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Jimmy Carter Remembered, Syria-Israel Relations, South Korea Plane Crash
Mon, 30 Dec 2024
Former President Jimmy Carter is remembered for peacemaking and humanitarian causes. A high-ranking Syrian official makes unprecedented comments about relations with Israel to NPR. Families seek answers after a fiery airliner crash in South Korea.Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukhananov, Andrew Sussman, Ryland Barton, Jan Johnson and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Kaity Kline, Nia Dumas and Julie Depenbrock.. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Okay, Layla, we've made it almost to the end of 2024. Thank God. Well, it was an interesting year. We had a presidential election. The Israel-Hamas War continued. Hurricane Helene. The Summer Olympics. Astonishing stories. A story you covered just in recent weeks that nobody seemed to see coming. The fall of Syria's ruler.
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Jimmy Carter lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds.
President Biden announced more than a week of events, including a state funeral.
I'm Leila Faudel, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News. A high-ranking Syrian official tells NPR he wants the U.S. to mediate cordial relations between Syria and Israel. Those remarks drew a sharp reaction throughout the Arab world and put Syrian leadership in damage control.
Also, a man talks of seeing off family members who boarded an airplane that crashed over the weekend. Our colleague Anthony Kuhn is at a South Korean airport where many families want answers. Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day.
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