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Zelenskyy's recent diplomatic moves signal a new phase for the war in Ukraine

Sunday, May 21, 2023

A look at Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's diplomatic push and what it might mean for the the next phase of the war in Ukraine.

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Comedian Jamie Loftus's book 'Raw Dog' chronicles her hot-dog eating travels

Sunday, May 21, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with comedian Jamie Loftus about her book "Raw Dog," which chronicles her hot-dog eating travels.

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Prince Harry has filed multiple lawsuits against tabloids in the U.K.

Sunday, May 21, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rscoe talks with media expert Tim Luckhurst of Durham University in England about the lawsuits Prince Harry has filed against several tabloids there.

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Colorado Springs Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade reflects on his historic victory

Sunday, May 21, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Colorado Springs Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade about his victory in Tuesday's election. He's the first Black person to be elected mayor there.

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A woman dropped her diamond ring down the toilet. 13 years later, it was found in the pipes

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Mary Strand of Rogers, Minn., dropped a diamond ring down a toilet 13 years ago. She and her husband frantically tried to recover it to no avail. It finally turned up earlier this year.

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Montana's ban on TikTok may be hard to enforce

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Montana became the first state in the country to ban the app TikTok. Lily Hay Newman of WIRED tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe that the law may be hard to enforce and defend in court.

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Politics chat: Biden addresses debt ceiling at G7 press conference

Sunday, May 21, 2023

The negotiations over the federal debt ceiling flowed over into world affairs as President Biden gave a press conference at the end of the G7 conference in Japan earlier today.

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How needle drops have created some of the most iconic movie moments

Sunday, May 21, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rico Gagliano, host of the MUBI Podcast, which just wrapped a series about great needle drops in cinema history.

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Hana Videen on her book 'The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English'

Sunday, May 21, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author and medieval studies scholar Hana Videen about her book, "The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English."

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Pilot unions are negotiating contracts with airlines

Sunday, May 21, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Jim Higgins, professor of aviation at the University of North Dakota, about contract negotiations between airlines and pilots' unions.

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In Guatemala, the suspension of a leading presidential candidate has sparked concerns

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Election season in Guatemala just took a surprising turn as a judge suspended the candidacy of a leading presidential contender, stoking fears that the country is becoming less democratic.

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A cyclone in southern Asia is threatening one of the world's largest refugee camps

Sunday, May 14, 2023

A cyclone hitting Bangladesh and Myanmar is threatening one of the world's largest refugee camps.

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Remembering the racist attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., a year later

Sunday, May 14, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Na'Kya McCann, host of the podcast "Embedded: Buffalo Extreme," about the racist attack in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 14, 2022.

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Over 60,000 refugees from Sudan have fled the violence and entered Chad

Sunday, May 14, 2023

As the conflict in Sudan continues, more people are fleeing the violence to places like Chad, which shares a western border with Sudan's remote Darfur region.

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Texas is a leader in renewable energy. Local politicians want to change that

Sunday, May 14, 2023

Oil-rich Texas produces more wind power and, soon, more solar power than anywhere else in the country. Now state lawmakers want to cut renewable power off at the knees.

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Politics chat: Debt ceiling negotiations; immigration reform

Sunday, May 14, 2023

There are ongoing negotiations over raising the debt ceiling but little progress on immigration reform.

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Voters in Turkey could be on track to unseat longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Sunday, May 14, 2023

Voters go to the polls in a Turkish election that could unseat the president who's dominated politics and been a controversial world figure for 20 years.

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Fake studies in academic journals may be more common than previously thought

Sunday, May 14, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with neuropsychologist Bernhard Sabel about his study estimating that more medical papers may be made up or plagiarized than previously thought.

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Cassandra Jackson on her memoir 'The Wreck'

Sunday, May 14, 2023

As Cassandra Jackson struggled with infertility, she learned more about loss that devastated her father before her birth. She talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about her memoir, "The Wreck."

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Composers created music inspired by seismic readings from Yellowstone National Park

Sunday, May 14, 2023

A musical score inspired by seismic readings from Yellowstone National Park is just the latest example of data sonification.

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