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Wednesday briefing: Hostages in Gaza; Rosalynn Carter; Nikki Haley; India tunnel rescue; U.S. life expectancy; and more
Tuesday briefing: Israel-Gaza fighting pause; Vermont shooting suspect; Rosalynn Carter; Stephen Colbert; and more
Monday briefing: Gaza hostage releases; Palestinian Americans shot in Vermont; COP28; Derek Chauvin; Booker Prize; and more
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This selection was one of The Post's most read stories this year. It's titled: Bitter rivals. Beloved friends. Survivors.
Tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova became friends as teenagers but then split apart as each rose to No. 1 in the world. But they grew back together as they forged one of the greatest rivalries in sports and embarked on ambitious lives in retirement. After 50 years, they understood each other like no one else could. So when cancer came, they turned to each other.
It's by sports columnist Sally Jenkins, who gives an introduction of how she came to write it. It's read by Adrienne Walker for Noa: News Over Audio, an app offering curated audio articles.
Wednesday briefing: Israel and Hamas agree to hostage release deal; Sam Altman’s OpenAI return; Changpeng Zhao; Napoleon; and more
Tuesday briefing: Hamas says a ‘truce’ is near; Voting Rights Act; Sam Altman; Thanksgiving travel; turkey pardon; and more
Monday briefing: Al-Shifa Hospital evacuation; Rosalynn Carter’s legacy; Javier Milei; Sam Altman’s ouster at OpenAI; and more
Friday briefing: Al-Shifa hospital; George Santos; Paul Pelosi attack; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allegations; bin Laden letter; and more
A previous version of this episode incorrectly said "a former Louisiana officer" was charged in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor. He was an officer in Louisville. The error has been removed.
Thursday briefing: Senate votes to avert a government shutdown; Gaza hostage negotiations; Biden meets Xi Jinping; and more
Wednesday briefing: Israel enters Gaza’s largest hospital; a bill to avert a government shutdown; Biden to meet Xi; and more
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