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After controversial testimony, Harvard University president remains

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe about Claudine Gay's controversial congressional hearing and the decision to retain her as Harvard's president.

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Harvard student journalist on the fallout of university president's testimony

Monday, December 11, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Miles Herszenhorn, a junior at Harvard's student newspaper covering the fallout of university president Claudine Gay's testimony before congress.

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A breakdown of the issues at the center of Maori protests in New Zealand

Friday, December 08, 2023

In New Zealand, thousands of indigenous Maori are protesting the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs almost 200 years ago.

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How Paris and Nicole made their mark on America in 'The Simple Life,' 20 years later

Friday, December 01, 2023

Twenty years ago, America was introduced to Beverly Hills celebutantes Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie through their reality TV show, The Simple Life.

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Sec. Gina Raimando on the role of commerce in supporting national security

Friday, December 01, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the evolving role of commerce in U.S. national security.

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Unpacking Netanyahu's intentions for the future of Gaza

Friday, November 17, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro and Greg Myre discuss Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's intentions for Gaza.

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Police in the U.K. made an arrest after a fatal hockey incident

Thursday, November 16, 2023

A fatal incident on the ice during a professional hockey game in the UK led to an arrest this week, and raises questions about the line between a terrible accident and a criminal act.

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A look into how Gaza's hospitals are struggling to get by

Monday, November 13, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Doctors Without Borders deputy operations manager for Palestine Dr. Amber Alayyan about the situation in Gaza's hospitals.

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'Defining Courage' tells the story of WWII 'Nisei' soldiers

Friday, November 10, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with David Ono about his new stage show, Defining Courage, which shares the story of Japanese-American troops born in the U.S. but seen as the enemy by their own government.

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Oregon State's president doesn't want to do away with the Pac-12 conference

Friday, November 10, 2023

As the 2023 college football season draws to a close, so do the days of the Pac-12 conference as we know it. Jayathi Murthy, president of Oregon State University, wants to preserve the conference.

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An exit interview with Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon

Thursday, November 09, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., about his retirement from Congress and how urban transportation policy has evolved throughout his almost three decades in Congress.

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Stop what you're doing, this is important: Cup Noodles can soon be safely microwaved

Friday, November 03, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jon Kung, author of Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third-Culture Kitchen, about the evolution of instant ramen noodles.

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A former FBI profiler explains how 'leakage' can warn of a mass shooting

Thursday, November 02, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mary Ellen O'Toole, a former FBI profiler, about the warning signs before a mass shooting.

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A look at the laws that govern urban warfare in Gaza and beyond

Wednesday, November 01, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tom Dannenbaum, who teaches international law at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, about the law of armed conflict in the Israel-Hamas war.

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How lack of independent play is impacting children's mental health

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with research professor Peter Gray about the connection between the decline of children's mental health and the decline of independent play.

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Gender inequality protesters in Iceland refused to do work for a day — even childcare

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Freyja Steingrímsdóttir, the communications director for the Icelandic Federation of Public Workers. The union helped organize a strike to protest gender inequality.

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The history of Iran's so-called morality police

Friday, September 30, 2022

Iran's Guidance Patrol is under fire after protests across the country. NPR's Juana Summers speaks with an Iranian scholar Roxane Farmanfarmaian about the history of the controversial institution.

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Understanding Putin's latest moves as he annexes even more of Ukraine

Friday, September 30, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin illegally annexed four more Ukrainian regions Friday. NPR's Juana Summers speaks with senior policy researcher at the RAND corporation Dara Massicot about the move.

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Fort Myers resident documents the hurricane damage

Thursday, September 29, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Fort Myers, Fla., resident Bobby Pratt about the damage Hurricane Ian had on his town.

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At White House Conference on Hunger is a woman who's doing the work in her community

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Desire La-Marr Murphy, founder and CEO of Murphy's Giving Market in the Philly area, about Biden's goal for ending hunger in America.

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