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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Following 'White Helmets' on their rescue missions in Aleppo

    Aleppo was once Syria's largest city. But since the war, buildings have become hollowed out shells. There’s rubble everywhere, food is scarce and electricity spotty. There’s the constant threat of bombs falling from Syrian or Russian aircraft.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 19, 2017 • 1 min read

    Aleppo was once Syria's largest city. But since the war, buildings have become hollowed out shells. There’s rubble everywhere, food is scarce and electricity spotty. There’s the constant threat of bombs falling from Syrian or Russian aircraft. A small group of civilian volunteers called the White Helmets were on the ground to help people buried under the rubble. The documentary “Last Men in Aleppo” follows a few of them.

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    Who will lead California's Democratic Party?
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    2. 9:23Who will lead the California Democratic party?
    3. 17:40Following 'White Helmets' on their rescue missions in AleppoYou’re reading this
    4. 29:27How is 'Alien: Covenant' different from 'Prometheus?'
    5. 39:57Seth Meyers on comedy, news and Donald Trump
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