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An Afghan NGO Worker Worries About How Her Family Will Obtain Visas To Leave
Friday, August 20, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with an Afghan NGO employee who was able to leave the country under a special immigrant visa. Her relatives and colleagues, however, are stuck in limbo.
New Study Links Rate Of Emissions To Extreme Weather
Thursday, July 29, 2021
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Jennifer Francis, an expert who studies disproportionate Earth warming, about the new study linking the rate of emissions to the likelihood of extreme heat.
Brazil And Argentina Prepare For Copa América Final Showdown
Thursday, July 08, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mauricio Noriega ahead of the Copa América final in which Argentina and Brazil will face off for the third time in the tournament's history.
A 51,000-Year-Old Bone Carving Supports Neanderthals' Creativity
Tuesday, July 06, 2021
Scientists have discovered a giant deer toe bone, engraved by Neanderthals — a hint that our ancient cousins had conceptual imagination.
A Subway Microbe Map Shows Life In Cities Around The World
Thursday, June 10, 2021
A team of more than 900 international researchers and volunteers has assembled an atlas of microorganisms present in the subways of 60 cities around the world.
Neck And Neck In The Polls, Peru's Presidential Candidates Are Far Apart Politically
Monday, June 07, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Andrés Calderón, an independent lawyer and journalist, to check in about the Peruvian presidential election.
U.S. Gold Gymnast Simone Biles Keeps Rewriting The Record Book
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Christine Brennan, USA Today sports journalist, explains why Simone Biles' Yurchenko double pike feat on Saturday was remarkable — and why it wasn't awarded as such.
Ecuador Decriminalized Abortion In Rape Cases — What That Means For South America
Thursday, May 20, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with sociologist and lawyer Ana Cristina Vera about what Ecuador's recent expansion of abortion decriminalization means for reproductive rights in South America.
Gov. Hutchinson On States Opting Out Of Unemployment Relief
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, about his decision to move towards ending federal COVID-19 unemployment benefits.
Deadly Protests Continue In Colombia
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with freelance journalist Ramón Campos about what continues to fuel the deadly protests over tax reform in Colombia.
Homeland Security Secretary On Reuniting Families
Monday, May 03, 2021
NPR's Audie Cornish talk with the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the DHS announcement to reunite four migrant families separated under the Trump administration.