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The lessons author Kelly Corrigan took away from a challenging year.
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So much can happen in a year. While we all wish for a happy New Year, that's not always the case. We talk to author and podcaster Kelly Corrigan about...
What we learn when things fall apart
31 Dec 2024
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Most years bring both good and bad experiences. But sometimes, it's the challenges of a bad year that show us our hidden strengths.Learn more about sp...
How to put your drinking on ice this January
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, more and more Americans embark on Dry January – a whole month of giving up alcohol.It's easy to imagine the benefits: no hangovers, bett...
Jimmy Carter's complex legacy
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100.He was the nation's 39th president, in office from 1977 to 1981.He will of course be remember...
He left everything to flee war in Syria. What does the war's end mean for his future?
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Syria's dictatorship fell in early December, celebrations broke out around the world - including nearly 6,000 miles away, in Toledo, Ohio. That's...
Your guide to financial self-care in 2025
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The holiday season is joyous – and also expensive.From steep flight prices to a laundry list of presents to buy, when January 1st rolls around, you ...
For a happier new year, rethink your resolutions.
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It can be hard to resist jumping on the whole "New Year, New You" bandwagon. But if you've decided 2025 is your year to make some changes, we have tip...
What makes a true Christmas movie?
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a movie a Christmas movie?When the movie Die Hard was released on Blu Ray a few years back, the studio called it "the greatest Christmas st...
What makes a holiday song a lasting hit?
24 Dec 2024
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Whether you play it on loop or whether it drives you crazy, there's no question Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You," song has become a pe...
The numbers were good, but feelings were bad: The US economy in 2024
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By most objective measures, the US economy is in good shape. Employers added about 2 million jobs this year. Unemployment is low. In much of the count...
In a year of global elections, what did we learn about the state of democracy?
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a hectic election season in America, to put it lightly, and we're not alone. What do this year's elections across the world say about the state...
Is "The Godfather: Part II," the perfect sequel?
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Given the fact that it seems like Hollywood churns out nothing but sequels, you would think the industry would have perfected the genre by now. Some s...
How Netanyahu survived another tumultuous year
19 Dec 2024
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At the start of this year Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was facing a crisis. Just a few months before, Hamas had breached Israel's border ...
It's never too late to get fit
18 Dec 2024
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How does fitness and movement change across the lifespan? According to NPR's Allison Aubrey, who covers health and wellness, the official recommenda...
Holidays shopping brings out the scammers. Here's how to stay safe
17 Dec 2024
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With just a handful of shopping days until Christmas, millions are making last minute online purchases. Unfortunately 'tis also the season for financi...
Can Trump turn promises into policy?
16 Dec 2024
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Donald Trump becomes the 47th President of the United States in just over a month.Throughout his campaign, Trump laid out a list. Things he plans to a...
A legend weighs in on a Christmas classic
15 Dec 2024
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For many of us, Christmas songs are dominating our playlists this week. There's the one you start hearing in October, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for C...
Can Syria avoid another slide into autocracy?
13 Dec 2024
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The brutal regime of Bashar al Assad fell over the weekend with dizzying speed. Syrians within the country and around the world burst into celebration...
Wray is out. Patel may be in. What's it mean for the FBI?
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced yesterday that he will resign before President-elect Trump takes office. This comes after Trump announced he ...
The unique needs of young cancer survivors are often overlooked
11 Dec 2024
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One of the triumphs of modern medicine is that children diagnosed with cancer today have an 85 percent chance of surviving at least five years.That is...
A suspect is in custody. Some Americans are celebrating his alleged actions
10 Dec 2024
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Five days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in Manhattan, police arrested 26 year old Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania. He's...
What Assad's Fall Means For The World
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For half a century, one family has brutally ruled Syria. Nearly overnight, that reign ended. Syria is not only a home to millions of people. It's also...
The enormous consequences Trump's tariffs could have
08 Dec 2024
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You never know if president-elect Donald Trump is bluffing, but when you have billions of dollars on the line, you have to take him seriously. So car ...
"The Return" tells an ancient story that still resonates today.
06 Dec 2024
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An epic poem and an epic reunion come to the big screen. The Return looks for new meaning in Homer's ancient story of Odysseus' return to Ithaca — ...
Insurgents gain ground in Syria. What happens now?
05 Dec 2024
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Syrian anti-government insurgents claim they have entered the city of Hama — a major Syrian government stronghold.This continues their momentum over...
Can Pete Hegseth's nomination survive?
04 Dec 2024
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At the time we publish this episode, Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick to run the Pentagon, is struggling to hold onto his nomination. There'...
Will Trump's next term make him richer?
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just before Donald Trump took office the first time, he held a press conference, announcing that he would turn over control of his business empire to ...
Joe Biden pardons his son. Is that justice?
02 Dec 2024
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Hunter Biden no longer has to worry about going to prison.That's because his father President Joe Biden pardoned him with just weeks left in his presi...
The 'Chinese Exclusion Era' shows how Trump's mass deportation plan could unfold
01 Dec 2024
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Donald Trump promises to deport millions of unauthorized immigrants once he returns to the White House. If he follows through, the scale of it would b...
Comedian Stephen Colbert is serious about food
29 Nov 2024
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If you've followed Stephen Colbert's career closely, you might have picked up on something. It's there back in his days on The Colbert Report, when he...
Ina Garten was ready for the luck
28 Nov 2024
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Thirteen bestselling cookbooks, a thriving food business in the Hamptons that she sold decades ago, and now her memoir "Be Ready When the Luck Happens...
Is 'Do Unto Others' the way to bridge the political divide?
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On a Sunday in mid-July, Pastor Chris Morgan welcomed worshipers to Christ United Methodist Church in suburban Pittsburgh with a simple message.That S...
Angela Merkel recounts being the first and only in new memoir
26 Nov 2024
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In her new memoir, Angela Merkel writes about the many dilemmas she had to navigate as Chancellor of Germany. Dilemmas her male colleagues never had t...
Undocumented workers brace for ICE raids, mass deportation under Trump
25 Nov 2024
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President-elect Trump's promises more ICE workplace raids like the ones in 2019. This time, advocates and undocumented people want to be prepared.Lear...
"Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo, can relate to being viewed as different.
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The movie version of the Broadway smash Wicked hits screens Friday, just in time for the holidays. Stage and screen star Cynthia Erivo plays the Wicke...
The "Bad Sisters" are back, and they're better than ever.
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Apple TV series "Bad Sisters" debuted two years ago. There were laughs. There was murder. And that could've been it for the Garvey sisters, becaus...
Some Trump cabinet picks are accused of sexual misconduct. What's it mean for #MeToo?
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you're tracking Donald Trump's cabinet picks, you may have noticed common threads among them: top jobs are going to people fiercely loyal to Trump,...
Witnesses say Israel is using sniper drones in Gaza and they're shooting civilians
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week British surgeon Nizam Mamode testified in front of a committee in the U.K. Parliament. Dr. Mamode had recently returned from working at a ho...
Is Trump's defense secretary nominee qualified?
19 Nov 2024
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What does it take to run the Department of Defense? That's a question that will be at the heart of Pete Hegseth's confirmation process early next year...
If Trump gets rid of Department of Education, what would it mean for schools?
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Trump has vowed to elimanate the Department of Education. The DOE oversees everything from college student loans to aid for public sch...
From Trump opponent to Trump loyalist: The evolution of Marco Rubio
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When compared to some of president-elect Trump's other cabinet picks, Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State is a pretty conventional choice.He's ...
Trump nominates RFK Jr. to remake healthcare.
15 Nov 2024
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This week President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services.The nominatio...
Kamala Harris ran a historic campaign. What will her legacy be?
14 Nov 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first woman of color to lead the ticket of a major party. But despite her historic run, she ultimatel...
How will Democrats move forward? Three strategists weigh in
13 Nov 2024
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Since Donald Trump won the presidency last week, Democrats have been pointing fingers, laying blame and second-guessing themselves.All Things Consider...
With "Wicked," director Jon M. Chu writes his own story
12 Nov 2024
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Wicked – the 20-year-old – smash hit on Broadway turns the story of the "Wizard of Oz" on its head. Now, the story of Elfaba the Wicked Witch of t...
In second term, will Trump punish news outlets that anger him?
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During the campaign, President-elect Trump called for reporters to be imprisoned and for media outlets to lose their licenses over unfavorable coverag...
What happens to Trump's criminal cases now that he's won re-election?
10 Nov 2024
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Today, we're sharing an episode of Trump's Trials for listeners.Now that Donald Trump is headed back to the White House the three remaining criminal c...
The Morgan Library's quest to honor a matriarch in archiving
08 Nov 2024
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Referred to as one of the most fascinating librarians in American history, Belle da Costa Greene is the figure who is responsible for the depth and le...
Exploring what the early days of a second Trump administration could look like.
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In just over 70 days, Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States will become the 47th, and he'll begin implementing his vision of an all po...
Who's sending Trump back to the White House and why?
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the days leading up to election night, news outlets across the country were predicting a historically close race, one that could take days to call....
Who's paying to elect the president?
05 Nov 2024
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The homestretch of the presidential campaign means huge rallies, a final barrage of campaign ads, and massive multi-state get out the vote efforts. Al...
A look at the life of the singular Quincy Jones
04 Nov 2024
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Quincy Jones, the famed music producer who helped artists dominate popular music for half a century, has died. NPR's Walter Ray Watson described Jones...
Separating election facts from fiction
03 Nov 2024
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In these closing days of the presidential election, polling across the board has nearly every swing state in a statistical tie, meaning the election m...
The 2024 presidential race went from deja vu to unprecedented overnight
01 Nov 2024
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When the 2024 presidential campaign began, it looked a lot like the last one. Former President Donald Trump and sitting President Joe Biden became the...
How many ways can you tell someone to vote?
31 Oct 2024
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There are plenty of ways to encourage people to vote, as the presidential candidates and their supporters are demonstrating in this final stretch of t...
Harris makes her final pitch for her presidency
30 Oct 2024
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On Tuesday night, one week before election day, Vice President Kamala Harris made her closing argument to the American people. For sponsor-free episod...
Democrats are vying for the support of rural voters in North Carolina
29 Oct 2024
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North Carolina has more rural voters than any other 2024 presidential swing state. As early voting continues across the state, canvassing groups are w...
Donald Trump's closing argument: leaning into the extreme rhetoric
28 Oct 2024
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At a recent Trump rally, many speakers leaned into racist, misogynistic and vulgar rhetoric. So what could it do for his campaign in the final days of...
For some conservative Christians supporting Trump, it's about the policies
27 Oct 2024
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Evangelical and Pentecostal conservatives are a powerful force in Republican politics.They've stuck by former President Donald Trump for three preside...
Election battles are being waged at the ballot box and in the courtroom.
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Election day is almost here, and we could soon find out who will become our next president. But winning doesn't only happen at the ballot box, and the...
Are biodiversity efforts keeping up with the effects of climate change?
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week and next, world leaders are gathering in Colombia for the 16th United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity to check up on their collec...
Emo music gets its flowers at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
23 Oct 2024
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If you had any doubts, we can clear them up now. Emo music not only still exists — it's thriving. A new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fo...
Even in death, Alexei Navalny hasn't given up the fight against corruption in Russia
22 Oct 2024
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In his posthumous memoir, Patriot, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wrote - "If they do finally whack me, the book will be my memorial."Though...
A look into Trump's recent rhetoric focusing on revenge and threats
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An NPR investigation has found more than 100 times when former president Donald Trump has said his rivals, critics and even private citizens should be...
What does it take to run a free, fair and peaceful election?
20 Oct 2024
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Millions of ballots are tabulated at the Maricopa County Tabulation Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Inside and out, the building is a fortress.It's the le...
Latinos are more pro-choice than ever before. What spurred this change?
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two decades ago, only a third of Latinos believed abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Today, that number has risen to 62 percent. So why ar...
Hamas and Hezbollah are both without leaders. What now?
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Israel announced that they had killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas.Sinwar came to power in the wake of the death of hiss predecessor, as w...
The meaning behind Israel's 'right to defend itself'.
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Israel has a right to defend itself and its people." It's a phrase that's been spoken by Israel's allies – and American presidents – for decades,...
Bob Woodward's newest book is making headlines
15 Oct 2024
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Legendary journalist Bob Woodward's new book War, like so many of his books about the American presidency over the last half century, is generating he...
What would a Harris win mean for mixed-race Americans?
14 Oct 2024
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Vice President Harris' multiracial identity has not been a major focal point during her short campaign. But what do members of her communities think?F...
Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably
13 Oct 2024
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If you eat salmon, there's a good chance that it comes from a salmon farm in Norway. The country has been farming salmon for over 50 years. The indust...
TikTok executives know about app's effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege
11 Oct 2024
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For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American tee...
Hurricane Milton's path of destruction
10 Oct 2024
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Hurricane Milton tore a path of destruction through Florida late Wednesday, leaving multiple dead and wrenching buildings apart.Many across the southe...
How Helene and Milton were supercharged by climate change
09 Oct 2024
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As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's central west coast, residents are preparing for the worst. The storm exploded into a Category 5 hurricane ear...
Hurricane Milton's triple threat
08 Oct 2024
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In the span of one day, a Category 1 hurricane headed for western Florida escalated to the highest intensity there is: Category 5.Since then, the pred...
Is there finally hope in America's overdose crisis?
07 Oct 2024
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In a twist that many addiction experts thought impossible, the decades long upward trend of opioid deaths in the United States has finally started to ...
October 7th: A year of war through the eyes of those who lived it
06 Oct 2024
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The October 7th Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli invasion of Gaza have changed the course of geopolitics. The events have upende...
In states where votes are close, organizers are aiming to 'lose by less.' Why?
04 Oct 2024
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In a state where every vote matters, campaigns are not only trying to win in counties where they're strongest. They're also trying to lose by less in ...
Wisconsin's vote is vital to the presidency. What are residents there looking for?
03 Oct 2024
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Consider This host Ari Shapiro and WUWM's Maayan Silver speak with voters along a 15-mile road that cuts through the Milwaukee area's segregated neigh...
Neighbors have been helping neighbors recover from hurricane Helene
02 Oct 2024
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The effort to recover from Hurricane Helene is only beginning. But neighbors and volunteers from humanitarian organizations are pitching in to help.Le...
Conflict in the Middle East is spreading. Is a wider regional war imminent?
01 Oct 2024
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The war in the Middle East appears to be widening, almost one year after Hamas launched its attack on Israel.For more on what might unfold from here, ...
How much can the upcoming vice presidential debate impact the election?
30 Sep 2024
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In a race where so much of the polling is within the margin of error — it seems as though any one thing could affect the outcome of the 2024 preside...
Author Robert Caro on the history of power
29 Sep 2024
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Historian Robert Caro's book "The Power Broker" details how urban planner Robert Moses reshaped New York through the roads and bridges he built, and t...
Are we entering a #MeToo reckoning for the music industry?
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Sean "Diddy" Combs sang about being a bad boy in his 2001 hit, the lyrics were a mission statement and a boast. But today, the lyrics might sound...
Meet the man in charge of prosecuting war crimes
27 Sep 2024
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karim Khan, the lead prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, about the pager explosions and conflict in th...
Without immigrants, America's job growth would have stalled
25 Sep 2024
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The share of Americans who are in the workforce today is the highest it's been in decades. But it's still not enough to replace all the baby boomers w...
Young voters in GA. will have a huge stake in the election. What do they want?
24 Sep 2024
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Consider This host Mary Louise Kelly wanted to find out what young voters in Georgia are most concerned with ahead of the presidential election this y...
More forever wars?
23 Sep 2024
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The US is trying to broker an end to the war between Israel and Hamas. Ceasefire talks begin and end and begin again. Secretary of State Antony Blinke...
Would long-range missiles for Ukraine pull the U.S. into a war with Russia?
22 Sep 2024
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It's been more than two and half years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, the U.S. and its NATO allies have slowly and increme...
Is Georgia ready to vote for a female president?
20 Sep 2024
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A few months ago, it was looking like Donald Trump had Georgia all but locked up.Now with Harris in the race, Georgia is once again in play for democr...
The unraveling of Eric Adams' administration
19 Sep 2024
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The biggest city in the country is in the midst of a major political scandal, and things appear to be unraveling in New York Mayor Eric Adam's adminis...
Israel rigged pagers and radios to explode across Lebanon
18 Sep 2024
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Two unusual attacks against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah come at a time when negotiations over a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas have...
A year after the strike is the UAW still winning?
17 Sep 2024
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A year ago at this time, members of the United Auto Workers Union were feeling powerful and optimistic. The group's new President Shawn Fain had calle...
Another attempt was made on Trump's life. What do we know?
16 Sep 2024
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Former President Donald Trump was targeted in what "appears to be an attempted assassination" on Sunday afternoon, the FBI says.What do we know about ...
The Republicans who stood up to Trump after the 2020 election
15 Sep 2024
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In the new HBO documentary "Stopping the Steal," we hear from Republican officials in Arizona and Georgia who wanted Donald Trump to win the 2020 pres...
NASA prepares to head back to the moon.
13 Sep 2024
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This time next year, if everything stays on schedule, NASA will send its first crewed mission to the moon, since the end of the Apollo program. Artemi...
Anne Lamott has some ideas on getting older in the United States
12 Sep 2024
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Getting older has been a punchline for as long as anyone can remember. And while there are plenty of jokes to be made about aging, it can also have so...
During Tuesday's debate, Harris was in command; Trump was incoherent
11 Sep 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris was dominant during Tuesday's presidential debate in Philadelphia. Former President Donald Trump struggled to stay on top...
Cooking for the most powerful person in the world
10 Sep 2024
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There's an old line: "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are?" Well if it's true, then Cristeta Comerford knows the last five Presidents b...
Should the presidential debate moderators hold candidates accountable?
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After days of back and forth, both presidential campaigns finally agreed on the rules for Tuesday night's debate. But what are the rules for moderato...