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Former Congressman Barney Frank on Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Monday, March 13, 2023

NPR's Juana summers talks with former Congressman Barney Frank about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and the Dodd-Frank rollback of 2018.

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In the northern California snow, stranded cows are getting emergency hay drops

Monday, March 13, 2023

After heavy snowfall left cows in northern California stranded and starving, officials launched an unusual rescue mission.

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In northern California, stranded cows are getting emergency hay drops

Thursday, March 09, 2023

Record-setting winter storms have battered California. In the northern part of the state, an unusual rescue operation is underway to airdrop hay to stranded cattle.

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Giant eggshells reveal the secrets of Madagascar's elephant birds

Thursday, March 09, 2023

New research analyzing eggshells sheds light on the 1,000-pound elephant birds that once roamed Madagascar.

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Protestors in Georgia clash with police over 'foreign agents' law

Wednesday, March 08, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Robin Forestier-Walker in Georgia about protests against a proposed "foreign agent" law, which critics call a Russian-inspired attempt to stifle civil society.

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Fossilized egg shell pieces are revealing lost information about the elephant bird

Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Before they were driven to extinction, giant elephant birds roamed Madagascar, weighing up to 2,000 pounds and towering 10 feet tall. A new analysis gives hints as to how many species there once were.

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Bills targeting drag have a long history in the U.S., says historian

Monday, March 06, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Jules Gill-Peterson of Johns Hopkins University about the long history of laws targeting drag in the U.S.

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He proposed 60 years ago, then broke her heart. Now they've finally tied the knot

Friday, March 03, 2023

After calling off their engagement in 1963, Ed Sneckenberger broke Priscilla Matheney's heart. 60 years later, they're now married.

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Sen. Susan Collins talks about the unidentified objects over U.S. and Canada

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Senate intelligence committee member Susan Collins about the unidentified objects over the U.S. and Canada.

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Former NORAD leader on the challenges of detecting small, uncrewed flying objects

Monday, February 13, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mike Dumont, retired vice admiral and former deputy commander of North American Aerospace Command, about recent sightings of unmanned flying objects.

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After Sierra Club's racial recknoning, its new leader pushes forward

Friday, February 10, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ben Jealous, the new head of the Sierra Club. He takes the reins amid an ongoing conversation about the history of the organization and the racist views of its founder.

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Biden pledged police reform, but advocates see a diffcult path ahead

Thursday, February 09, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rashad Robinson, the president of the racial justice advocacy group Color of Change, about Biden's pledge to improve accountability for law enforcement.

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Nevada Rep. Horsford, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, talks police reform

Friday, February 03, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Democratic Congressman of Nevada Steven Horsford about police reform.

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Migration could prevent a looming population crisis. But there are catches

Friday, January 27, 2023

"Population decline" is a mild way to describe what could be a global demographic crisis, according to experts. But while migration may be the obvious solution, politics could get in the way.

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Biologist Phil Pister — who singlehandedly saved species from extinction — dead at 94

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Phil Pister, a biologist who singlehandedly saved a rare fish from extinction by walking through the desert at night with two buckets in his hands, has died at 94.

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U.S. to send tanks to Ukraine

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesperson, about the administration's decision to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

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Populations around the world are declining. Migration is the solution, says economist

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with developmental economist Lant Pritchett about how migration could offset the economic consequences of global demographic changes.

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Gatherings across the world kicked off Lunar New Year celebrations this weekend

Monday, January 23, 2023

This weekend, celebrations across the world kicked off the Lunar New Year. Family gatherings, food, parades and performances ushered in the year of the rabbit.

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The U.S. has an overclassification problem, says one former special counsel

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office has put new scrutiny on how the government classifies documents.

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Biden's mishandling of documents is resurfacing the problem of 'overclassification'

Monday, January 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Oona Hathaway, law professor and former special counsel at the Pentagon, about overclassification of government documents.

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