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The role climate change has played in Hawaii's devastating wildfires

Thursday, August 10, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Giuseppe Torri, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, about the role of climate change in the Maui wildfire.

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Texas Democrat Joaquin Castro on the state's floating barrier in the Rio Grande

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Texas Democrat Joaquin Castro, who is leading a congressional delegation to see the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, where Gov. Abbot installed a floating fence.

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A new take on 'Pride and Prejudice' brings readers to 2000s New York Chinatown

Thursday, August 03, 2023

By recasting the Bennets as a Cantonese, working-class immigrant family, C.K. Chau hopes to fill a gap in the Pride and Prejudice canon.

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They fought alongside the U.S. — now this female Afghan military platoon is in limbo

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, members of the Female Tactical Platoon came to America under a temporary humanitarian program. Many are now in immigration limbo.

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Members of an female Afghan military platoon now face uncertain fate in the U.S.

Monday, July 31, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Mahnaz Akbari, former commander of the Afghan military's Female Tactical Platoon, about the Afghan Adjustment Act.

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C.K. Chau's take on 'Pride and Prejudice' takes readers to 2000s New York Chinatown

Monday, July 31, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author C.K. Chau about her new book, Good Fortune — a Pride and Prejudice retelling with some delicious twists set in Chinatown in New York City during the early 2000s.

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After rebranding, X took @x from its original Twitter owner and offered him merch

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Gene X Hwang owned @x on Twitter. Until Elon Musk rebranded the platform and took the handle.

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The 9th Women's World Cup has kicked off – and it's on track to set records.

Thursday, July 20, 2023

The FIFA Women's World Cup has started, this year with new countries and more teams than ever.

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DJ Deeon, influential and iconic Chicago house music DJ, dead at 56

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

A pioneer of the raw house music sub-genre "ghetto house" has died.

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Senate hearing aimed to shed light on the planned PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut about the congressional hearing on the PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal.

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The marketing whiz behind chia pets and their iconic commercials has died

Monday, July 03, 2023

Joseph Pedott was ahead of the wave on ch-ch-ch-chia seeds, TV advertising, and plants as the new pets.

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Joseph Pedott, man behind the ch-ch-ch Chia Pet, dies at 91

Monday, July 03, 2023

Joseph Pedott, the advertising executive who popularized the Chia Pet, died June 22 at age 91.

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The heat is making squirrels 'sploot' — a goofy act that signals something serious

Thursday, June 29, 2023

As climate change is making extreme heat events more common, these bright-eyed and bushy-tailed critters are "splooting" to cope.

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Under extreme heat, squirrels sploot

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

With much of the southern U.S. under heat advisories, millions of people are being exposed to extreme heat — so don't be alarmed if you see a squirrel splooting.

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Olivia Chow is elected Toronto's mayor — marking a shift in the city's politics

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Progressive mayor-elect Olivia Chow is the first Chinese Canadian to win the office, ending more than a decade of conservative leadership.

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To progressive Rep. Greg Casar, debt ceiling agreement is 'lose-lose situation'

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Progressive Caucus whip Greg Casar, D-Texas, about the proposed debt ceiling bill.

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An online memorial honors millions of deceased veterans buried in U.S. cemeteries

Monday, May 29, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with James LaPaglia of the Department of Veterans Affairs about the Veterans Legacy Memorial.

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Chef Hilda Bassey cooks for 100 hours straight in world record attempt

Friday, May 26, 2023

In an attempt to set a new world record, Nigerian Chef Hilda Bassey has cooked for 100 hours nonstop.

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'Time is moving so slowly': Two people describe the power of Typhoon Mawar in Guam

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Holed up in her hotel room, Lauren Swaddell could hear the wind howl as the typhoon approached. "The coconut trees are flying everywhere," she said.

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Voice memos from the path of Typhoon Mawar

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

As Typhoon Mawar thrashes Guam with 140-mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain, two people on the island share eyewitness accounts of what they're seeing.

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