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Ukraine is relying on the U.S. to address its weapons shortage

Sunday, February 25, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to retired General Ben Hodges, a former commander of the US Army in Europe, about how shortages of weapons are affecting Ukraine's war effort.

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What the Alabama IVF ruling means for parents going through IVF

Sunday, February 25, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with bioethicist Judith Daar about the legal and ethical implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's decision that embryos can be considered children under state law.

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Alexei Navalny's body has been returned to his family

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Over a week since his death in an Artic prison, Russian authorities released the body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his mother.

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Politics chat: Trump wins big in South Carolina, Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Analysis of another busy week in politics — from former President Donald Trump's big win in South Carolina to the national political implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling.

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3 U.S. troops killed, 25 injured in drone attack near Syrian border

Sunday, January 28, 2024

We look at the deadly Saturday night strike on the border of Syria and Jordan. It struck barracks housing U.S. troops.

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Meet the person working hard to pick the movie you'll watch on your next flight

Sunday, January 28, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Delta's Ekrem Dimbiloglu about how airlines curate the movies and TV shows passengers watch in the air.

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'Trad wives' are trending. What does that say about feminism today?

Sunday, January 28, 2024

"Trad wives" are trending on social media. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Kathryn Jezer-Morton, columnist for the Cut, about trad wives and their potential impact on feminism.

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Hearing loss is greater among people living in rural areas, study finds

Sunday, January 28, 2024

A new study looking at hearing loss finds that it's greater among people living in rural areas. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with audiologist Nicholas Reed, who co-authored the study.

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'Zombie fires' are burning even in the winter amid Canada's record-setting fire season

Sunday, January 28, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Lori Daniels, a forestry expert at the University of British Columbia, about "zombie fires" that continue to burn through the winter in remote areas.

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The Trump campaign is trying to recruit young voters of color

Sunday, January 28, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with journalist Tina Nguyen — author of "The MAGA Diaries" — about the Trump campaign's efforts to recruit young voters of color.

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Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on his efforts to counter gerrymandering

Sunday, January 28, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about his efforts to counter gerrymandering.

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Politics chat: Trump rally in Nevada, Biden tries to pass border deal

Sunday, January 28, 2024

We look at former President Donald Trump's rally in Nevada, as well as President Biden's challenge to House GOP to pass a bill tying Ukraine military aid to migration across the U.S. southern border.

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Biden campaigns in South Carolina, tries to win back Black voters

Sunday, January 28, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Margie Bright Matthews, a Democratic senator from South Carolina, about President Biden's visit to the state and what he needs to do to bring out the Black vote.

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After Trump, voters in Iowa are divided over their second choice

Monday, January 15, 2024

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NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben on what Iowa GOP voters are saying about their second choice after Trump.

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Election officials across the U.S. are gearing up for primary season

Sunday, January 14, 2024

As primary season kicks off, how are states preparing for voting?

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Guatemala's presidential inauguration brings an air of hope

Sunday, January 14, 2024

There are celebrations and cautious optimism in Guatemala as Bernardo Arevalo Jr. wins the presidency, renewing the country's democratic aspirations and its revolutionary past.

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Americans' tastes in music are changing, with world music gaining popularity

Sunday, January 14, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Associated Press music journalist Maria Sherman about new trends in global music consumption, including increased appetites among Americans for country and world music.

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'Rustin' is the story of a civil rights icon organizing the 1963 March on Washington

Sunday, January 14, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Colman Domingo, star of the movie "Rustin," about civil rights icon Bayard Rustin's work. Activist Rachelle Horowitz, who helped Rustin organize the 1963 march, joins.

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California is mandating cursive handwriting instruction in elementary schools

Sunday, January 14, 2024

California is now mandating cursive instruction for public school students, but what's the point of pushing a pen in a digital world?

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In Jenny Kiefer on her new horror novel 'This Wretched Valley'

Sunday, January 14, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to author Jenny Kiefer about her new horror novel, "This Wretched Valley."

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