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Is Syria A Training Ground For A New Generation Of Terrorists?

NPR

Published June 3, 2014 at 4:08 PM EDT

According to Richard Barrett, the senior vice president of the Soufan Group, the number of foreign fighters in Syria has surpassed the number of those who have gone to Afghanistan. Barrett speaks with Robert Siegel about why he believes the Syrian conflict has become an incubator for young terrorists.

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FBI missed 'basic step' in its intelligence efforts ahead of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Ryan Lucas

The long-awaited report from DOJ Inspector General office comes nearly four years after a crowd of Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 to try to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election win.
This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' -- and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic

David Cox

That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus.
'Does This Taste Funny?' is a Colbert family cookbook

Terry Gross

What do cooking and a nightly TV show have in common? Both require "a little care, a little love and a little imagination," says Stephen Colbert. He and his wife Evie Colbert have written a cookbook.

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