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Life Is Hard For Migrants On Both Sides Of The Border Between Africa And Europe

25 Nov 2022

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There are two tiny patches of Spain on the African continent. One is a city called Melilla that's surrounded by Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea.The ...

Our Picks For TV Shows And Movies You Should Watch This Holiday Weekend

24 Nov 2022

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As people across the U.S. celebrate Thanksgiving and enjoy their long holiday weekend, Consider This provides listeners with a list of TV shows and mo...

A Triple Serving Of Flu, COVID And RSV Hits Hospitals Ahead Of Thanksgiving

23 Nov 2022

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Hospitals around the country are overwhelmed, but this time it's not just with COVID.Cases of the flu and RSV are also spiking earlier this year. We ...

Amid Missile Tests, What Is North Korea's Endgame?

22 Nov 2022

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North Korea says it has successfully tested its largest intercontinental ballistic missile. And experts say it could potentially deliver a nuclear war...

Meet The Everyday Crypto Investors Caught Up In The FTX Implosion

21 Nov 2022

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Jake Thacker of Portland, Ore. says he had $70,000 trapped in FTX when the the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed this month. That money may be gone. A...

How to Cook a Faster, Easier Thanksgiving Dinner

19 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Thanksgiving is probably the most celebrated meal of the year. But for a lot of home cooks or new cooks, or would-be cooks-- it's also the most daunt...

How Much Should Wealthier Nations Pay For The Effects Of Climate Change?

18 Nov 2022

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At COP 27, the annual U.N. conference on climate change, one of the big questions that's been raised is how some of the wealthier nations should be pa...

The Hidden Toll Of Working On Prison Executions

17 Nov 2022

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During the past 50 years, more than 1,550 death sentences have been carried out across the U.S.Many of the hundreds of people involved in carrying out...

What Happens To The Investigations Involving Now-Candidate Trump?

16 Nov 2022

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Former President Trump is launching his 2024 campaign with a cloud of legal issues hanging over his head. They include the federal investigation into ...

Michelle Obama On Parenting, Partnerships And Political Action

15 Nov 2022

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Even a former first lady who's lived an extraordinary life has ordinary and relatable fears. NPR All Things Considered host Juana Summers sat down wit...

How Rising Seas Turned A Would-be Farmer Into A Climate Migrant

14 Nov 2022

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Climate change is a present tense disaster in some parts of the world. In Senegal, rising seas are destroying neighborhoods and once-fertile farm fiel...

Can Black Twitter survive Elon Musk?

12 Nov 2022

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A surge in anti-Semitic and racist tweets, an incoherent rollout of a paid verification service, and thousands of layoffs. Then a scramble to rehire s...

How Hip-hop Is A Mirror That Reflects The Problem Of Gun Violence In America

11 Nov 2022

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Takeoff, from the Atlanta trio known as Migos, was shot and killed at the beginning of November outside a bowling alley in Houston.The issue of violen...

For Many In Ukraine, The Struggle Doesn't End With Liberation

10 Nov 2022

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As Russian forces have retreated in Ukraine, people in newly liberated towns and villages have been trying to pick up the pieces. But it's a process t...

No Red Wave But A Divided Government Is Still A Possibility

09 Nov 2022

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The "red wave" of Republican gains that some predicted didn't come to pass during the midterm elections. As of Wednesday afternoon, control of both ho...

Haiti Is In Turmoil — But Is International Intervention The Right Solution?

08 Nov 2022

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Haiti is a country in crisis. Armed gangs have overtaken the capital of Port-au-Prince. Electricity and clean drinking water are in very short supply ...

Five Big Issues Americans Are Voting On This Election

07 Nov 2022

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National issues are increasingly crowding out more local concerns in elections across the country. With that in mind, we hear from five NPR correspond...

Diversity After Affirmative Action

05 Nov 2022

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Over the last four decades, affirmative action has helped transform diversity on college campuses in the United States. But soon, affirmative action i...

What Happens When The Mighty Mississippi Becomes The Measly Mississippi

04 Nov 2022

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The extremes of climate change are wreaking havoc on the Mississippi. Over the past two months, this critical waterway has seen below average rainfall...

Why Federal Security Agencies Are Warning About Potential Election Violence

03 Nov 2022

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The attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband and other recent incidents have security experts worried about the potential for political violence...

Qatar's Human Rights Record In The Spotlight Ahead Of 2022 World Cup

02 Nov 2022

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Billions will be watching when the men's soccer World Cup begins in Qatar this month. But the country's human rights record will also be in the global...

How Ukrainian Soldiers Are Preparing For The Battle Over Kherson

01 Nov 2022

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More than eight months after the start of Russia's war in Ukraine, new challenges are emerging.NPR's Franco Ordoñez reports that Ukrainian soldiers a...

What Do Young Voters in Wisconsin Want?

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elections are tight in many parts of the US these days. They certainly are in the battleground state of Wisconsin, where the last two presidential ele...

From Clergy to Veterans, Volunteers Rally To Fight Voter Intimidation

29 Oct 2022

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On Friday, federal authorities issued an internal bulletin that warned of the potential for violence from domestic extremists during the midterm elect...

Brazil's Presidential Vote Could Have An Impact Beyond The Country's Borders

28 Oct 2022

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On Sunday, Brazilians will go to the polls to choose between two very different presidential candidates. One is the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonar...

Black Vets Were Excluded From G.I. Bill Benefits. Congress Could Fix That.

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The G.I. Bill of 1944 provided free education, unemployment pay and home loans for millions of veterans returning from fighting in World War II. These...

Here's What We Know About The 12 Million Midterm Ballots Cast So Far

26 Oct 2022

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As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 12 million people have cast ballots in the 2022 midterms, according to the United States Elections Project.Hidden...

For William Shatner, seeing Earth from space was moving and heartbreaking

25 Oct 2022

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A year ago, William Shatner, the actor who played Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek series, boarded a Blue Origin rocket ship. At the age of 90,...

It's Not Just The U.S. There Are Signs Of A Global Economic Downturn.

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The war in Ukraine is stressing global energy and food markets. China's COVID-19 lockdowns continue to affect supply chains. Economies large and small...

Is Britain's Political Turmoil a Lesson in Democracy for the U.S?

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, politics in the UK looked a little — crazy. Outraged members of Parliament yelled their demands for Prime Minister Liz Truss to resign, ...

Former President Donald Trump Subpoenaed by House January 6 Committee

21 Oct 2022

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The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump for testimony under oath and records. We spe...

As Election Day Nears, Democrats Rest Hopes On Abortion Rights

20 Oct 2022

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Election day is less than three weeks away, and Democrats are trying desperately to hold on to their slim majority in Congress by focusing on abortion...

What A Third Term For Xi Jinping Could Mean For China And The World

19 Oct 2022

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This week, China's Communist Party Congress is expected to approve a historic third term in office for the country's leader, Xi Jinping. Xi has alread...

Ongoing Protests In Iran Echo A Century-Old Revolution

18 Oct 2022

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It's been more than a month since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being detained by Iran's morality police – allegedly for breaking the rule requ...

How PPP Loan Forgiveness Became a Messy Process with Limited Scrutiny

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was designed to soften the financial impact of the pandemic for small businesses. It issued about $800 billion i...

What Does a Record Number of Black Candidates Really Mean for Republicans?

15 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In a party not known for ethnic diversity, 22 Black candidates are running for Republican House seats this year. And for the first time, we could see...

Are We Ready for Another COVID Surge?

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Public health officials are warning of a possible surge in COVID cases this winter. How bad it could get depends on how many people take the right pre...

Does The U.S.-Saudi Alliance Have A Future?

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this summer — a man he had previously accused of ordering the killing of jo...

#Dementia TikTok Is A Vibrant, Supportive Community

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are more than 16 million people in the U.S. that are caring for someone with Alzheimer's and related dementias. More than two-thirds of them are...

A Russian Missile, A Little Pink Coffin And Unimaginable Grief

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the span of one morning this week, Russian airstrikes hit cities across Ukraine—some hundreds of miles from the frontline. Throughout the war, ev...

The Supreme Court Case That Will Decide if Voting Rights Should Be Race-Blind

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, the Supreme Court heard opening arguments in Merrill v. Mulligan, a case that could gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for the third time th...

Report on Pervasive Culture of Abuse in Women's Pro Soccer Incudes Youth Sports

08 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past few years, we've heard shocking allegations from women athletes about experiencing sexual harassment and abuse. And earlier this week a ...

Chess, Fishing, Irish Dancing: Cheating Scandals Reveal Why We Care About Cheating

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cheating allegations have rocked many worlds over the last few weeks.Chess, fishing, poker, and even Irish dancing.These 'sports' cheating scandals ha...

Is Independence The Answer For Puerto Rico?

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico is perpetually stuck in limbo.The people there are subject to federal laws, but don't have a vote for president or Co...

Prescribed Burns Started a Wildfire, But Experts Say They're A Crucial Tool

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a prescribed burn became the largest wildfire in New Mexico history earlier this year, the U.S. Forest Service put a ninety day ban on controlle...

Migration Is Shifting. Who Is Crossing Where?

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The past twelve months have been the deadliest on record for the migrants crossing the Southern U.S. Border from Mexico. More than 800 have died in th...

As Mortgage Rates Climb, A Hot Housing Market Cools

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Higher mortgage rates are putting a damper on the U.S. housing market. Home prices are down and sales of existing homes have now fallen for seven mont...

Is the Electoral College Anti-Democratic?

01 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Electoral Count Reform Act is a bipartisan response to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol where rioters and the former president attempted...

Russia's Illegal Annexation Ushers In A Dangerous New Phase Of The War

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the formal annexation of four territories in Ukraine on Friday, after the conclusion of what U.S. Secretary...

Hurricane Ian Tears Across Florida

29 Sep 2022

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Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction through central Florida, with extreme winds, heavy rains and a torrent of waters flooding in from the Gulf ...

In Iran Protests, Anger At Hijab Rules Is "The Tip Of The Iceberg"

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The widespread protests in Iran were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. She died after being detained by Iran's morality police for alle...

The Heartbreak And Cost Of Losing A Baby In America

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Every year, more than 300,000 U.S. families have infants who require advanced medical care in neonatal intensive care units. Specialized treatments an...

The Civil Rights Activist Sharing Her Story With A New Generation

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ruby Bridges was just six years old in 1960 when she became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New...

What's Really Causing America's Mental Health Crisis?

24 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced recommendations that doctors screen all patients under 65 for anxiety. Since the beginning...

Scandals? What Scandals? The NFL Keeps Surging.

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The NFL has dealt with plenty of scandal this century, but this offseason was pretty rough. Accusations of racist hiring practices, star players charg...

The Stories Of People Serving Life Sentences, In Their Own Words

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

More than 55,000 people in the U.S. are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole, according to research from The Sentencing Project. B...

An Unfinished Recovery From Hurricane Maria Left Puerto Rico Vulnerable to Fiona

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has allocated billions of dollars to Puerto Rico to help it rebuild from Hurricane Maria with more resilient i...

The Experiment Aiming To Keep Drug Users Alive By Helping Them Get High More Safely

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As record numbers of people in the U.S. die from drug overdoses, communities are searching for tools to prevent them. A new program in Canada could se...

Britain And Its Former Colonies Debate The Monarchy's Future After Elizabeth

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For many in the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth was synonymous with the monarchy. As she's laid to rest, King Charles faces a potentially "existential...

College Athletes Cash in on Endorsements, but Playing Field is Uneven

17 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Since a Supreme Court ruling paved the way for college athletes to profit from the use of their name, image, or likeness - NIL for short - athletes ar...

Strippers In The U.S. Want Better Work Conditions. Some Are Trying to Unionize

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For the past six months, dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in Los Angeles have been striking almost every weekend.This is because the stripp...

COVID Risk May Be Falling, But It's Still Claiming Hundreds Of Lives A Day

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's a strange moment in the pandemic. Mask mandates and other restrictions have all but disappeared. For most vaccinated people, the risk of severe i...

With New Counteroffensive, Ukraine Punches Back

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past week, the Ukrainian military has retaken thousands of square miles of territory from Russian troops, in a counteroffensive east of Khark...

Does Social Media Leave You Feeling Angry? That Might Be Intentional

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Social media platforms have helped fuel political polarization and incitements to violence across the globe, from the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar to ...

How Owning A Mobile Home Can Leave You On Shaky Ground

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of mobile homes aren't actually that mobile. They're brought in trucks in big pieces, then screwed together and put up on foundations. At that p...

When Fashion Is About More Than Trendy Clothes

10 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Even if you have never walked the red carpet at the Met Gala, or sat in the front row of a Fashion Week runway, the notion of fashion is hard to escap...

Quiet Quitting: A Loud Trend Overtaking Social Media

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Quiet quitting. It's a buzzy topic in the workplace and on social media, sparked by a viral TikTok video earlier this summer. So what does it mean?For...

The Life And Reign Of Queen Elizabeth II

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch of Britain since 1952, died on Thursday at the age of 96. She reigned for longer than any other ruler of the United Ki...

In Jackson, Mississippi, A Water Crisis Decades In The Making

07 Sep 2022

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For more than a month, residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have not had access to safe drinking water. The city is under a boil water advisory after pr...

Traffic Deaths Are At A 20-Year High. What Makes Roads Safe (Or Not)?

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Traffic fatalities have surged since the early days of the pandemic, reversing a persistent decline since the 1970s. Roads in the U.S. are now more da...

Tracking Down A Journalist's Killers

05 Sep 2022

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When Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in 2017, she was in the midst of reporting on corruption within the island's government. Aft...

The Quiet Trend of Reimagining and Reusing Prisons and Jails

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After decades of scandals over horrible conditions, many states are reimagining prisons and jails and reusing those properties to benefit the communit...

This Tool Was Supposed To Detect Election Hacking. Now It's A Misinformation Target

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After the 2016 election – and Russian hacking attempts targeted at local election offices – hundreds of local governments across the country made ...

Still Reeling, Uvalde Goes Back To School

01 Sep 2022

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Students in Uvalde, Texas are going back to school for the first time since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School bac...

As Climate Change Drives More Disasters, What Can We Learn From 'Katrina Babies'?

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been 17 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, permanently changing life for many people across the country.Over a thousand were k...

In Serena Williams, A Generation Of Black Players Saw A Legend "Who Looked Like Me"

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Serena Williams dominated tennis for the better part of two decades. Her athleticism and aggressive style changed the way the women's game is played. ...

Abortion Bans Bring Back Painful Memories For One Rape Survivor

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This summer, just weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the story of a 10-year-old girl in Ohio became a flashpoint in the national ab...

To attract and retain teachers, some schools are getting creative

27 Aug 2022

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Across the country, some teachers are deciding not to return to the classroom this September. The pandemic didn't create the problem of teacher burnou...

What You Need To Know About Biden's Plan to Forgive Student Loan Debt

26 Aug 2022

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President Biden's plan to forgive federal student loan debt – up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for others who qualify – l...

Dr. Anthony Fauci Steps Away

25 Aug 2022

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For nearly four decades, Dr. Anthony Fauci has been leading the fight against infectious diseases in America - including AIDS and COVID-19. Now, he's ...

For Families Of Ukrainian Prisoners Of War, An Agonizing Search For Answers

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The soldiers known as the Azovstal defenders are heroes in Ukraine. They held out for months against the Russians, fighting from a bombed-out steel pl...

As Inflation Eases, Food Prices Soar

23 Aug 2022

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Gas prices are down. Inflation is dropping ever so slightly. But the cost of food is going up. The price of food in America rose more in the past year...

Life For Afghan Women And Girls Under Taliban Rule

22 Aug 2022

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One year after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, the lives of women and girls have changed dramatically.Girls are no longer permitted to attend s...

Close to a decade after a catfishing incident, former NFL player Manti Te'o opens up

20 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's the kind of captivating, complex story that's hard to forget once you hear it. In 2012, star Notre Dame linebacker Manti T'eo's grandmother died....

$4 Trillion: How The Biden Administration's Legislative Successes Became Reality

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden had the narrowest possible Democratic Majority in the Senate when he took office. Yet the Biden administration's legislative successes...

Trying To Heal The Wounds Of Partition, 75 Years Later

18 Aug 2022

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75 years ago this week, British colonial rule ended in India. Two new nations emerged - Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu-majority India. But that f...

Where Does Liz Cheney Go From Here?

17 Aug 2022

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A key primary this week in Wyoming re-affirmed Donald Trump's hold on the Republican party.As expected, Republican Representative Liz Cheney lost her ...

How The Family Separation Policy Came To Be

16 Aug 2022

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In 2018, more than 5,500 children of immigrants were separated from their parents at the border.The Trump administration's "Zero Tolerance" policy, be...

A U.S. Marine's View From Kabul's Airport As the City Fell to the Taliban

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One year ago, on August 15, 2021, the Taliban swept into power in Kabul. It's a day that many remember, as videos and images showed a chaotic scene at...

High profile grads and a yearning for respite have helped boost HBCU applications

13 Aug 2022

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At one point, over 90% of African Americans with a college degree obtained it from an HBCU. But in the decades following the legal dismantling of segr...

What Is The Status Of All Of Trump's Legal Woes?

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Former President Donald Trump is dominating headlines yet again. Earlier this week, the FBI took several boxes of secret and top secret documents from...

What The Climate Package Means For A Warming Planet

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Up until a few weeks ago, meaningful climate legislation was sidelined in the U.S. Senate. But after months of wrangling votes — and adding concessi...

From The Grassroots To The Top Of The Ticket, Election Denial Looms Large in GOP

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In Republican politics, one of the biggest issues in the 2022 election is the 2020 election. In at least 8 states so far, Republicans have picked cand...

How The U.S. Gave Away Cutting-Edge Technology To China

09 Aug 2022

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Researchers at an American national laboratory spent years developing cutting-edge vanadium redox flow batteries. But now, a Chinese company is making...

The Course Of The War In Ukraine Hinges On The Fight For Kherson

08 Aug 2022

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All eyes are on Kherson. In Ukraine's first major offensive of the war, soldiers are pushing towards the city, trying to retake it from Russian troops...

Palestinian pop singer Bashar Murad struggles for freedom and equality on two fronts

06 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bashar Murad's danceable riffs and live concerts and videos - filled with bubbles, enormous hats, and layers and layers of veils - have earned him the...

As U.S. Declares Monkeypox A Public Health Emergency, What To Know About The Risks

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week the Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. And as the number of cases in the U.S. continues to clim...

The National Security Advisor's Very Busy Week

04 Aug 2022

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With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, the U.S. airstrike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and Russia's ongoing war in Ukrain...

Abortion Bans Have Consequences For Wanted Pregnancies, Too

03 Aug 2022

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Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, a dozen states have implemented laws banning or severely restricting abortion. Those laws have consequences for wanted ...

Al Qaeda Leader Killed In U.S. Drone Strike In Afghanistan

02 Aug 2022

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Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of Al Qaeda, was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan over the weekend. For years, al-Zawahiri was Osama ...