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Why 'Abortion Or Adoption' Is Not An Equal Choice

09 Dec 2021

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During oral arguments last week in a major Supreme Court case, Justice Amy Coney Barrett brought up the idea of adoption as an alternative to abortion...

US Political Divide Reflected in Attitudes And Deaths Related to COVID

08 Dec 2021

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At least six conservative broadcasters who spread misinformation about COVID-19 and questioned coronavirus vaccines have now died from just this year....

A Real-Life Pearl Harbor Love Story

07 Dec 2021

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In October of 1941, a young soldier was on leave in southern California when he met the woman he was sure he would marry. Then, two months later while...

Women's Tennis Stands Up To China

06 Dec 2021

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Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai made an assault allegation in November, then disappeared from the public eye. She has since re-emerged, but in protest ...

Bonus: Banned Books

05 Dec 2021

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Banning books from classrooms and school libraries is nothing new, but it's recently become a topic of considerable political debate. How should paren...

Omicron Is Here. What That Means For The Winter

03 Dec 2021

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It was only a matter of time before cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant started popping up in the U.S., and now, it's here. Although it's too early ...

Why Americans Love To Shop And What It's Doing To The Planet

02 Dec 2021

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Buying stuff is a part of this country's DNA. It's a tradition that really took off near the end of World War II, when the American economy was thrivi...

A Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Roe v. Wade

01 Dec 2021

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Getting an abortion in Mississippi has never been easy, but it hasn't been impossible. Now, a case before the Supreme Court that centers on a clinic i...

The Infrastructure Package Was Signed By The President. Now What?

30 Nov 2021

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After years of jokes about unsuccessful Infrastructure Weeks, months of deliberation, and bouts of gridlock on the political left, a $1.2 trillion pac...

What We Know (And Don't Know) About The Omicron Variant

29 Nov 2021

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The World Health Organization is warning that the omicron variant of the coronavirus, which was first detected in South Africa, has a "very high" glob...

Constance Hauman 'Plays It Forward': A Musical Gratitude Project

26 Nov 2021

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This Thanksgiving week, we're sharing a segment from our special series Play It Forward, in which artists tell us about their own music and the musici...

George Clinton 'Plays It Forward': A Musical Gratitude Project

25 Nov 2021

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For Thanksgiving Day, we're sharing a segment from our special series Play It Forward, in which artists tell us about their own music and the musician...

The Indigenous Stories Glossed Over In The Typical 'First Thanksgiving' Story

24 Nov 2021

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The commonly-told version of the first Thanksgiving story leaves out a lot: The indigenous Wampanoag people who lived in a complex society long before...

NPR Investigates: CTE, Desperate Patients, And The Hope For A Cure (Pt 2)

23 Nov 2021

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CTE — chronic traumatic encephalopathy — is a degenerative brain disease found in many former professional football and hockey players, for whom ...

NPR Investigates: CTE, Desperate Patients, And The Hope For A Cure (Pt 1)

22 Nov 2021

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CTE — chronic traumatic encephalopathy — is a degenerative brain disease found in many former professional football and hockey players, for whom ...

Living with Long COVID

19 Nov 2021

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For those living with long COVID, daily activities like going for a walk, washing the dishes, or being on a Zoom call can be incredibly draining. Thes...

How A Dictator Engineered A Migration Crisis At The Belarus-Poland Border

18 Nov 2021

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Migrants from faraway countries are stuck in Belarus, just across its border with Poland. They've traveled there to seek asylum in the EU. But Poland ...

Half Of Afghanistan's Population Faces Acute Food Insecurity. Here's Why.

17 Nov 2021

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Afghanistan is facing its worst drought in decades, but that's not the only reason it is on the verge of a hunger crisis. After the Taliban took over,...

China Poses A National Security Threat Unlike Any The U.S. Has Seen Before

16 Nov 2021

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This week's virtual summit between President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping may have restored a tone of respect between the world's two la...

Yeah, The Supply Chain Situation Isn't Looking Great For The Holidays

15 Nov 2021

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The holiday shopping season is basically here. But a lot of things that Americans want to buy are not. Now the race is on to get goods off ships and i...

Young Activists At U.N. Climate Summit: 'We Are Not Drowning. We Are Fighting'

12 Nov 2021

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Thousands of youth activists from all over the world gathered in Scotland this week for the COP26 UN climate summit. They say climate change is alread...

What Went Wrong At Astroworld? The Deadly Dynamics Of Crowd Surge

11 Nov 2021

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Who is to blame for the deaths of nine people at the Astroworld Festival last Friday? Houston police have opened a criminal investigation and concertg...

Secret Tapes Of NRA Leadership Reveal Debate Of Post-Columbine Strategy

10 Nov 2021

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Following the Columbine shooting in April of 1999, top leaders of the National Rifle Association huddled in private to discuss their public response t...

Is The Future Of The Internet In The Metaverse?

09 Nov 2021

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Mark Zuckerberg says the metaverse is not just the next chapter of his company: it's the next chapter of the internet. There are a lot of questions ab...

Education In Virginia's Election: It Wasn't Just About Critical Race Theory

08 Nov 2021

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Now that the hot takes have cooled after Virginia's gubernatorial election, NPR correspondents Anya Kamenetz and Tamara Keith dissect the role of educ...

BONUS: How To Wake Up Early

07 Nov 2021

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Waking up at dawn with the bakers and the baristas may not be for everyone — especially night owls. Whether you have to wake up early, or you'd like...

How Sudan's Military Coup Is Threatening Its Long March Toward Democracy

05 Nov 2021

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In recent years, Sudan has been home to one of the most successful pro-democracy movements on the African continent. Now, a military coup threatens th...

Young Kids Are Now Vaccine-Eligible. Why Doctors Say Parents Shouldn't Wait

04 Nov 2021

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The CDC made it official on Tuesday: kids 5 - 11 are now eligible to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 pediatric vaccine. Within hours, some of the first shot...

Will The Supreme Court Rule Against The Texas Abortion Law?

03 Nov 2021

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Any ruling is months away, but this week's oral arguments provided some clues. NPR's Nina Totenberg watched them unfold. Hear more from Nina's coverag...

'Striketober' And The Power Of Workers

02 Nov 2021

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In what some have called "Striketober," workers in factories as well as the health care and food industries have either started or authorized strikes ...

As Climate Summit Moves Ahead, The World's Biggest Polluters Are Behind

01 Nov 2021

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A U.N. climate summit is underway this week in Glasgow, Scotland. Many of the world's top carbon emitting-countries will be represented there. Scienti...

BONUS: Embedded — 'The Capitol Gazette'

31 Oct 2021

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In this episode of NPR's investigative podcast Embedded, Chris Benderev reports on the trial of a man who shot and killed five people in the office of...

Author Grady Hendrix Explores What Happens To 'Final Girls' After The Credits Roll

29 Oct 2021

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A final girl in the horror genre is the woman who is left to deal with the aftermath of surviving a terrifying killer. From The Texas Chainsaw Massacr...

Why Iraq's Protest Movement Led To An Election That Millions Sat Out

28 Oct 2021

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Two years ago, a massive protest movement swept through Iraq. People were angry about corruption and a lack of basic services like electricity and hea...

Barack Obama And Bruce Springsteen On Their Belief In A Unifying Story For America

27 Oct 2021

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Last summer, when former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen sat down to tape their podcast, the country was facing a pandemic, joblessness a...

Booster Guidance For All 3 Vaccines; Shots For Kids Weeks Away

26 Oct 2021

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The CDC has now released booster guidance for all three vaccines available in the U.S. — making tens of millions of people eligible for another shot...

School Boards: A New Front Line In The Culture Wars

25 Oct 2021

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School board members across the country are being intimidated and threatened. Now the National School Boards Association wants the federal government ...

BONUS: Wisdom From The Top

24 Oct 2021

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This episode is from our friends at Wisdom From The Top. From the creator of How I Built This, host Guy Raz invites you to listen in as he talks to le...

The Great Resignation: Why People Are Leaving Their Jobs In Growing Numbers

22 Oct 2021

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A record 4.3 million workers in America quit their jobs in August.Anthony Klotz coined this ongoing phenomenon "The Great Resignation."Klotz is an org...

Why The Global Supply Chain Is Still Clogged — And How To Fix It

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Last week the White House announced a plan to help move the port of Los Angeles into 24/7 operating status. But that will only "open the gates" of the...

Havana Syndrome: Over 200 Cases Documented Yet Cause Remains A Mystery

20 Oct 2021

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Since 2016, a number of U.S. diplomats and federal employees have reported symptoms of a mysterious illness, the so-called Havana Syndrome.The list of...

Colin Powell's Complicated Legacy

19 Oct 2021

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Colin Powell's life was marked by public service, first as a soldier in Vietnam and then eventually as President George W. Bush's secretary of state. ...

The Trial For The Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery

18 Oct 2021

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One of the killings that sparked racial justice protests last year is again in the national spotlight, with a trial that begins this week in Brunswick...

BONUS: 'Nina' And 'Just Us' Offer Ways To Start A Conversation On Race

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After the protests last year, we heard the phrase "racial reckoning" a lot, as some groups of people struggled to catch up with what's just been reali...

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures As Water Runs Short In The West

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Large parts of the West have been hot and dry for so long that reservoirs are running low and some communities are mandating conservation. California ...

Remembering an Abortion Rights Activist Who Spurned the Spotlight

14 Oct 2021

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Patricia Maginnis, who was 93 when she died on August 30, may have been the first person to publicly call for abortion to be completely decriminalized...

Social Media Misinformation Stokes A Worsening Civil War In Ethiopia

13 Oct 2021

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Hate and division on Facebook are not just a problem in the U.S. That's one of the messages whistleblower Frances Haugen took to Congress last week, w...

Is China A Threat Or An Opportunity?

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In many parts of the U.S., China remains a huge business opportunity despite recent friction. That's the country where Apple makes its phones and Nike...

Native Americans Take Over The Writers' Room and Tell Their Own Stories

11 Oct 2021

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After decades of Indigenous stories told by non-Natives, two shows from this past year signal a change. Reservation Dogs from FX on Hulu was created b...

BONUS: Janet Jackson Once Had 'Control' of the Charts

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thirty-five years ago, Janet Jackson released an album that changed the course of her career, and of pop music. Control took over radio, reinvented th...

R. Kelly, Britney Spears, And The Rise Of 'Consequence Culture'

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, R&B singer R. Kelly was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking. Days later, a judge suspended Jamie Spears as the conservator of...

For Facebook, A Week Of Upheaval Unlike Any Other

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One day after a worldwide outage on multiple of its platforms, Facebook was accused by a whistleblower of hiding concerns about its products from the ...

America's Other Drug Crisis: New Efforts To Fight A Surge In Meth

06 Oct 2021

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Meth-related overdoses have tripled in recent years. In the west, 70 percent of police departments identify meth as their biggest problem. Now one sta...

Kids Born Today Could Face Up To 7 Times More Climate Disasters

05 Oct 2021

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Children being born now will experience extreme climate events at a rate that is two to seven times higher than people born in 1960, according to a ne...

The U.S. Has Passed Its Delta Peak — With More Vaccine Rules Coming

04 Oct 2021

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Cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are all on the decline in the U.S. — with September marking a turning point in the delta surge. Vaccination rate...

BONUS: Goodbye, Climate Jargon. Hello, Simplicity!

03 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

People are likely to be confused by climate change terms like "mitigation" and "carbon neutral," according to a recent study. Yet, these terms are ubi...

The Best Song Japanese Breakfast Says She's Written Is For A Video Game

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Zauner is best known as the frontwoman of indie rock band Japanese Breakfast and like most musicians, she's trying to tell a personal story t...

Redistricting: What Happens When The Party With Power Gives Themselves More

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Like lawmakers across the country, the Republican majority in Texas is getting ready to redraw the lines that define state and congressional voting di...

Why A Growing Number Of Haitian Migrants Are Headed To The U.S.

29 Sep 2021

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Thousands of Haitian migrants who had gathered on the southern border were deported back to their home country last week, even though some of them hav...

The Global Supply Chain Is Still A Mess. When Will It Get Better?

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Retail experts are already warning of delays, shortages, and price hikes this holiday shopping season as the pandemic continues to disrupt global supp...

Religious Exemptions To Vaccines: Who Wants Them And What's Legal

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Some city and state workers around the country have already begun to resist workplace vaccination rules on religious grounds. Soon those rules will be...

BONUS: A Friendly Ghost Story

26 Sep 2021

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It's one of the most common and perplexing friend mysteries out there - when friends ghost friends. In this episode of NPR's Invisibilia, they examine...

Lil Nas X Is Not Trying To Comfort Anyone

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Every generation has its musical "boogeyman." The Rolling Stones, N.W.A., Madonna. And the latest musician to be inducted into this notorious list is ...

Border Crisis: Thousands Of Haitians Flown to Haiti Against Their Will

23 Sep 2021

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Thousands of Haitan migrants who were camping out under a bridge in a Texas border town seeking to cross the Rio Grande and find refuge in the US are ...

Lessons Learned From Flint

22 Sep 2021

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The infrastructure bill moving through Congress includes billions to replace lead pipes. In Flint, Mich., NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with residents on ho...

Boosters Won't Make It To Everyone For Now, But Vaccines For Young Children Are Coming

21 Sep 2021

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The FDA Advisory Committee decided not to approve boosters for people sixteen and up. Instead, they made a recommendation for those 65 and up, or youn...

Germany Is Holding Syrian Officials Accountable For Alleged War Crimes

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

10 years ago, when the Syrian regime sent tanks and warplanes to stop a an uprising, it sparked a bloody civil war that is still ongoing.Learn more ab...

BONUS: The Lost Summer

19 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty years ago, during the dog days of summer, a fledgling journalist named Shereen Marisol Meraji — maybe you've heard of her? — headed to Durb...

To The Stage: After A Year Away, Broadway Is Back

17 Sep 2021

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After a year away, Broadway's lights are back on. Some of the biggest productions have returned for vaccinated and masked audiences. From "Wicked" to ...

Heatwaves Are The Deadliest Weather Events, But They're Rarely Treated That Way

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Heatwaves don't have names or categories like hurricanes and wildfires, but they kill more people each year than any other weather event, according to...

One Month After The Fall Of Kabul Thousands Still Wait For Escape

15 Sep 2021

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It has been exactly one month since Kabul fell and the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. With U.S. troops gone from the region and the collapse of ...

India's 'Love Jihad' Laws Make Marriage Difficult For Interfaith Couples

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In India, where arranged marriages are the norm, people typically marry within their religion or caste. But occasionally, some find love on their own ...

Will A Federal Mandate Make The Difference For Unvaccinated Americans?

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Last week President Biden announced a six-pronged strategy to combat the newly surging pandemic — including a federal rule that all businesses with ...

StoryCorps Presents: The Lasting Toll Of 9/11

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This weekend the nation marks 20 years since 9/11 — a day we are reminded to never forget. But for so many people, 9/11 also changed every day after...

In A New Afghanistan, Some Women Fear For Their Rights — But Others Are Hopeful

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, women protested in Kabul after the Taliban announced an all-male interim government. One woman who helped organized the protests told NPR "...

Delta Surge Slows Recovery As Parts Of Pandemic Safety Net Disappear

08 Sep 2021

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Last week's jobs report for the month of August show signs the delta surge is slowing the economic recovery, just as some pandemic safety net programs...

As A Destructive Fire Season Rages On, What Might Prevent The Next One?

07 Sep 2021

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The good news is that firefighters in California have regained control of the Caldor Fire near Lake Tahoe and tens of thousands of evacuated residents...

What Kids Feel Entering A Third COVID School Year (And How To Help Them Through It)

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Most kids are now in their third year of school during the pandemic. It's been a time of ups and downs; adjustments and re-adjustments. Some have flou...

Did The Supreme Court Just Overturn Roe v. Wade?

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court's conservative majority allowed a Texas law banning most abortions to go into effect. Almost immediately, abortion providers had to ...

The Delta Surge Keeps Getting Worse. What Happens When Hospitals Fill Up

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Some states in the south are have more people in the hospital than at any point during the pandemic — fueled by the highly transmissible delta varia...

Scenes From The Aftermath Of The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

01 Sep 2021

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The U.S. military's mission in Afghanistan is over. For many still living in the country, a new struggle has begun: how to move forward after they wer...

How Climate Change Is Making Storms Like Ida Even Worse

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hurricane Ida's winds intensified rapidly as the storm approached coastal Louisiana over the weekend — making landfall at its most powerful. NPR's R...

How A Bankruptcy Deal Could Offer Clean Slate For Opioid Billionaires

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A federal bankruptcy judge says he'll rule Wednesday in the case of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin. The company is owned by the Sackler family, wh...

BONUS: Venezuela's Rise and Fall

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Venezuela is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis as extreme poverty and violence have forced many to flee the country in recent years. How did ...

Taliban Vs ISIS-K: An Emerging And Deadly Conflict In Afghanistan

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For Afghans like Fawad Nazami, life under the Taliban would be a fate 'worse than death.' Nazami is a political counselor at the Afghan embassy in Was...

12 U.S. Service Members Killed In Kabul: What We Know About The Attack

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

12 U.S. service members were killed in an attack at the Kabul airport on Thursday. They were among some 5,000 U.S. troops evacuating American citizens...

Pfizer's Fully-Approved Shot Opens The Door To More Mandates

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

New York City, New Jersey, Goldman Sachs, and the Pentagon all imposed new vaccine requirements in the days following the FDA's full approval of Pfize...

Time Is Running Short For The U.S. Evacuation Effort In Afghanistan

24 Aug 2021

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The Biden administration said Tuesday that the U.S. was on pace to meet an August 31 deadline to fully withdraw from Afghanistan, but that "contingenc...

Why Are Millions Of U.S. Workers Still On The Sidelines?

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

School districts can't find bus drivers. The TSA is short on security screeners. Ports can't find enough workers to load and unload shipping container...

On Our Watch: The Brady Rule

22 Aug 2021

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Antioch police officials suspected one of their veteran detectives of leaking operational details as far back as 2010. But they didn't fire Santiago C...

Teachers Are Stressed, Burnt Out — Yet Hopeful As School Begins

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Across the country, it looks like this time, last year. Schools — some days or weeks into the start of the new year — are forced to close temporar...

The Desperate Effort To Get Afghan Allies To Safety

19 Aug 2021

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As many as 100,000 Afghans — those who worked with the U.S. military over the years, and their families — are trying to get out of the country. Bu...

How Haiti Is Weathering Two Natural Disasters At Once

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Just weeks after the shock of a presidential assassination, Haiti was hit by a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. The death toll is nea...

Booster Shots Coming Soon As Delta Overwhelms Some Hospitals

17 Aug 2021

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Hospitals like the University of Mississippi Medical Center are overwhelmed. Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor of the Jackson hospital, told NPR th...

Chaos And Collapse In Afghanistan: How Did The U.S. Not See It Coming?

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Taliban now control Afghanistan. How did the country's government fall so quickly — and why didn't the U.S. see it coming? NPR put those questio...

On Our Watch: Neglect of Duty

15 Aug 2021

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In the agricultural town of Salinas, Calif., Police Officer William Yetter repeatedly makes mistakes. First there's a stolen bike he doesn't investiga...

Taliban Gains, U.S. Evacuates: What's The Endgame In Afghanistan?

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the last week, the Taliban have gained control of large sections of Afghanistan faster than most people expected. The Pentagon is dispatching troop...

After Dire U.N. Warning On Climate, Will Anything Change?

12 Aug 2021

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What struck John Kerry the most about this week's landmark U.N. report on climate change? "The irreversibility" of some of the most catastrophic effec...

Uncharted Territory: Back To School Meets The Delta Surge

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the next few weeks, millions of children will head back to school. Many of them are too young to be vaccinated. At the same time, children are bein...

Ethiopia's Civil War Is Becoming A Humanitarian Crisis

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Tigray region in northern Ethiopia is at the center of a civil war that broke out last November, after rebels there attacked a military base. Sinc...