These are the top stories, discussions and segments you may have missed in 2024, selected by the staff of KNPR's State of Nevada. They are re-airing between Dec. 23, 2024 and Jan. 3, 2025.
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This year's gastronomic titans and trendsetters
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One of modern history's worst natural disasters, the tsunami left about 230,000 dead across a dozen countries.
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Christmas and Hanukkah rarely fall on the same date, but this year they do. One mixed-faith family in Oakland, Calif., doubles down for double whammy holiday.
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Part of a Crusader castle crumbled. An 18th century minaret felled. Church mosaics burned. Archaeologists are assessing damage to UNESCO World Heritage Sites from Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Syria.
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When a good friend's loved one passes away, it can be hard to find the right thing to say. NPR readers share words of comfort they've shared with others — or wish they'd heard themselves.
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Opponents of the death penalty had urged President Biden to take this step, given the number of executions that took place during President-elect Donald Trump's first term.