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They have suffered great pain but not lost their compassion. Clockwise from top left: Dr. Lina Qasem Hassan, a Palestinian citizen of Israel whose relative in Gaza, an ambulance driver, died in an airstrike; Robi Damelin, whose son was killed by a Palestinian sniper; Yousef Bashir, who as a teen was shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza; Maoz Inon, whose parents died in the Hamas attack of Oct. 7.

The Israel-Hamas war has not quashed their compassion, their empathy, their hope

They're from Israel and Gaza. A man whose parents died on Oct. 7 feels as if he is swimming in an sea of sorrow. A young man has a soldier's bullet lodged in his spine. Yet they have not lost hope.

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  • Ari Daniel
A woman holds her 1-year-old son as they wait in line to get a coronavirus test.

Opinion: A New Phase Of Uncertainty

NPR's Scott Simon notes that as coronavirus cases in the U.S. rise rapidly, it can be hard to hear that we don't know when this will all be over.

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  • Scott Simon
On the left, a cover of the Bruce Feiler's book "Life is in the Transitions: Mastering Change in a Nonlinear Age." On the right, a photo of Bruce Feiler, wearing all black, smiling and sitting on the stairs of a fire escape.

Amid Disruptions And Upheavals, Author Bruce Feiler Reminds Us That 'Life Is In The Transitions'

Author Bruce Feiler joined On Second Thought host Virginia Prescott for one of the Atlanta History Center's virtual author talks. He discussed his new book, Life is in the Transitions.

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Jon Goode is an Emmy nominated poet and playwright based in Atlanta.

Atlanta Playwright, Author Offers Hope Through Poetry

The season of holiday cheer and giving can be especially difficult for people going through loss, illness or other challenges that come with being human...

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