Steve Inskeep

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U.S. Officials Are Buying More Vaccine Doses To Donate To Other Countries

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

President Biden will announce the U.S. is buying 500 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. That would bring the total promised U.S. vaccine donations to more than 1.1 billion.

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News Brief: COVID-19 Outlook, Haitian Migrants, New Orleans' Power Grid Probe

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The delta variant may have peaked in the U.S. Photos of U.S. agents herding Haitian migrants at the border are hard to look at. Probe finds Entergy New Orleans fought efforts to ready for disasters.

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As Fed Meeting Wraps Up, Interest Rates Will Likely Remain Near Zero

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The Federal Reserve ends a policy meeting Wednesday. No changes are expected in interest rates, but investors will be watching for hints as to when the central bank may lessen support for the economy.

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News Brief: Biden's U.N. Speech, Texas Abortion Lawsuits, Debt Politics

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

President Biden will address the U.N. General Assembly. A Texas doctor faces lawsuits for performing an abortion in defiance of a new law. Democrats pair spending bill with raising the debt ceiling.

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The U.N. General Assembly Meets As The U.S. Is At The Center Of Many Disputes

Monday, September 20, 2021

Dozens of world leaders are expected to take part in this year's U.N. General assembly starting Monday in New York. The pandemic is casting a long shadow over the annual gathering.

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'Peril,' Latest Book About Trump, Also Examines Biden's Style Of Policymaking

Monday, September 20, 2021

The new book Peril — written by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa — turns out to be just as much about Joe Biden, and how he got to be Trump's successor.

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News Brief: U.N. General Assembly, Migrant Deportation, Book Review: 'Peril'

Monday, September 20, 2021

World leaders gather in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. The president's immigration issues are multiplying at the border and in Washington. A new book is a speed tour of election year 2020.

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At Pakistan's Border With Afghanistan, People Wait To Cross From Both Sides

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Afghans are trying to reach Pakistan via the frontier near the Khyber Pass, but Pakistan is wary of more refugees. Cargo trucks are backed up for miles, waiting to deliver goods into Afghanistan.

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Afghans Are Desperate To Cross Afghanistan-Pakistan Border. This Man Does It All The Time

Sunday, September 12, 2021

Trucks wait in Pakistan to cross over into Afghanistan, sometimes for days. We hear from one driver.

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Scenes From The Afghanistan-Pakistan Border

Friday, September 10, 2021

NPR host Steve Inskeep visits Torkham, a major border crossing wedged between Pakistan and Afghanistan, to explore who is and isn't able to pass through now that the Taliban are back in power.

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Examining Osama Bin Laden's Legacy, 10 Years After He Was Killed In Pakistan

Wednesday, September 08, 2021

Twenty years since the attacks of Sept. 11, it is not hard to find enduring support for Osama bin Laden across Pakistan — the country where he spent his final years in hiding.

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Charter Flights Are Trying To Leave Afghanistan, Blinken In Qatar For Crisis Talks

Tuesday, September 07, 2021

Americans and others are still trying to get out of Afghanistan, after the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover. At the same time, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is involved in crisis talks.

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News Brief: Afghan Crisis Talks, Biden To Survey Flood Area, ECMO Machines

Tuesday, September 07, 2021

The Taliban say their blitz through Afghanistan is complete. President Biden on Tuesday tours Ida damage in the Northeast. Tennessee and other states are struggling with the latest COVID-19 surge.

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Wyoming Is Among The States Spending Millions To Promote Carbon Capture

Tuesday, September 07, 2021

The bipartisan infrastructure bill includes the largest ever federal investment in carbon capture. Coal states hope it could prolong fossil-fuel use, which is why many environmental groups oppose it.

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News Brief: Panjshir Province, Pakistan's View Of Taliban Takeover, Jobless Benefits

Monday, September 06, 2021

The Taliban say they've taken control of the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, the view from Pakistan. It's Labor Day, but many are jobless.

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How Pakistan Is Reacting To The Return Of The Taliban In Afghanistan

Sunday, September 05, 2021

One of Afghanistan's neighbors, Pakistan, has been watching the Taliban's return to power with particular interest and concern.

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The Doors' Jim Morrison Died In 1971, The Same Year NPR Debuted Original Programming

Wednesday, September 01, 2021

As part of NPR's 50th anniversary, we're looking back at other cultural milestones of 1971. That year the Doors released their album L.A. Woman — and the band's lead singer Jim Morrison died.

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News Brief: Kabul Attack, Evacuations To Continue, Eviction Moratorium Ruling

Friday, August 27, 2021

The U.S. pledges to continue evacuations, despite an attack in Kabul. For President Biden, the attack is a major test of his Afghan strategy. The Supreme Court strikes down an eviction moratorium.

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News Brief: Kabul Security Threats, Haiti's Quake Aid, Biden-Bennett Meeting

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Americans outside the gates of Kabul airport are warned to leave. Eleven days after an earthquake, aid reaches Haiti's rural areas. Israel's new prime minister meets with President Biden Thursday.

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Helicopters Are Helping To Deliver Earthquake Aid To Haiti's Rural Areas

Thursday, August 26, 2021

The U.S. military is working with the U.S. Agency for International Development to deliver vitally needed aid to remote areas devastated by the recent earthquake in Haiti.

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