Michel Martin

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Michel Martin appears in the following:

Morning news brief

Friday, July 07, 2023

The Biden administration is set to announce plans to give cluster munitions to Ukraine. A drug shown to slow Alzheimer's gets approval. Progressive Democrats urge President Biden to move faster.

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The creator of luxury brand Brother Vellies is fighting for justice in fashion

Thursday, July 06, 2023

Shoes and accessories designed by Aurora James sell for hundreds, even thousands, of dollars. In Wildflower, James details how hard it was to get here and the imbalanced economics of high fashion.

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Politicians want tougher police action against drug dealers — a move that cost lives

Thursday, July 06, 2023

New research suggests the war on drugs is hurting people with addiction, but lawmakers from both parties are demanding tougher crime policies to curb fentanyl overdoses.

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Morning news brief

Thursday, July 06, 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits China to try to ease tensions and open communications. On-the-go charging is a barrier to EV sales. Facebook's parent launches Threads to compete with Twitter.

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Biden wants Sweden admitted to NATO now. What's the real reason for the delay?

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

President Biden is meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson as the White House works to convince Turkey to approve Sweden joining NATO. A meeting of NATO members is slated for next week.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Profound effects of gun violence extends to entire communities. President Biden meets Sweden's leader to talk about NATO. A judge rules in a GOP lawsuit to limit government contact with tech firms.

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VP Kamala Harris says the Supreme Court took rights from the people of America

Monday, July 03, 2023

Vice President Harris tells voters at Essence Fest to elect people to Congress who can address policy that cannot be done through executive action.

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Vice President Kamala Harris reflects on this week's Supreme Court decisions

Saturday, July 01, 2023

Highlights from NPR Morning Edition host Michel Martin's conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris, including discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions and how she sees her role.

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Virginia Johnson on her time at Dance Theatre of Harlem: 'It was love'

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

When Virginia Johnson joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem, it was often confused with the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. This week Johnson retires as artistic director of the pioneering company.

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Rescue teams continue search for missing passengers in submersible

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with WBUR's Walter Wuthmann about updates in the search for missing Titan submersible.

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John Eastman fought to overturn the election. He may lose his law license

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Attorney John Eastman worked on former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The State Bar of California is trying to revoke Eastman's law license.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Search goes on for submersible in the North Atlantic. Attorney who fought to overturn the election fights for his law license. Poll: Majority of Americans say Supreme Court was wrong to overturn Roe.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

After visiting China, Secretary of State Blinken headed to London. Developments in the Israeli occupied West Bank worry the international community. Virginia's primary election is today.

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The Tulsa Race Massacre is recounted through family memories in 'Built from the Fire'

Saturday, June 10, 2023

One family, the Goodwins, was forever changed by the attacks in Oklahoma more than a century ago and worked to ensure Tulsa acknowledged the truth about what happened.

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Canadian wildfires are raising air quality alarms across much of the Eastern U.S.

Wednesday, June 07, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks Peter DeCarlo at Johns Hopkins University about the haze and air quality alerts throughout the U.S. that are generated by hundreds of wildfires in Canada.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, June 07, 2023

Ukraine and Russia trade blame for breach in a major dam. Former VP Mike Pence is in Iowa to announce his presidential bid. The two biggest organizations in golf announced a ground-shifting merger.

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Chris Christie is set to announce his presidential bid in New Hampshire

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

The former New Jersey governor will appear in Manchester Tuesday evening and announce that he's making another run for the GOP nomination. Christie was one of more than a dozen GOP hopefuls in 2016.

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The SEC unveils 13 charges in a lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed more than a dozen charges against Binance which runs the largest crypto trading site in the world.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

A major dam near a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine collapses. Former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is to officially announce his GOP presidential bid. The SEC sues a major crypto exchange.

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Major dam near a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine suddenly collapses

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

A major dam near a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has suddenly collapsed. The risk of flooding would pose a threat to the nuclear plant which is occupied by Russian troops.

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