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Sep 08, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Lonnie G. Bunch, III, the Smithsonian Secretary, who announced he is retiring after 38 years of service with the institution. He will step down at the end of the year.
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Sep 08, 2026
The Trump administration's escalating trade war with one of the U.S.'s closest allies, Canada, is causing economic anxiety in rural border states like Montana, which counts Canada as its main export market.
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Sep 08, 2026
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue.
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Sep 08, 2026
Pediatrician Rupa Narra of Doctors Without Borders talks about the challenges of treating children with Ebola, especially because their fatality rate is so high.
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Sep 08, 2026
Officials blasted past NYC mayoral administrations, Republican and Democrat, for failing to disclose data showing toxic air quality in lower Manhattan after the 9/11 terror attack.
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Sep 08, 2026
Georgia and South Carolina are trying to fight off an invasive bee-eating hornet that's been spreading along their coasts.
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Sep 08, 2026
U.S. bases in the Gulf face an unclear future after being pounded in war with Iran.
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Sep 08, 2026
The popularity of telehealth for abortion has grown dramatically in recent years. Here is what telehealth abortion appointment looks like in Arizona, where abortion is legal.
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Sep 08, 2026
As a federal appeals court considers Louisiana's lawsuit to end telehealth abortion access, a longtime OB-GYN in Arizona explains how telehealth works in his clinic.
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Sep 08, 2026
Hank the donkey has the longest donkey ears in the world. His mom, Jennifer Gee, says in addition to big ears, the Mammoth donkey has a big personality, "like a gigantic golden retriever."
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Sep 08, 2026
The U.K. is banning imports from West Bank Israeli settlements, saying settlement terrorists are responsible for "ethnic cleansing" against Palestinians.
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Sep 08, 2026
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Rebecca Rosman about yet another museum heist in France — this time, thieves stole several paintings by Renoir.
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Sep 07, 2026
A screenwriter is suing a major Hollywood television producer, alleging that her screenplay and ideas were stolen and used in the hit TV series Yellowstone.
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Sep 07, 2026
The UN estimates 650 million women and girls currently alive were married before age 18. A new resolution aims to bring awareness and push countries to act to end child marriage.
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Sep 07, 2026
Many California countertop workers diagnosed with silicosis from engineered stone are struggling to obtain workers' compensation benefits as insurers deny claims.
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Sep 07, 2026
A landslide victory for the far-right AfD in a tiny German region sends seismic political tremors far beyond its borders.
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Sep 07, 2026
Federal aviation investigators are searching for answers following a deadly cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport Sunday that killed five people and injured at least five others.
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Sep 07, 2026
Copper peptides are among the biggest viral trends on social media. Does evidence support smearing on the electric blue tincture for firmer skin, wound healing and other anti-aging effects?
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Sep 07, 2026
The boom in data centers has brought plenty of work and lots of overtime to union electricians, putting them at odds with many communities trying to block new data center construction.
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Sep 07, 2026
A 50th birthday trip to Ghana and Senegal sparked a new picture book called That You Are Here is No Small Thing, which guides children through Black American history.
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Sep 07, 2026
With Temporary Protection Status expected to expire next week for Salvadorans, TPS recipient Daysi Gonzales has been documenting her life in limbo on social media.
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Sep 07, 2026
Italy's Giorgia Meloni is set to make history — but a new rival from even further right could threaten her grip on power.
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Sep 07, 2026
The Trump administration is considering stripping the name of an African American war hero from an aircraft carrier, even though President Trump himself praised the honor in his first term.
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Sep 07, 2026
A selective peek at the comedies, adventures, romances and awards contenders opening in cinemas between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.
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Sep 07, 2026
President Trump is transforming Washington. New York Magazine's Ben Terris says the ballroom, the planned arch and other changes are an attempt to achieve "architectural immortality."
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Sep 07, 2026
Fifth graders calm school kindergartners in Los Angeles. Kids take the "bike bus" in Oklahoma. High school students take in a new high school building in Oregon.
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Sep 07, 2026
Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.
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Sep 06, 2026
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff made their first trip to Kyiv, one day after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
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Sep 06, 2026
Diesel has hit a record high. Stephan Bisaha visits an Alabama truck stop to talk with drivers and business owners about how high prices are changing what they spend and charge.
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Sep 06, 2026
Monte Wiederhold runs a trucking company in northwest Ohio. He explains how problems overseas affect businesses at home.
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Sep 06, 2026
One of the world's largest logistics companies plans to fit one of its ships with a strange type of sail, the latest in a small but growing number of cleaner sailing shipping vessels.
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Sep 06, 2026
Ticks and the diseases they carry are a growing problem nationwide. As tick season ends, a closer look at what researchers are learning about how ticks survive and spread disease.
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Sep 06, 2026
Angine de Poitrine wears giant masks, speaks an alien language and plays wildly complicated math rock. Manager Sebastien Collin talks about the rise of the enigmatic musical group.
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Sep 06, 2026
Over the past quarter century the events of 9/11 have been reflected in direct and indirect ways in movies.
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Sep 06, 2026
Journalists Mikhail Zygar and Cindy Yu explain how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan helped reshape Russia and China's ambitions.
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Sep 06, 2026
Classicist Emily Wilson talks about her new book, 'Crossing the Wine Dark Sea,' a series of essays reflecting on translation and classic writing in the modern world.
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Sep 05, 2026
In a massive restructuring under the Trump administration, U.S. Forest Service is closing dozens of research stations but, as NPR's Chiara Eisner reports, it is keeping some facilities open that had been projected to shutter.
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Sep 05, 2026
The U.S. strikes three Iranian oil tankers after Iran targets two American warships, in the latest exchange over shipping and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Sep 05, 2026
Activist and author Angela Davis remembers her friend Gloria Steinem, and discusses intersectional feminism today.
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Sep 05, 2026
On the centennial of father's birth, Ravi Coltrane talks about turning the home where the jazz legend spent a crucial period in the 1950s into a cultural heritage and community space.
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Sep 05, 2026
The Republican midterm convention in Dallas takes place in the same city that helped give rise to the Bush political dynasty. Still, many policies championed by the conservative presidents are noticeably absent from today's Republican Party.
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Sep 05, 2026
A United Nations report has found that the world will warm to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Climate solutions advocate Ayana Elizabeth Johnson urges a quicker implementation of known strategies - and determination rather than despair.
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Sep 05, 2026
NPR's Bobby Allyn talks about covering the prediction markets, where anyone can trade bets on the outcome of anything happening in the real world.
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Sep 05, 2026
As political races heat up heading into the midterms, candidates from both parties are increasingly joining the fray to voice concerns over Flock surveillance cameras.
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Sep 04, 2026
On Wild Card, famous guests answer questions that we don't always talk about. Musician Sara Bareilles talks about the importance of crying in her life.
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Sep 04, 2026
A mother was caught in a current while saving her son in Lake Michigan. When she couldn't get them closer to shore, a man appeared to help.
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Sep 04, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sam Holleran, one of the authors behind the new book Scattered Steel: the afterlife of the World Trade Center.
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Sep 04, 2026
Nearly 600 artists submitted crop art at the Minnesota State Fair. Using seeds from Minnesota grown crops, many artists created scenes inspired by Operation Metro Surge.
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Sep 04, 2026
NPR's Regina Barber and Nate Rott talk about a new way to spot archaeological fakes, how hurricanes may have influenced lizard evolution and the health effects of extreme heat.
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Sep 04, 2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Allison Aubrey, health and science correspondent for NPR and the author of Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love.
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Sep 04, 2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Allison Aubrey, health and science correspondent for NPR and the author of Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love. You can share your story of midlife reinvention.
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Sep 04, 2026
That's the grim assessment from the ground in the wake of the catastrophic flooding, which damaged or destroyed 7 health facilities, interrupted routine care and is affecting mental health.
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Sep 04, 2026
Seven hospitals/health centers have been damaged in the floods, some completely wiped out. Medical workers are concerned about interrupted routine care, risk of waterborne and communicable disease outbreaks in "holding centers" and the mental health impacts of the disaster.
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Sep 04, 2026
After a bruising primary, Democrats in Michigan are working to unify their coalition ahead of what is expected to be a razor-thin Senate race this fall for a seat they need to hold if they hope to retake the Senate majority.
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Sep 04, 2026
After a bruising Senate primary, Michigan Democrats are trying to unify to hold onto a must-win seat. But healing those fissures is proving not so simple.
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Sep 04, 2026
The late country singer's hits are making a mark on the pop charts following her death. Many are charting higher than they ever have before — and the rise of country music might play a role.
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Sep 04, 2026
More than a week of strikes by jet-powered Russian drones has disrupted schools, work and transport … and left Ukraine, which lacks air defense supplies, feeling vulnerable.
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Sep 04, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Nancy Gertner, a former U.S. federal judge and current lecturer on law at Harvard Law School, about the legal drama inside the courtroom at the Lindsay Clancy trial.
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Sep 04, 2026
U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, beating expectations. The news could give the Federal Reserve more leeway to raise interest rates later this month to curb stubborn inflation.
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Sep 04, 2026
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then.
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Sep 04, 2026
The judge in Lindsay Clancy's murder case has declared a mistrial after the jury was unable to agree on a verdict.
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Sep 04, 2026
After years of fighting over who gets to use the beach, and where, in Walton County, Florida, public-use advocates are calling for a state constitutional amendment to finally settle the matter.
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Sep 03, 2026
There was drama in the courtroom Thursday in the trial of the Massachusetts mother charged with murdering her three children. The jury has been trying to reach consensus for six days.
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Sep 03, 2026
Forecasters are expecting the El Niño weather pattern to strengthen significantly this year, raising the risks of extreme weather around the world well into 2027.
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Sep 03, 2026
The U.S. Treasury is planning to buy back at least double the long-dated government bonds it usually does. Will the plan pit the Treasury secretary against both the bond markets and the Fed?
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Sep 03, 2026
Through Ms. Magazine, the late activist and author Gloria Steinem was one of the driving forces behind one of the most classic children's albums, Free to Be... You and Me from 1972.
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Sep 03, 2026
Republicans see immigration as a winning issue ahead of the midterms as President Trump's administration ramps up arrests and deportations.
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Sep 03, 2026
This year's Super El Niño has brought unprecedented weather to Rio de Janeiro. Unaccustomed to tornado-strength winds, the city found an unusual partner to combat the weather: a spiritual adviser.
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Sep 03, 2026
This year's Super El Niño has brought unprecedented weather to Rio de Janeiro. Unaccustomed to tornado-strength winds, the city found an unusual partner to combat the weather: a spiritual adviser.
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Sep 03, 2026
Nepalese groups in North Texas, which has one of the largest communities of people from Nepal in the U.S., continue to grieve the loss of hundreds of people after the devastating floods in August.
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Sep 03, 2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with filmmaker Abigail Disney about her friendship with Gloria Steinem and the legacy her friend leaves behind.
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Sep 03, 2026
Gloria Steinem used her voice to fight for women's rights throughout her long life. We take time to revisit some of her conversations with NPR, and share some unreleased writings.
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Sep 03, 2026
As the midterms near, NPR's Tamara Keith has another installment of her Swing Shift project. Three swing voters in Pennsylvania tell us what affordability means to them.
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Sep 03, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Emmy-nominated comedian Robby Hoffman about her career and criticism she's faced.
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Sep 03, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with alternative rock pioneer Ben Folds about the 30th anniversary of the release of his old group's debut album, Ben Folds Five.
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Sep 02, 2026
A prominent Hong Kong democracy activist, Joshua Wong, has pleaded guilty to a charge of colluding with foreign interests under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
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Sep 02, 2026
In the new movie It Ends, four twentysomethings find themselves stuck on an endless road — literally. Filmmaker Alex Ullom says his sensibilities were shaped by growing up online.
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Sep 02, 2026
A leading Palestinian writer has secretly moved his archives from the Israeli-occupied West Bank to Scotland, to save it from the risk of destruction in Israeli military operations.
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Sep 02, 2026
South Korea's government is trying to keep religious groups from interfering in politics. The case of one Korean pastor has attracted attention at the highest levels of the U.S. government.
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Sep 02, 2026
Chief Justice John Roberts says he's thinking about how to dial back extra-long oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
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Sep 02, 2026
As momentum builds to recover artworks stolen during World War Two by the Nazis, researchers have created an AI chatbot that aims to trace the ownership and location history of works of art.
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Sep 02, 2026
Chevron is expanding its current operations in Venezuela. The deal expands the company's footprint at a time of political and economic uncertainty in Venezuela.
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Sep 02, 2026
NPR's "It's Been a Minute" podcast explores the complexities of adults who wind up having to care for aging parents with whom they may have had a fraught or even abusive child relationship.
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Sep 02, 2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Chistian Church in Springfield, Ohio about the death of 20-year-old Pierre Damas Bel, who died after being struck by a truck on the interstate.
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Sep 02, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with economist Justin Wolfers of the University of Michigan about what's going on with the bond market — and why it matters to everyday people.
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Sep 02, 2026
Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom's Andrew Henderson went to an auction of items belonged by Harland Sanders, known as Colonel Sanders, to understand why people are so fascinated by the founder of KFC.
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Sep 02, 2026
The IRS slashed its auditing staff last year — but the move may have backfired as tax collections from enforcement efforts plummeted, an Inspector General report shows.
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Sep 02, 2026
Chaos unfolds at the Miami immigration court after judges are assigned mega master calendars, hearings where judges see more than 100 immigrants at once.
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Sep 02, 2026
In the unprecedented absence of federal guidance, leading medical groups are issuing their own recommendations for who should get the COVID-19, flu and RSV immunizations.
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Sep 02, 2026
The recent trade war between the U.S. and Canada has both economic and political implications for Michigan, given it's the state's top trade partner.
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Sep 02, 2026
Lianyong Wei's death marks the 57th death of an immigrant detainee held in the care of the government since the start of President Trump's second term. Twenty-four of those have occurred since Jan. 1.
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Sep 01, 2026
Nearly a week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet, rescuers are still searching for people trapped in hydropower plants. But first they have to find the plants.
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Sep 01, 2026
Nearly a week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet, rescuers are still searching for people trapped in hydropower plants. But first they have to find the plants.
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Sep 01, 2026
In Australia, the queen of country music, Dolly Parton, is being remembered for her work in advancing children's literacy, particularly in Indigenous communities.
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Sep 01, 2026
A judge in Utah is expected to formally charge the man accused of shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk with murder, and whether his sentence could include the death penalty.
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Sep 01, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers talks with award-winning author Marlon James about his new book, The Disappearers, the story of a brutal attack on a group of gay men in Jamaica and its aftermath.
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Sep 01, 2026
The jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother charged with murdering her three children, said it's not yet come to an unanimous decision. The judge has urged them to keep trying.
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Sep 01, 2026
The White House has confirmed the Venezuelan company that says it will work with the U.S. to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves. Energy experts are skeptical that it's up for the task.
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Sep 01, 2026
In Massachusetts' Democratic Primary, generational change is being debated, spurred by Rep. Seth Moulton's challenge to the incumbent, Sen. Ed Markey, as well as who can carry on a progressive agenda.
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Sep 01, 2026
Amid floods in Nepal, the U.S. is experiencing serious floods in the west, including the Grand Canyon. We break down if they are connected and how Americans can understand this monsoon season.
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