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A year on, the national shortage of Adderall persists

Sunday, September 10, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Mariana Socal of Johns Hopkins about the continuing shortage of ADHD medications.

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Moroccans are coming together following an earthquake that's killed over 2,000

Sunday, September 10, 2023

We look at the latest conditions in Morocco, where a major earthquake near the city of Marrakech has resulted in at least 2,000 deaths.

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A rare look into Nicaragua, a country that shuts itself off to journalists

Sunday, September 10, 2023

We take a look inside Nicaragua — a country where repression is the norm, making it one of the hardest countries to report from.

Content advisory: The piece includes the sounds of fireworks.

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Various legal strategies are being used by the 19 defendants in the Georgia case

Sunday, September 10, 2023

19 defendants in Georgia in a major racketeering case are presenting challenges with a variety of legal strategies and court filings, as Fulton County DA Fani Willis and her office are discovering.

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Politics chat: Biden tries to counter China's influence in Asia

Sunday, September 10, 2023

We look at President Biden's trip to India for the G-20 meeting, and then to Vietnam, where he has an opportunity to strengthen security and trade ties, trying to counter China's influence there.

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Over 180 professional tennis players participated in a global match-fixing ring

Sunday, September 10, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kevin Sieff of The Washington Post about his investigation into a transnational professional tennis match-fixing ring and how its leader got caught.

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Air pollution could be making antibiotic resistance worse

Sunday, September 10, 2023

New data suggest a connection between antibiotic resistance and particulate pollution the air we breathe.

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Thousands of Burning Man attendees are stranded in the Nevada desert

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Authorities are investigating a death at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after tens of thousands of people are stuck in camps because of rain.

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It's not just you — movies are getting longer

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Martin's Scorsese's new fall film — "Killers of the Flower Moon" — runs almost 3 and a half hours. We break down the arguments for and against long movies.

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HBCUs are on alert as racially motivated attacks intensify across the country

Sunday, September 03, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Morgan State University's chief of police, Lance Hatcher, about the challenges facing HBCUs as racially motivated, domestic extremism intensifies in the U.S.

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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the school year ahead

Sunday, September 03, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the K-12 school year ahead and the resumption of college student loan payments.

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Tips for parents struggling to send their kids off to school in the morning

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Ever tried to get kids out the door for school? It's tough! NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks about some strategies with Slate parenting advice columnist Jamilah Lemieux.

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How the NBA became home of trendsetters in fashion

Sunday, September 03, 2023

How did the NBA become home of so much style, and so many hot looks? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Mitchell Jackson about "Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion."

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The director of the National Hurricane Center reflects on what he's seen in his 15-year tenure

Sunday, September 03, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to the director of the National Hurricane Center, Michael Brennan, about hurricane season and climate change.

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Pharmaceutical groups are suing the Biden administration for its Medicare plans

Sunday, September 03, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with University of Michigan Law Professor Nicholas Bagley about the lawsuits filed by pharmaceutical groups to strike down Medicare's new drug negotiating power.

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Congress is back from summer recess. Here's what's on the agenda

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Congress returns this week with several outstanding issues, including passing a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.

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Politics chat: Biden's visit to Florida

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Political analysis looking at President Joe Biden's trip to Florida where he called on Congress to replenish FEMA's disaster fund.

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Afghans who were evacuated to the U.S. navigate a complicated immigration system

Sunday, August 27, 2023

An Afghan woman evacuated to the U.S. finds herself stuck in a system called Humanitarian Parole. What is it, and what does it mean for her future?

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A gunman in Florida killed three people in a racially motivated shooting

Sunday, August 27, 2023

A gunman in Jacksonville, Florida killed three black people before taking his own life in a murder spree police say was racially motivated.

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A historic drought is causing a huge traffic jam at the Panama Canal

Sunday, August 27, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Adil Ashiq from the maritime intelligence firm MarineTraffic {sic} about how a historic drought is causing huge delays at the Panama Canal.

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