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American democracy is more vulnerable now than on Jan. 6, Schiff says amid hearings

Thursday, June 16, 2022

American democracy is more vulnerable today than it was on January 6 because the "big lie" that Donald Trump won the 2020 election has spread, says Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).

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This kindergarten class has raised and set free 18 orphaned turtles

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

A kindergarten class in Stone Harbor, N.J., recently said bon voyage to a group of 18 orphaned turtles as part of a program to save thousands of the reptiles.

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This kindergarten class has raised and set free 18 orphaned turtles

Monday, June 13, 2022

A kindergarten class in Stone Harbor, N.J., recently set free 18 orphaned turtles it raised from eggs. They're part of a program that has saved thousands of diamond terrapin turtles over 20 years.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are after their 3rd Stanley Cup in a row

Wednesday, June 08, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with ESPN reporter Emily Kaplan about how consistent the Tampa Bay Lightning have been over the past three NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Homophobia has lingered in baseball since the days of Glenn Burke in the 1970s

Tuesday, June 07, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with author Andrew Maraniss about homophobia in Major League Baseball's history after some members of the Tampa Bay Rays refused to wear Pride jerseys.

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Canada's proposed bill would freeze the sale or purchase of handguns

Friday, June 03, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino about a bill that would place a national freeze on handgun ownership across Canada.

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1985 hit song back in the charts thanks to the new season of 'Stranger Things'

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

The new season of Stranger Things is out and has reignited the hit Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush. The song has risen to the top of the streaming charts since being featured in the first episode.

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Poet Amanda Gorman reflects on a tough week for America

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

One week after the Uvalde killings, we hear poet Amanda Gorman. She shares the power of poetry and a new poem.

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What's next for Southern Baptists after sex abuse scandal

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, about what's next for the church after a sex abuse scandal was revealed.

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Set of golf clubs once used by Tiger Woods sells for record amount

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

A set of golf clubs allegedly used by Tiger Woods to win four of his 15 major championships sold for over $5 million.

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A look ahead at the NBA playoffs

Friday, April 08, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Defector's Maitreyi Anantharaman about the NBA playoffs, which start next week with the play-in tournament to decide which teams get the last slots.

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Eritrean cyclist makes history with win in Belgium

Monday, March 28, 2022

Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay sprinted to victory in Belgium and became the first Black African to win one of road cycling's classic races.

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The war is with West and NATO allies — not Ukraine, Ukrainian Parliament member says

Thursday, March 10, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ukrainian member of Parliament Andrii Osadchuk about his family's journey out of Kyiv and what he'd like to see from NATO allies.

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Western New York community rallies behind Ukranian borscht sausage

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

Americans around the country are trying to help Ukrainians in any way they can. One couple in New York turned to making borscht sausages in order to generate money to give to charity.

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NWSL ratifies 1st collective bargaining agreement hoping it leads to more stability

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with reporter Meg Linehan of The Athletic about the National Women's Soccer League signing their first collective bargaining agreement.

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'The Violin Conspiracy' shows what it can be like to play classical music while Black

Friday, January 28, 2022

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Brendan Slocumb, author of The Violin Conspiracy. The crime mystery finds a Black classical musician trying to recover his stolen instrument — among other challenges.

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Contact tracing may look different from the pandemic's start, but it's still useful

Friday, January 28, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lorna Thorpe, director of epidemiology at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, on the benefits and disadvantages of contact tracing at this pandemic phase.

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Why finding the missing pieces of Anne Frank's family story is still important today

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Rosemary Sullivan about working on a book that potentially reveals who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family.

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Florida hospitals caught in limbo over differing federal and state vaccine mandates

Monday, January 17, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mary Mayhew, president of the Florida Hospital Association, about how the state's hospitals are navigating the Supreme Court's decision on vaccine mandates.

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How Western Australia has managed to avoid large Covid-19 outbreaks

Thursday, January 06, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with reporter Jacob Kagi of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about how Western Australia has managed their COVID-19 numbers throughout the pandemic.

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