Adrian Florido

Adrian Florido appears in the following:

Andy Slavitt on what new wave in case growth tells us about endemic covid

Wednesday, May 04, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Andy Slavitt, a former adviser to the Biden administration on COVID, about the new rise in cases — and what it could tell us about what endemic COVID looks like.

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Protesters rush to Supreme Court after leak shows vote to overturn 'Roe v. Wade'

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

Demonstrators gathered outside of the Supreme Court Building after reports that the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Amputee Jacky Hunt-Broersma ran 104 marathons in 104 days — and may have set a record

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

Hunt-Broersma picked up the sport after her left leg was amputated below the knee in 2001 and people told her she couldn't run. She set out to prove them wrong and never looked back.

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The Depp-Heard trial is bringing attention to intimate partner violence

Monday, May 02, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Kellie Lynch, who researches intimate partner and domestic violence, about how this abuse is influencing public opinion in the trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

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To break a world record, one woman ran 102 marathons in 102 days — and kept going

Monday, May 02, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Jacky Hunt-Broersma, an amputee ultra-marathoner who just broke a record for running 104 marathons in 104 days.

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Ukrainian children are being separated from extended family at the U.S.-Mexico border

Monday, April 18, 2022

Ukrainian refugees arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are enjoying expedited admission to the U.S. But children who arrive with family other than their parents are still being separated and detained.

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Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are at the U.S.-Mexico border hoping for asylum

Saturday, April 16, 2022

Hundreds of refugees from Ukraine have arrived in the U.S. via Mexico. Many have stayed at a shelter in Tijuana, waiting for permission to cross the border.

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A 14-year-old who fled Ukraine is in U.S. detention. His family doesn't know where.

Friday, April 15, 2022

It's been a week since Ivan arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border and asked immigration agents to let him in on humanitarian grounds. His family still hasn't heard from him.

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Ukrainians have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border by the thousands

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Tijuana's border crossing with San Diego has become the main point of entry into the United States for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.

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Thousands of Ukrainian refugees arrive at U.S.-Mexico Border

Friday, April 08, 2022

Thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war have come to the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, where immigration agents are letting them into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.

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White people feared COVID less after learning other races were hit hardest, data show

Monday, April 04, 2022

New research finds that white Americans made aware about COVID's racial disparities cared less about the virus themselves. The data have potential implications for public health messaging.

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President Biden has signed a bill that makes lynching a federal hate crime

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Lynching is now a federal crime. A bill signed by President Biden formally defines lynching — for the first time in federal law — as hate-motivated violence.

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Press 3 for a pep talk from kindergartners. A new hotline gives you options for joy

Sunday, March 06, 2022

What started as an art project at a California elementary school has gone viral. The free hotline offers wise advice and encouraging messages from kids to anyone who calls.

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Miami-based musician riela's new EP 'Llorar y Perrear' is a big 2022 mood

Sunday, March 06, 2022

Adrian Florido speaks to Miami-based musician riela about her new EP, Llorar y Perrear.

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International students struggle to leave Ukraine

Sunday, March 06, 2022

Adrian Florido speaks with Jakaria Hussain, an international student in Eastern Ukraine, about his struggles to leave the country.

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Gabriel Boric will be Chile's youngest president, and the most left in decades

Sunday, March 06, 2022

Adrian Florido speaks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about Chile's new president, Gabriel Boric, who will take power on Friday.

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Pregnant people who contract COVID-19 are at a higher risk for death

Sunday, March 06, 2022

Adrian Florido speaks to University of Utah Health's Dr. Torri Metz about the dangers of being pregnant and unvaccinated for COVID-19

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In 'Great Freedom,' a man is freed from the Nazis, and re-imprisoned for being gay

Sunday, March 06, 2022

Adrian Florido speaks with actor Franz Rogowski about the movie "Great Freedom," where a German man is imprisoned for being gay.

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Here are some reading recommendations for deeper understanding of Russia and Ukraine

Sunday, March 06, 2022

Adrian Florido talks with Santa Barbara librarian Molly Wetta about what to read for a better understanding of Russia, Ukraine and the Soviet Bloc.

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Ukrainian president asks Congress members to back no-fly zone, sanction Russian oil

Sunday, March 06, 2022

Adrian Florido speaks with Congressman Jim Himes about Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky's video call with U.S. Congress members about the Russian invasion of his country.

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