Rachel Martin

Host, Weekend Edition Sunday

Rachel Martin appears in the following:

News Brief: Condo Collapse, Infrastructure Plan, Gene-Editing Breakthrough

Monday, June 28, 2021

Rescuers remain on the site of a collapsed Florida building. An infrastructure deal is on track after the president walked back an apparent veto threat. Scientists report a gene editing advancement.

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News Brief: Vaccination Rate, Life Expectancy, 1st Amendment Case

Thursday, June 24, 2021

The president keeps up pressure on Americans to get vaccinated. Americans are living shorter lives and the pandemic is largely to blame. The Supreme Court sides with a student in a free speech case.

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President Biden Says The Fight Over Voting Rights Is Far From Over

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The Biden administration is debating the next steps after Senate Republicans blocked the voting rights bill. Democratic activists, however, believe bipartisan talks are over.

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News Brief: Biden Agenda, Military Justice System, Britney Spears

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The president's ambitious agenda hits another roadblock. The Pentagon chief says he supports a proposed change to the military justice system. Britney Spears to address a court on her conservatorship.

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Separados en la frontera: padre e hijo están reunidos, pero los obstáculos persisten.

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Melvin y su hijo Néstor emigraron de El Salvador a Texas en el 2018. Al llegar a la frontera fueron separados por la política conocida como cero tolerancia del expresidente Donald Trump.

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News Brief: Coronavirus Roundup, Iran Election, NYC's Mayoral Race

Monday, June 21, 2021

The U.S. inches closer to a key milestone in the battle against COVID-19. Iran has chosen a hard-line judge as its next president. Over a dozen Democrats vie to succeed NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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Celebrating Juneteenth And Black Music Month With Classical Classics

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

As part of an ongoing series, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to pianist Lara Downes about classical recordings of "Lift Every Voice" and "A Change Is Gonna Come," to mark Black Music Month and Juneteenth.

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Retired CIA Officer Finally Gets Treatment For Symptoms Of Havana Syndrome

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Marc Polymeropoulous was one of the first Americans outside of Cuba to report symptoms consistent with what's called Havana Syndrome. It took him more than three years to get a diagnosis.

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How Families, Separated At The Border By Trump Policies, Are Coping

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Some of the migrant families who were separated at the U.S. border during the Trump administration are back together. A Salvadoran father and son share their experience.

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His Mom Was Sick In India During The Second Wave. He Wrote A Poem About It — And Hope

Friday, June 11, 2021

Manas Ray, a biochemist in Cambridge, Mass., wrote "Praying From A Distance" about the toll COVID-19 has taken on his family in India. He submitted it as part of an NPR poetry callout last month.

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News Brief: Biden's European Trip, Variant Study, Global Sting

Wednesday, June 09, 2021

Joe Biden heads to Europe for his first international trip as president. Do COVID-19 vaccines hold up against variants? Operation Trojan Shield tricks suspected criminals into giving up information.

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Floating Along In Uncertainty With Vijay Iyer

Wednesday, June 09, 2021

For the final entry in Morning Edition's Song Project series, Vijay Iyer wrote a rhizomatic, inviting — and not entirely placating — instrumental piece to encapsulate his past year.

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News Brief: Jan. 6 Report, Recovering Bitcoin Ransom, Alzheimer's Drug

Tuesday, June 08, 2021

Senators release new details of the U.S. Capitol attack. The FBI recovers millions in ransom paid to end a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline. The FDA approves a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease.

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News Brief: Infrastructure Deadline, Harris In Guatemala, Burkina Faso Massacre

Monday, June 07, 2021

Monday is the White House deadline to get a deal with Republicans on infrastructure. Vice President Harris is on her first foreign trip as VP. A massacre in Burkina Faso has left 130 people dead.

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Ex-Students At Robert E. Lee High In Florida Disagree Over Name Changes

Tuesday, June 01, 2021

U.S. schools are debating removing Confederate names. As part of NPR's series on democracy, We Hold These Truths, we examine the debate at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville.

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'I Wake With Wonder': A Crowdsourced Poem Of Pandemic Pain And Hope

Friday, May 28, 2021

Poet Kwame Alexander has created a poem from submissions about the challenges of the past year and our dreams for the future. It ends with: "For through the struggle, we may hope to become stronger."

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What Prompted Biden To Order A Deeper Look Into COVID-19's Origin?

Thursday, May 27, 2021

President Biden has asked for a 90-day investigation into how the COVID-19 pandemic started, and whether it's possible that the virus leaked, either accidentally or on purpose, from a lab in China.

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News Brief: COVID Origin Probe, The Future Of Oil, Calif. Mass Shooting

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Biden asks intelligence agencies to push for stronger conclusion to COVID-19 origins. Big oil firms face seismic shifts in how they do business. Shooter kills eight people at San Jose rail yard.

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News Brief: Manhattan Trump Probe, Pipeline Security, Opioid Trial

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

A new grand jury will hear evidence in the Trump probe. DHS reportedly will issue first cybersecurity regulations for pipelines. Three drug distributors on trial in West Virginia over opioid crisis.

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Women Left Their Jobs To Be Caregivers. A Business Coalition Wants Companies To Help

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

More women than men left the workforce during the pandemic, many because they had to care for children. A business council wants companies to take the lead in expanding child care and elder care.

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