Michel Martin

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Economists wonder what impact a government shutdown would have on the economy

Monday, September 25, 2023

Without a deal on Capitol Hill, current spending laws expire on Sept. 30. Ahead of a potential government shutdown, Wall Street is gaming out what it could mean for the U.S. economy.

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Morning news brief

Monday, September 25, 2023

Striking Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios. If the government shuts down, what impact would that have on the economy? One in four inmate deaths happens in the same federal prison.

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Why 1 in 4 inmate deaths happens in the same federal prison in North Carolina

Monday, September 25, 2023

A quarter of federal inmate deaths occur at North Carolina's Butner prison complex. Some federal inmates only arrived at its medical facility after waiting months or even years for care elsewhere.

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Federal student loan borrowers prepare to resume repaying their loans

Monday, September 18, 2023

For more than three years, no one had to pay their federal student loans. Payments are due again in October, but some borrowers are seeing their debts eliminated.

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DOJ's antitrust trial against Google over its search dominance is set to begin

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

The Justice Department is dubbing its case against Google the biggest monopoly lawsuit in more than 25 years. It says Google has been giving its search engine business preferential treatment.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Moroccan and international teams work to rescue earthquake survivors. The government opens its antitrust case against Google. The House returns to Washington with Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a bind.

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A rare chance to look into Nicaragua, a country that shuts itself off to journalists

Monday, September 11, 2023

For more than a year, Nicaragua has kept foreign journalists out. NPR's Eyder Peralta managed to get in, and he brings us some exclusive on-the-ground reporting.

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Morning news brief

Monday, September 11, 2023

The death toll from the earthquake in Morocco surpasses 2,100 people. The FDA is poised to green light a new set of COVID boosters. President Biden is wrapping up his Asia trip with a stop in Vietnam.

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Chad is struggling to accommodate the over 400,000 refugees from Sudan

Saturday, September 09, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled violence in Sudan to enter neighboring Chad. Food and supplies for refugees are running low.

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Sudanese refugees in Chad scramble to survive

Thursday, September 07, 2023

As the refugee crisis in Chad continues to grow, international attention on the situation remains limited in the face of numerous other global humanitarian challenges.

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On the ground in Chad, where Sudanese refugees have been fleeing

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin travels to Chad, which has been inundated with refugees fleeing from neighboring Sudan.

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Settlement talks are faltering in the Sept. 11 terrorism case

Friday, September 01, 2023

A breakthrough seemed to happen last year when settlement talks began with five accused men. Now government prosecutors say they'll quit negotiating unless the defense offers to settle Friday.

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Morning news brief

Friday, September 01, 2023

The aftermath of Hurricane Idalia could cause delays over the busy Labor Day weekend. Settlement talks falter in the Sept. 11 terrorism case. The Labor Department will release job numbers for August.

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A catastrophic fire in South Africa has taken the lives of dozens of people

Thursday, August 31, 2023

The fire in Johannesburg has killed more than 70 people. Authorities say many of the victims were people without homes, who found shelter in the run-down five-story building.

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Morning news brief

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Concerns rise over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health. Florida picks up the pieces after Idalia swept through the Gulf Coast. The coup in Gabon triggers fears of destabilization.

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Hurricane Idalia is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The National Hurricane Center says the eye of Hurricane Idalia came ashore near Keaton Beach, Fla. Forecasters have increased the storm surge potential to as high as 16 feet in some areas.

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In Spain, there's a reckoning over sexism and women's sports

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Spain's World Cup victory was supposed to be a moment of triumph, but it was overshadowed when the head of the country's soccer federation planted an unwanted kiss on one of the team's star players.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as it prepares to make landfall. Senior leaders of the Proud Boys will be sentenced Wednesday. And an unwanted kiss may have set off a new movement in Spain.

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There has been a lot of extreme weather lately. What's the cause?

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Temperature records are falling left and right. Wildfires, hurricanes, heat waves and droughts are exacerbated by human-caused climate change.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

President Biden promises federal support to Maui wildfire survivors. Climate change forms a backdrop for extreme weather events. Leaders of five emerging economies meet to talk trade and cooperation.

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