Noel King

Co-host of Today, Explained

Noel King appears in the following:

News Brief: DACA Court Case, Impeachment Probe, ISIS Fighters

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case involving DACA recipients. New transcripts from key officials involved in Ukraine policy are released. And, Turkey begins repatriating ISIS fighters.

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News Brief: Impeachment Probe, Morales Resigns, Hong Kong Protests

Monday, November 11, 2019

Public testimony will be heard this week in the impeachment inquiry. After weeks of protests, Bolivia's president resigns. And, police in Hong Kong used live fire — shooting at least one protestor.

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Lindy West: 'The Witches Are Coming' — And They Are Rightfully Angry

Monday, November 11, 2019

"For a long time, a certain set of men have called women like me 'witches' to silence and discredit us," West says. Her book explores misogyny, the #MeToo movement and growing up female in America.

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News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry, Trade War, NATO Commitment

Friday, November 08, 2019

More testimony from the closed-door impeachment inquiry is public. Signs indicate the U.S.-China traded war may be improving. France's president offered a dark view of the U.S. commitment to NATO.

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Mormon Family Killed In Northern Mexico

Tuesday, November 05, 2019

Mexican authorities say nine members of a family were ambushed and killed in a rural area of northern Mexico. The family is part of a Mormon community that has lived there for decades.

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News Brief: Impeachment Transcripts, Election Day, Climate Pact Withdrawal

Tuesday, November 05, 2019

The first transcripts from the impeachment inquiry are now public. Four states are choosing governors and state lawmakers. The U.S. formally tells the U.N. it's leaving the Paris climate accord.

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News Brief: Impeachment Probe, Whistleblower, New Delhi Pollution

Monday, November 04, 2019

Impeachment panels want to hear from the National Security Council's top lawyer. Whistleblower offers to field written questions about Ukraine call. Hazardous pollution levels recorded in New Delhi.

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The 'Superhero Journey' Of Harriet Tubman, Now On Film

Friday, November 01, 2019

Harriet, a biographical film directed and co-written by Kasi Lemmons, is out in theaters. "I don't want to rob her of either her womanhood or her superheroism," Lemmons says.

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News Brief: Turkey Sanctions, Impeachment Probe, Rick Perry

Thursday, October 24, 2019

President Trump orders sanctions against Turkey lifted. Republicans disrupt House impeachment probe — delaying testimony. And, what connects Energy Secretary Rick Perry to the impeachment inquiry?

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Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang On His Universal Basic Income Plan

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

NPR's Noel King speaks with Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and two voters on their most pressing questions on Yang's platform.

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News Brief: Trump Impeachment Probe, Northern Syria

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Ambassador William Taylor says Trump tied Ukraine aid to political probes. Two Soviet-born businessmen are connected to the impeachment probe. Turkey and Russia reach a deal to control northern Syria.

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'A Game Changer': Andrew Yang Explains How He'd Give Every American $1,000 Per Month

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Two undecided voters ask first-time presidential hopeful Andrew Yang about his universal basic income "freedom dividend" proposal.

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'Watchmen' Creator Damon Lindelof: Not Talking About Race Felt 'Irresponsible'

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

The original 1986 Watchmen comic was built on a fear of nuclear holocaust; Lindelof's new HBO adaptation takes racism as its central evil, opening with a reconstruction of the 1921 Tulsa massacre.

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News Brief: Northern Syria, Impeachment Inquiry, Canadian Election

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

The U.S. is likely to keep some troops in northern Syria. The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is to testify in the impeachment inquiry. Justin Trudeau wins a second term as Canada's prime minister.

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News Brief: Northern Syria Incursion, Impeachment Inquiry, Opioid Trial

Monday, October 21, 2019

The five-day truce between Turkish and Kurdish forces expires Tuesday. The House hears from more witnesses in the impeachment probe. And, a landmark federal opioid trial begins Monday in Cleveland.

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Off Script: Andrew Yang's Appeal To Undecided Voters

Sunday, October 20, 2019

NPR's Noel King speaks to Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and undecided voters, who pressed Yang on his candidacy and how he'll garner enough support for universal basic income.

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News Brief: Sanctions On Turkey, Fort Worth Shooting, Presidential Debate

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

The U.S. imposes sanctions on Turkey for its Kurdish offensive. An ex-Fort Worth officer is charged in the fatal shooting of a woman in her home. And, a Democratic presidential debate tonight in Ohio.

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News Brief: Turkish Offensive, U.S. Troops Leaving Syria, Trump Adviser Fiona Hill

Monday, October 14, 2019

Syria's army is moving into northern Syria to repel a Turkish incursion as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw. Fiona Hill, the Trump administration's former top aide on Russia, testifies on Ukraine.

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Former Ukraine Envoy Kurt Volker To Testify On Capitol Hill In Closed-Door Session

Thursday, October 03, 2019

House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Mike Quigley, a Democrat, explains what the panel expects to gain from closed-door hearings Thursday with former Ukraine envoy Kurt Volker.

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News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry, Kurt Volker, Dallas Shooting

Thursday, October 03, 2019

White House-Congress battle intensifies over the impeachment inquiry. Diplomat Kurt Volker is the first to be deposed in the case. And, ex-officer is sentenced to 10 years for killing her neighbor.

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