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Federal government faces shutdown after stop-gap funding bill fails in the House, fighting rages in eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Syria forming a new government after fall of Assad regime.

Pokrovsk is facing one of the fiercest battles in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces are battling to hold the key hub, but commanders admit the Russians have more troops and firepower.

Amazon drivers and warehouse workers at multiple locations across the U.S. have been joining picket lines, pressing the retail giant to recognize their unions during the holiday shopping rush.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Stephen Rapp, a former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, on his trip to Syria to help preserve evidence from mass graves.

Syria's new rulers are forming a government after more than half a century of dictatorship under former leader Bashar al-Assad and his father.

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Students with certain disabilities are often excluded from general education classrooms. Two children with Down syndrome show what can be gained from more inclusion.