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Monterey Park residents say they are in shock and denial after the shooting

Monday, January 23, 2023

Eleven people are dead and several others injured after a shooting Saturday night in Monterey Park. Calif. Members of the community say they are in shock as they are beginning to mourn.

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How the neighborhood is coping after a gunman killed 11 people at a dance studio

Monday, January 23, 2023

On Saturday, a gunman killed 11 victims at a ballroom studio in Monterey Park, Calif. Residents react near the site of the shooting, where normally, Lunar New Year Celebrations would be ongoing.

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The current state of China-U.S. relations

Thursday, January 05, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yun Sun, director of the Stimson Center's China program, about the state of relations between the U.S. and China as economic competition ramps up between the two.

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Director Martika Ramirez Escobar on her debut movie, 'Leonor Will Never Die'

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director Martika Ramirez Escobar about her debut movie, "Leonor Will Never Die."

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Her work as a pioneering animator was lost to history — until now

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Bessie Mae Kelley is one of the earliest known women to hand-draw and direct animated films. This is the story of how her story was brought back to life nearly a century later.

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With Christmas falling on a Sunday, Protestant pastors cancel services

Friday, December 23, 2022

With Christmas falling on a Sunday, some Protestant pastors are canceling services to allow their congregation to spend time at home.

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Ukrainian activist, former politician and mom looks back on a year of war

Thursday, December 22, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about what 2022 has been like for her and her family living through the war.

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What Trump's tax returns reveal about him and the U.S.' financial disclosure system

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York Times reporter Russ Buettner about what the release of former President Donald Trump's taxes reveals and what kind of precedent the move sets.

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The photographer who captured the famous L.A. mountain lion on P-22's legacy

Monday, December 19, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with photographer Steve Winter, who captured the iconic photo of P-22, the famous Los Angeles mountain lion.

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Bessie Mae Kelley is one of the earliest known women to hand-draw animated films

Monday, December 19, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author and historian Mindy Johnson about her discovery that Bessie Mae Kelley was one of the earliest known women to hand-draw and direct animated films.

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Viktor Bout is back in Moscow. Is he still a national security threat to the U.S.?

Friday, December 09, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Nick Schmidle, who met Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in prison several times, about the decision to swap him for WNBA star Britney Griner.

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HBCUs ponder a prime exit after football coach Deion Sanders leaves Jackson State

Tuesday, December 06, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with LA Times Sports Culture Critic Tyler Tynes about football coach Deion Sanders' consequential departure from Jackson State University to the University of Colorado.

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The latest on Iran's protests, morality police and a silent majority

Monday, December 05, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York University Associate Professor Azadeh Moaveni about the state of Iran's protests and the alleged removal of the morality police.

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Congress considers codifying same-sex marriage after long battle for gay rights

Monday, November 28, 2022

Same-sex marriage was once a deeply divisive issue. Now, polls show over 70 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage, and Congress is set to move forward with The Respect for Marriage Act.

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A push to codify same-sex marriage advances in Congress amid record public support

Friday, November 25, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with gay rights activist and Freedom to Marry founder Evan Wolfson about the same-sex marriage legislation moving through Congress.

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How the new Twitter might impact users overseas

Thursday, November 24, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Alexandra Givens, President and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, about the impact Twitter's changes will have on global users exercising free speech.

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The pandemic isn't over yet, but thousands of public health workers lost their jobs

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kaiser Health News Correspondent Lauren Weber about her investigation into the thousands of public health workers in the U.S. who lost their jobs recently.

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Encore: Author Brad Parsons on his book which explores closing time rituals at bars

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Brad Thomas Parsons at one of his favorite bars in D.C. about his book, "Last Call," which looks at the rituals of closing time at bars across the U.S.

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Artist Patti Smith on her latest photography book 'A Book of Days'

Monday, November 21, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with artist, writer and photographer Patti Smith about her latest book, "A Book of Days."

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to step down from Democratic leadership

Thursday, November 17, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page about Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down as House Speaker after 20 years and what's next for Democrats.

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