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New book finds Trump's plot to overturn 2020 election 'crazier than anybody imagined'

Monday, January 29, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalists Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman about their new book, Find Me The Votes.

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Folk singer Melanie, known for 'Brand New Key' and Woodstock, dies at 76

Thursday, January 25, 2024

American folk singer Melanie has died at 76. Best known for her song "Brand New Key," she said the first big break of her career was playing at Woodstock in 1969.

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After a year in space, NASA astronaut reflects on the unexpectedly long trip

Monday, January 22, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, who holds the U.S. record for longest space flight, about his unexpectedly long stay aboard the International Space Station.

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Members of one Indigenous tribe in Taiwan reflect on their indentity

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Taiwan has endured colonial forces over centuries. The island's indigenous people have borne the brunt of this violent history. Members of one tribe tells us what it means to them to be Taiwanese.

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Why some Taiwanese Americans are moving back to Taiwan

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

The 1970s-1990s saw a mass wave of Taiwanese immigrants to the U.S. Now, many of their children are moving to Taiwan for a safer future despite the west's perceptions of impending war with China.

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The 15-year-old granddaughter of MLK Jr. wants to start a revolution around service

Monday, January 15, 2024

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, about her new children's book, We Dream A World.

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'The Future' asks if technology will save humanity or accelerate its end

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Naomi Alderman on her new novel, The Future, which asks whether the giants of technology more likely to save humankind or accelerate its end.

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Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta weighs in on Secretary Austin

Monday, January 08, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Obama's Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about why it took the Pentagon three days to tell the White House that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized.

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David Soul, star of 'Starsky and Hutch', has died at 80

Friday, January 05, 2024

David Soul, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the cop show Starsky and Hutch, has died at 80.

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This year's annual 'All Things Considered' holiday cocktail interview is alcohol free

Friday, December 29, 2023

Non-alcoholic spirit sales grew more than 100% in the last year. So for the annual All Things Considered holiday cocktail interview, we're visiting a completely alcohol-free bar in D.C.

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An ancient celestial map recently found in Italy includes an unknown star

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Researchers at Italy's National Institute for Astrophysics discovered a celestial map believed to be from between 1800 to 400 BC. Scientists say there's one star on it that doesn't match our sky.

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Paula Murphy, pioneering race car driver, has died at 95

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Trailblazing driver Paula Murphy has died. From driving a jet car across the Utah desert to racing nitro-powered cars on the drag strip, Murphy made a name for herself in a sport dominated by men.

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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor memorialized in National Cathedral funeral service

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was memorialized in a funeral service held at the National Cathedral, where President Biden, Chief Justice John Roberts and her son Jay O'Connor spoke about her legacy.

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Could D.C. lose two of its sports teams?

Friday, December 15, 2023

The Washington Wizards basketball team and Capitals hockey teams may be moving to northern Virginia. D.C. faces losing not only two sports teams but also an economic engine of its downtown.

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Skip the lines and save some money with Buy Nothing Day

Friday, November 24, 2023

It's Black Friday — one of the biggest days for retail spending, when companies slash prices to get us to buy more stuff. If you're tired of this annual exercise in consumption, meet Buy Nothin Day.

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Family member of Hamas hostage says he finds strength in remaining hopeful

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Moshe Lavi, the brother-in-law of Omri Miran, who was kidnapped from his kibbutz by Hamas on Oct. 7.

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Over 200 convicted in relation to Italy's most powerful mafia group

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Queens University professor Antonio Nicaso about the conviction of 207 people in a trial against Italy's most powerful crime syndicate.

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Beirut's Zach Condon on drawing inspiration from the dark winters of Norway

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Zach Condon, the creative force behind the band Beirut, about his new album Hadsel, and drawing inspiration from the dark winter of arctic Norway.

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How army ants' architecture demonstrates their collective intelligence

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into controlling robotic swarms.

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Astronauts dropped a bag of tools in space, and you can see it with binoculars

Monday, November 13, 2023

During a space walk at the International Space Station, astronauts lost hold of a bag of tools. It'll be visible from Earth until it burns up in the atmosphere.

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