Debbie Elliott

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Louisiana program helps young adults transition out of foster care

Saturday, March 26, 2022

A program in Louisiana helps young adults who've aged out of the foster care system. It gives them guidance on how to meet basic needs like housing, work and healthcare on their own.

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A resident of Mariupol tells her story after fleeing the city's horrific destruction

Saturday, March 26, 2022

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Alina Beskrovna, a native of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. She was trapped there for weeks as Russian forces laid siege.

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Cowboy Junkies' new album recalls their start by returning to cover songs

Saturday, March 26, 2022

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to Margo and Michael Timmins of the band Cowboy Junkies about their new album, "Songs of the Recollection," and their tradition of covering other artists' songs.

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How long does it take to fall in love? New movie claims its 'Seven Days' in isolation

Saturday, March 26, 2022

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with actor Karan Soni about his new movie, "Seven Days," about what happens when two people get stuck in the same apartment during a COVID-19 lockdown.

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The Immigrant Archive Project collects the stories of coming to call the U.S. home

Saturday, March 26, 2022

The Immigrant Archive Project, a collection of oral histories from the nation's immigrants, will be housed at the Library of Congress. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to archive founder Tony Hernandez.

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A surfer takes the names of passed love ones out to sea for one last wave

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Dan Fischer found solace in surfing after his father died. Now, he's writing the names of other people's lost loved ones on his surf boards, to "memorialize them in the place they so deeply loved."

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What flight tracking data reveals about details of the Ukraine crisis

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Debbie Elliott asks flight data co-op ADS-B Exchange founder Dan Streufert where publicly available flight data comes from and how much it reveals about the crisis in Ukraine.

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Saudi Arabia executes 81 people, the country's largest mass execution in modern times

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Saudi Arabia is drawing international criticism for putting 81 people to death in one day. The executions happen as the West is hoping to convince the kingdom to increase oil production.

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U.S. sends aid to Ukraine, and civilians flee to Poland, as Russia widens offensive

Sunday, March 13, 2022

A roundup of the latest news out of Ukraine, where Russian attacks struck new targets, including a military training base near the Polish border.

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Chef Scotty Scott remixes the classics with new-school soul food

Sunday, March 13, 2022

With dishes like red bean hummus and pimento cheese hushpuppies, the Fort Worth-based chef takes a fresh approach to soul food in a new cookbook, Fix Me A Plate.

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On her debut album 'Duality,' Luna Li finds a sense of belonging between two worlds

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Luna Li's debut album is an orchestral, dreamy ode to loneliness and an intense desire for belonging.

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The U.S. renews talks with oil-rich Venezuela after banning Russian oil imports

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Debbie Elliott speaks with Diego Area, deputy director of strategic development at the Atlantic Council, about relations between the U.S. and Venezuela and the implications of renewed diplomacy.

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Jury finds Ahmaud Arbery's killers guilty on hate crime charges

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

A jury in Brunswick, Ga., unanimously found defendants Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan guilty on all counts in a federal hate crimes trial.

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Ahmad Arbery's 3 killers found guilty of federal hate crimes

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

A jury in Brunswick, Ga., has reached a verdict in the case of three white men facing hate crimes charges in the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Jury begins deliberations in hate crimes trial of Arbery's killers

Monday, February 21, 2022

The jury has begun deliberations in the federal hate crimes trial of three white Georgia men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.

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Closing arguments are next in the hate crimes trial over Arbery's death

Monday, February 21, 2022

Closing arguments are expected to start Monday in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men, who were convicted in state court for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery nearly two years ago.

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Prosecution rests case in hate crimes trial of Arbery's killers

Friday, February 18, 2022

The prosecution and defense have rested in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men, who were previously convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history

Monday, February 14, 2022

The defense attorneys insisted the three men's pursuit of the 25-year-old was prompted by "honest, though erroneous, suspicion that he committed crimes" and not because of his race.

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Hate crimes trial begins for men who killed Ahmaud Arbery

Monday, February 14, 2022

A jury has been selected and opening arguments begun in the federal hate crimes trial against three white men in Georgia who were previously convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.

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Black voters in Alabama say Supreme Court decision dilutes their voting power

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

African-American voters in Alabama say a Supreme Court decision dilutes their voting power. Republican leaders say race should not be the predominant factor for drawing congressional district lines.

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