Tinbete Ermyas

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Why one expert says America's fentanyl crisis has geopolitical roots

Monday, May 29, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the geopolitics of fentanyl and the opioid crisis at large.

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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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40 years ago, NPR had to apologize for airing 'Return of the Jedi' spoilers

Friday, May 26, 2023

Back in 1983, All Things Considered host Susan Stamberg asked a young moviegoer to give us a "sneak preview" of Return of the Jedi. The flood of complaints from listeners led to an on-air apology.

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40 years ago, NPR had to apologize for airing 'Return of the Jedi' spoilers

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Back in 1983, All Things Considered host Susan Stamberg asked a young moviegoer to give us a "sneak preview" of Return of the Jedi. The flood of complaints from listeners led to on-air apology.

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Actress Patricia Arquette brings sass and vulnerability to her 'High Desert' role

Monday, May 22, 2023

Patricia Arquette talks about her role in the new Apple TV+ series, High Desert.

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Bedouin release their long-awaited debut album, 'Temple of Dreams'

Friday, May 19, 2023

Bedouin members Rami Abousabe and Tamer Malki talk about their debut album Temple of Dreams.

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A violin bow worth tens of thousands of dollars snapped mid-performance

Friday, May 19, 2023

A violinist's bow snapped mid-performance at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

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Conservationists rush to vaccinate California condors as avian flu strikes

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Conservationists are rushing to vaccinate critically endangered California condors against deadly avian flu. Ashleigh Blackford of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is overseeing the effort.

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How inflation is hitting prison inmates

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

According to a Marshall Project report, inflation has hit America's incarcerated population harder than it has those on the outside. Alex Arriaga, who wrote the report, talks about what she found.

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72-year-old graduate recieves his college degree in Georgia

Monday, May 15, 2023

72-year-old Sam Kaplan graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College this weekend with his 99-year-old mother in attendance.

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Turkey's opposition leader poses a challenge to President Erdogan

Friday, May 12, 2023

Journalist Ruth Michaelson talks about Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu ahead of Turkey's general election.

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Bishop's gambit: Elementary school custodian Dave Bishop teaches kids chess

Thursday, May 11, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Maine elementary school custodian and chess coach Dave Bishop and state champion player fifth grader Avery Zhang.

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The lost Jeopardy tapes: the 40-year mystery behind an enigmatic champion

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with The Ringer staff writer Claire McNear about the 40-year-long mystery behind one of Jeopardy's most enigmatic champions.

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'Hotel Cuba' tells an immigrant's story of everyday courage

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Aaron Hamburger, author of Hotel Cuba, a novel is based on the real life immigration story of his grandparents.

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A giant rat that wasn't suited for its bomb-sniffing job gets a new role

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

A Gambian rat who was training to be a landmine detector arrived at the San Diego Zoo a few weeks ago. She's better suited to her new role as a rat ambassador.

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Why Medicare is suddenly under debate again

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

As the White House and Republicans in Congress gear up for negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling, how to pay for senior health care could be a sticking point, even if cuts are "off the table."

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Congressman Henry Cuellar says Biden's rule to restrict asylum is 'reasonable'

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, spoke with NPR about a Biden administration proposal to limit asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. He says the number of arriving migrants is overwhelming local officials.

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This is the one-pan recipe to make your Thanksgiving easy

Sunday, November 20, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to New York Times columnist Melissa Clark about cutting out the stress — especially if it's your first time cooking for the holiday.

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Putin has been unwilling to engage in Ukraine talks, says Secretary of State Blinken

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

It is important that the Ukrainians define the terms of any potential negotiation, Blinken tells NPR, while the U.S. makes sure that the country has the means to repel Russian aggression.

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Haaland seeks healing for Native American boarding school survivors

Sunday, May 22, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about her department's Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report.

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