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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are expected to visit Children’s National Hospital the Friday before Christmas.

The United Nations has identified more than 37,000 structures destroyed or damaged in the war so far.

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President Joe Biden announced on Friday that thousands of people convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana in Washington D.C. and on federal land would be eligible for pardons, as he continues to push for reform of the criminal

Since 2017 nearly a million Rohingya people have languished in camps in Bangladesh. Four young Rohingya are being honored by the U.N. refugee agency for documenting their life in vivid photos. (Image credit: Mohammed Salim Khan for NPR)

The resolution is without the original call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. Friday’s vote in the 15-member council was 13-0 with the United States and Russia abstaining.

U.N. Security Council calls for expanded humanitarian aid in Gaza, as U.S. abstains  NPR Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war rages  CNN UN Security Council passes resolution to boost Gaza aid as US abstains  POLITICO Israel-Hamas war live: Security Council passes

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday seeking “urgent steps” to expand aid in Gaza, but could not secure the unanimous support needed to call for an immediate cease-fire. (Image credit: John Minchillo/AP)