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The Valentine's Day Bandit died last year — but the tradition he started lives on

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Residents of Portland, Maine, woke up Wednesday to see their city covered in paper hearts. Despite the famed Valentine's Day Bandit's death last year, the tradition continues.

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Precious medals: Summer Olympic athletes will compete for pieces of the Eiffel Tower

Friday, February 09, 2024

The organizers of the 2024 Games in Paris have announced that this year's Olympic medals will be made with bits of the Eiffel Tower, embedded inside the gold, silver and bronze.

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A first-hand account from the frontline of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and Chad

Thursday, February 08, 2024

We hear rare eyewitness testimony from Darfur, one of the worlds unseen and often forgotten conflicts — which has resulted in the largest child displacement crisis in the world.

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Sen. Krysten Sinema outlines border deal negotiations

Tuesday, February 06, 2024

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Arizona Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who was one of the chief negotiators of the border deal.

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Tracy Sierra's debut novel 'Nightwatching' is a chilling thriller

Tuesday, February 06, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Tracy Sierra about her debut novel, the psychological thriller Nightwatching.

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In surprising move, Lewis Hamilton ditches Mercedes, will join Ferrari

Thursday, February 01, 2024

NPR's Mary Louie Kelly speaks with The Athletic reporter Madeline Coleman about the big news out of Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton is joining Ferrari.

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North Korea is ramping up missile tests as Kim Jung Un weighs war with South Korea

Thursday, February 01, 2024

North Korea test-fired cruise missiles from its western coast for the third time this week, as Kim Jung Un warns of war with South Korea. Is it rhetoric or has North Korea decided to go to war?

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Broadway legend Hinton Battle, who originally played Scarecrow in 'The Wiz', has died

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.

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Constitutional scholar says GOP charges against Mayorkas don't meet impeachment bar

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt about the effort from House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

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New book finds Trump's plot to overturn 2020 election 'crazier than anybody imagined'

Monday, January 29, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalists Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman about their new book, Find Me The Votes.

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No, alligators aren't frozen. They're just brumating

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Last week, it was so cold in Beaumont, Texas — with lows of 18 degrees Fahrenheit — that alligators across the area were found frozen underwater, while still breathing.

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'Sports Illustrated' faces uncertain future

Friday, January 19, 2024

Sports Illustrated has announced that it's laying off a significant amount — if not all — of the News Guild-represented workers on Friday, prompting responses from the union.

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Iran's overarching strategy in attacking targets in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan

Friday, January 19, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about Iran's strategy after attacking targets in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan.

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Best of NPR's Tiny Desk 2023

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

NPR's Music Desk share their favorites from 2023 Tiny Desk Concerts.

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What the meeting of India and Russia's foreign ministers means for the United States

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rajan Menon, director at Defense Priorities and scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about Russia and India's foreign ministers' meeting.

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Director Andrew Haigh talks about love and loneliness in 'All of Us Strangers'

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Director Andrew Haigh speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about his new film All of Us Strangers.

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Coach Prime's Review: Assessing Deion Sanders' 1st year at CU

Thursday, December 21, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with ESPN Andscape columnist Clinton Yates about Deion Sanders' year in Review at the University of Colorado, which is seeing mixed views on whether the season was a success.

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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor memorialized in National Cathedral funeral service

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was memorialized in a funeral service held at the National Cathedral, where President Biden, Chief Justice John Roberts and her son Jay O'Connor spoke about her legacy.

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Once valued at billions of dollars, more tech startups are failing

Monday, December 18, 2023

The year of efficiency started with significant layoffs at some Silicon Valley giants. It's closing with many young tech startups — once appraised in the billions — selling for a few million.

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The WeightWatchers CEO tells NPR why the company is embracing weight loss drugs

Friday, December 15, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani about the company's recent decision to provide weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic.

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