Juana Summers

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Alex Ovechkin makes hockey history with his 800th goal

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Ice hockey player Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitols made history Tuesday when he scored his 800th goal.

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The 2022 Ohio Turnpike Name-A-Snowplow Contest announces its winners

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

The 2022 Ohio Turnpike Name-A-Snowplow Contest winners include "Ctrl-Salt-Delete," "Clearopathtra" and six others.

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Remembering Sandy Hook shooting victims ten years later

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

NPR remembers the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting ten years later.

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Brittney Griner's agent on what it took to get Griner back to the U.S.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Brittney Griner's agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, about clearing hurdles to get Griner back to the U.S. and what's next for the "We Are BG" movement.

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United Airline CEO is proud of the deal with Boeing for 787 Dreamliners

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with CEO of United Airlines Scott Kirby about the company's deal with Boeing to create more 787 Dreamliner airplanes.

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South Africa's president dodges impeachment, but his political future is in question

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with political commentator Justice Malala about the fate of South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa.

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Morocco fans back the soccer team to beat France in the World Cup

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with journalist Aziza Nait Sibaha about Morocco's unlikely semifinal run at the World Cup and what it means to fans across Africa and the Arab world.

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Eight artists are chosen for a trip around the moon

Monday, December 12, 2022

Eight artists have been chosen for a trip around the moon on a SpaceX flight called the "dearMoon project."

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The Lockerbie investigator says no one could process the attack at the time

Monday, December 12, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with retired FBI Special Agent Dick Marquise, who led the Pan Am Flight 103 investigation, about the Lockerbie plane bombing suspect in U.S. custody.

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Will China's protests mark a new political awakening?

Thursday, December 08, 2022

China's protests renewed focus on the changing social contract between the country's young generation and its aging rulers. Will young people's rare show of defiance mark a new political awakening?

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What Georgia's runoff election results mean for political parties

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Republican strategist Janelle King and Democratic strategist Fred Hicks about what the results of Georgia's runoff election mean for the parties moving forward.

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The Game Awards founder Geoff Keighley wants it to be as big as the Grammys

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

For movies, there are the Oscars. For music, the Grammys. For television, the Emmys. And for video games, The Game Awards.

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Families wanted a Black Santa, so one man created a company to provide them

Tuesday, December 06, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Stafford Braxton about his company, Santas Just Like Me, which provides Santas of color and representation for Christmas celebrations.

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HBCUs ponder a prime exit after football coach Deion Sanders leaves Jackson State

Tuesday, December 06, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with LA Times Sports Culture Critic Tyler Tynes about football coach Deion Sanders' consequential departure from Jackson State University to the University of Colorado.

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Labor historians urge Biden against intervening rail labor deal

Thursday, December 01, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Joseph McCartin, executive director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, about Biden's track record on labor.

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The creator of 'Bluey' writes for both kids and grown-ups

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Joe Brumm, creator of the hit TV series "Bluey," about the show's international success, which now has a theatrical adaptation "Bluey's Big Play."

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Author Jas Hammonds on their new book, 'We Deserve Monuments'

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Jas Hammonds about their new book, "We Deserve Monuments."

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Encore: Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington on her book, 'New Standards'

Monday, November 28, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, who compiled a book of lead sheets by women composers after she couldn't find one herself. Her book is called "New Standards."

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Army veteran who stopped Club Q shooter wanted to protect everyone inside like family

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Army veteran Richard Fierro was enjoying a night out with his family when a gunman opened fire on a gay club in Colorado Springs. Fierro said he went into "combat mode" to take down the shooter.

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Army veteran who confronted the Colorado Springs shooter describes his experience

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Richard Fierro, the army veteran who helped subdue a man who shot and killed five people and injured 18 others at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub on Saturday.

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