Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike east of Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, May 6, 2024.

American women and children in Syrian detention camps return to the US

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48:13

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike east of Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, May 6, 2024.

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A group of Americans who had been stranded in desert camps in northeastern Syria for years arrived back in the US on Tuesday. Also, water supplies in Mexico’s capital are at a historic low because of a combination of low rainfall, rising temperatures and outdated infrastructure. And, the IDF conducted air strikes in Rafah, where 1.4 million people are sheltering, and now controls the main border crossing with Egypt. It came as Hamas offered a counterproposal for a ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange. Plus, whale researchers have turned to computer scientists to analyze the clicks made by sperm whales in the Caribbean.

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In This Episode

A group of American women and children held in detention camps in Syria return to the US
4:00
Olympics torch set to arrive in troubled city of Marseille
7:12
Beethoven’s ‘Symphony No. 9’ turns 200
2:02
Once the epicenter of hydraulic engineering, Mexico City is now running out of water
Special Coverage
4:21
Gen Z political divide
3:42
This photo provided by the Israel Defense Forces shows a tank with an Israel flag on it entering the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
As Israel moves into Rafah, are ceasefire talks over? 
Special Coverage
5:29
Autocrats and propaganda 2.0
4:50
Kalush Orchestra brings Ukrainian folk music to the world stage
Special Coverage
5:40
Decoding the clicks of sperm whales
7:32