base in northern Iraq and that the U.S. responded with a strike in Syria that killed an Iranian commander. In fact, no U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq and it was Israel that Iran claims fired an air strike into Syria, killing an Iranian commander.
A previous version of this audio story incorrectly stated that a U.S. service member was killed at a base in northern Iraq and that the U.S. responded with a strike in Syria that killed an Iranian commander. In fact, no U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq and it was Israel that Iran claims fired an air strike into Syria, killing an Iranian commander.
An earlier version of the headline included a typo that incorrectly cast the description of the resolution as "compromised," instead of "compromise."
A previous version of this audio story incorrectly stated that a U.S. service member was killed at a base in northern Iraq and that the U.S. responded with a strike in Syria that killed an Iranian commander. In fact, no U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq and it was Israel that Iran claims fired an air strike into Syria, killing an Iranian commander.
A previous version of this article incorrectly stated Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there was "credible evidence" that agents of the Indian government were involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. PM Trudeau said there were "credible allegations" tied to Nijjar's killing.
In the audio of this story, as in a previous web version, we incorrectly say that "The Blood Gold Report" was produced in conjunction with Democracy 21. It was produced in conjunction with 21Democracy, a different organization.
An earlier version of this article misidentified neuroscientist Elizabeth Quinlan's academic affiliation. She is at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, not the University of Maryland.
A previous headline incorrectly stated that the U.S. conducted airstrikes in Iran instead of Iraq.
This story was updated to include the full list of minimum wage increases as compiled by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
An earlier photo caption incorrectly identified the state that Rep. Andrea Salinas represents. The congresswoman represents Oregon's 6th district.
An earlier version of the story did not make it clear that people can buy Bitcoin fractionally through an exchange.
In this report we incorrectly refer to Samantha Bova as Stephanie.
An earlier photo caption incorrectly referred to Pueblo, Colo., as Publa, Colo.
An earlier version of this story misstated a conversion from euros to dollars. The 2.6 billion in euros in prizes being distributed in Spain's Christmas lottery this year is equivalent to approximately $2.8 billion, not $2.8 million.
An earlier version of this story misspelled Dave Schryver's last name as Shryver. The story also was updated to reflect new Energy Department estimates greenhouse gas reductions and savings from its energy efficiency standards.
An earlier version of this story said the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Voting Rights Act does not protects coalition districts. In fact, the 6th Circuit has ruled that way, while the 5th Circuit has scheduled to take up the issue in a Texas redistricting case next year.
An earlier version of this story stated that in the plot of The Color Purple Celie was impregnated twice by her father. Though she believed the man was her biological father at the time of the rape, she learns later that he is her stepfather.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said "the jury found Majors innocent of intentional assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree." In fact the jury found Majors not guilty of those charges.
An earlier version of the map misidentified the Matsu and Kinmen Islands.
An earlier headline misspelled Radnor as Radner.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that the boat capsized on Saturday. The shipwreck occurred overnight Thursday into Friday.
A previous version of this story said the article published in the journal Nature. In fact, the article appeared in Scientific Reports.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the poem Chandler wrote as "previously unpublished." It had appeared in a biography of the writer, The Long Embrace by Judith Freeman, but the poem was not widely known.
An original version of this Tiny Desk credited Elizabeth Gaba as a performer. Their name is Gaba.
An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of the city of Rainier, Wash.
A previous version of this article misspelled Jordan Peele's name.
This story has been revised to distinguish between the historical event of the Maccabean revolt, and the legend of the Hanukkah miracle.
In the audio version of this story, Lina Lyte Plioplyte says that 22 states currently have a "tampon tax." In fact, 21 states have the tax.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was ineligible for the debate. He qualified for the debate.
This story mistakenly referred to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies as a "conservative think tank." FDD is a nonpartisan and nonprofit research institute.
An earlier version of this story said Maria Martin was 71 years old. She was 72.
In the audio, as in a previous version of the web story, we incorrectly say Justice O'Connor was born in Arizona. She was born in El Paso, Texas.
An earlier description of this story referred to an unrelated story. This story is about legislative efforts in Texas to give state and local law enforcement more power to arrest migrants who cross the southern border illegally.
An earlier version of this review incorrectly stated the title of the book. It has been corrected here.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that opening arguments would begin on Thursday. The opening arguments are not expected to begin until jury selection is complete.
An earlier audio version of this story indicated that gray wolves once were wiped out by hunting in Colorado. The corrected version reports only that they were wiped out before they were reintroduced in 2020.
This story was updated at 3:46 p.m. to reflect some of what happened in the hearing.
A previous version of this podcast episode incorrectly stated that a local election official in Mississippi's Hinds County had admitted to local media that they did not follow state law and preprint enough ballots for Election Day. This reference was dated and did not refer to the 2022 general election.
An earlier version of this story identified Hisham Awartani's father as Marwan Awartani. His father's name is Ali Awartani. Marwan is Hisham Awartani's uncle.
A previous version of this story incorrectly attributed data about mentions of "Pallywood" to Logically. It should have been attributed to Logically Facts, which is an independent subsidiary of Logically.
An earlier version of this story described Dubai as the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The capital is Abu Dhabi.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said Taylor Swift is 34 years old. She is 33 and will turn 34 on Dec. 13.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Kim Tyler was taking Wegovy. In fact, she is taking Ozempic.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said discrimination against fat people is legal in all states. It is illegal in Michigan and Washington.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the size of Montana's Native population. The total state population is more than 1 million, and the Native population is about 9% of that.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the race was scheduled for Sunday at 10 p.m. local time. It is scheduled for 10 p.m. local time Saturday.
An earlier version of this story misspelled the last name of Bruce Onobrakpeya as Onagwapia, and last names of Remi Vaughan Richards and her father, Alan Vaughan Richards.
An earlier version of this story misspelled the band name Outkast as Outcast.
A previous version of this story said the Media Matters report was released prior to Elon Musk's controversial tweet about Jewish people. It was released after the tweet.
An earlier version of this story misspelled the first name of Casandra Ventura as Cassandra.
This story has been updated to more clearly explain the White House's allegations that Hamas has operated from a network of tunnels below hospitals in Gaza.
A previous headline for this story incorrectly stated that Luis Diaz was the one kidnapped. It was his father, Luis Manuel Diaz. The headline has been updated.
In this report, we incorrectly say Netflix bought The Paris Theater in August. Netflix signed a lease agreement to keep The Paris Theater open in 2019.
In this broadcast report, we incorrectly refer to oncologist Yoram Unguru as Thomas Unguru.
This story previously said the Cyclops Mountains were located in the island country of Papua New Guinea. The mountains are located in the Papua province of Indonesia.
In a previous version of the web story, we incorrectly said Dina Hashem was currently writing for the Max comedy The Sex Lives of College Girls. Hashem has written for the show in the past, but is not currently writing for it.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said Eddie Perez left Twitter in November 2022. He left in September 2022.
Due to a photo caption error, the order of the Apollo 8 crew was incorrect. The proper order is Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.
An earlier version of this story misstated the first name of Patricia Strach as Barbara.
The name of the Democratic candidate running for Mississippi governor was misspelled in a previous version about the election. The correct spelling is Brandon Presley.
An earlier version of this story misstated the yacht's name, Grazie Mamma, as Grazie Mamma II.
An earlier version of this story said 1819 News was affiliated with the Alabama Policy Institute. The website was previously a fully owned subsidiary but was launched as a separate organization in 2023, according to 1819 News.
This interview incorrectly says a quote from a speech that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave on Oct. 28 refers to the Amalekites from the biblical Book of Samuel. The prime minister's office added a citation to his written and translated remarks to indicate Netanyahu was quoting from the Book of Deuteronomy. Both stories call for the Israelites to completely eliminate their attackers. In the Book of Deuteronomy, the text reads "blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven."
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated what year a deadly fire took place aboard the Conception.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that the number of youth arrests for violent crime nationwide was 424,300 in 2020. That figure actually represents youth arrests for all crimes that year.
Editor's note: The audio and text story have been updated to use the initials of a young person interviewed and to remove some images.
A previous web summary of this report misspelled Susannah Heschel's name as Heschell.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said that, in the show, Reeves killed a Black man fighting for the Confederate Army. The Black man was killed by another Confederate soldier.
An earlier version of this story mistakenly said that investigators will be spending the next two weeks examining reports of sexual misconduct at U.S. research bases on Antarctica. Investigators will be arriving to prepare for a future on-site presence in Antarctica.
A previous version of this feature stated that the Metropolitan Opera has only presented one other opera by a Black composer previous to X. In fact, the Met has presented two operas by Terence Blanchard since 2021: Fire Shut Up in My Bones and Champion. Anthony Davis is still the second Black composer to have his work presented by the Met.
A previous version of this story incorrectly described On Point as a show distributed by NPR. It is distributed by American Public Media.
An earlier version of this story mistakenly referred to the U.S. territory of American Samoa as Samoa, a separate island country.
In this interview, Terry Gross misidentified Mohammed bin Salman as the ruler of Iran. In fact, he is the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.
A previous version of this story said Barkan's death was announced on Monday. His death happened and was announced on Wednesday.
An earlier version of this story misspelled Wafa Elsaka's name.
An earlier version of this story misspelled Emily Mullin's last name as Mullen.
A previous version of this story, citing the FDA, said the affected products were sold at retailers such as Sam's Club. The FDA now says Sam's Club did not sell the products.
A previous version of this digital story incorrectly identified MOHELA as the largest federal student loan servicer. In fact, it is one of the largest loan servicers.
An earlier version of this story misidentified Benjamin Netanyahu as the president of Israel. Netanyahu is Israel's prime minister.
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that today, Dawn Powell's son would be diagnosed as having cerebral palsy and schizophrenia. Per Powell's biographer, Tim Page, today Dawn Powell's son would actually be diagnosed with autism.
An earlier version of this episode incorrectly said that the word "genocide" was first used to describe actions taken by Ottomans against Armenians. Most historians view the series of massacres and displacements of Armenians started by Ottoman forces in 1915 as a "genocide,"but the word "genocide" was not coined until 1944. Turkey denies the label, "genocide," and says the deaths came amid widespread regional conflict.
A previous version of this story said the incident that led to Jonathan Majors' arrest occurred in March 2022. In fact, it occurred in 2023.
In the audio of this episode, we incorrectly stated that Valerie Preziosi is the founder of Key Deer Alliance. In fact, she is the founder of the organization Save Our Key Deer.
NPR has updated this story to reflect a more accurate translation of Yocheved Lifshitz's statement describing her time in captivity as "hell," rather than a "nightmare" as previously published.
In a previous version of this episode, we stated that Thomas Watson Jr. fought on the side of the United States in World War II while IBM, under his father's leadership, was doing business with the Nazi regime. As a World War II pilot, Watson didn't fight in combat missions, but some of his missions did take him through combat zones where he faced enemy fire. And while IBM did sell technology to the Nazi government in the years leading up to the U.S.'s involvement in World War II, by the time the U.S. entered the war and Watson was serving in the war, the German government had seized the assets of American companies, curtailing IBM's control over its German operations.
In an earlier version of this story, we incorrectly reported that flight attendants were permitted to occupy a jump seat in the flight deck.
An earlier version of this story said a lawyer had told NPR of shootings of Palestinians. In fact the lawyer told of shootings of Israelis.