Tinbete Ermyas

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Officials say California is drought free — but water supply is still strained

Thursday, November 09, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jeffrey Mount, a senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, about drought conditions in California.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China for anniversary of historic 1973 trip

Thursday, November 09, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with violinist Davyd Booth, who was part of the Philadelphia Orchestra's historic 1973 tour of China.

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Digging into the Israeli-Hamas war's implications for the broader region

Friday, November 03, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bruce Riedel, a former CIA analyst and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Middle East Policy, about the leader of Hezbollah's speech on Friday.

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The UN agency for Palestine refugees is running out of supplies in Gaza

Thursday, November 02, 2023

UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, says it is running out of supplies in Gaza, where it is sheltering over 600,000 displaced Palestinians.

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Former FBI agent talks about potential difficulties in Lewiston manhunt

Friday, October 27, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with a former FBI agent on what law enforcement faces with the ongoing manhunt for the man who killed 18 people in Lewiston, ME.

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Egyptian aid group head says the amount of aid going to Gaza is 'a drop in the ocean'

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mohsen Sarhan, the CEO of the Egyptian Food Bank, about the situation at the Rafah crossing, where some aid is being allowed into Gaza.

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Qatar's role in hostage negotiations

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Qatar has stepped in as a mediator, negotiating Hamas' release of four hostages who had been held since the Oct. 7 massacre that claimed 1,400 lives.

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'The House of Doors' by Tan Twan Eng explores frustrated love on a diverse island

Monday, October 23, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Tan Twan Eng about his latest book, The House of Doors, a decade shifting novel delving into tragedy, cultural dissonance and memory loss.

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Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border are simmering. Could they boil over?

Thursday, October 19, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Paul Salem, president of the Middle East Institute in Washington, about tensions between Israel and the Lebanese Islamist political party and militant group Hezbollah.

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Can the U.S. stand with both Israel and Ukraine?

Thursday, October 19, 2023

You know that old saying about being able to walk and chew gum at the same time? Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, is living it.

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Half of Gaza's population is under 18. Here's what that means for the conflict

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

About half of Gaza's population are under 18. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the University of Arizona's Maha Nassar, who focuses on Palestinian people and history, about what this means for the war.

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Can the U.S. stand with both Israel and Ukraine? U.S. ambassador to NATO weighs in

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith about how the U.S. can support both Israel and Ukraine.

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'Complete demolition of everything': Palestinian politician on the violence in Gaza

Friday, October 13, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mustafa Barghouti, a doctor and leader of the the Palestinian National Initiative, about the humanitarian and political crisis in Gaza.

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Troye Sivan's new album has something to give us

Friday, October 13, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Troye Sivan about his new album "Something To Give Each Other," which features songs about aspects of queer life that don't always get a mainstream audience.

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Israel's last ground war in Gaza offers clues for what one might look like now

Thursday, October 12, 2023

An Israeli ground invasion into Gaza appears likely. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Gregg Carlstorm of The Economist, about his experience covering Israel's ground invasion in 2014.

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Facing 'unbearable communal desperation', some Jewish communities turn to fasting

Thursday, October 12, 2023

The attacks in Israel have left so wrought much anguish in the Jewish communities across the globe. Some of those U.S. communities have turned to religious practice to express their grief: fasting.

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NSC spokesman John Kirby says more U.S. military support is heading to Israel

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council, about the Biden administration's response to the weekend attacks on Israel.

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The situation in Gaza from a doctor on the ground

Monday, October 09, 2023

Dr. Medhat Abbas, Gaza's Health Ministry director general, said his hospital was already short on medical supplies and medications. Now, with military strikes that have killed hundreds, it's worse.

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The hardships that advocates of women — including Nobel Peace Prize winners — face

Friday, October 06, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with human rights researcher Azadeh Pourzand about the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi.

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Syrian author Khaled Khalifa, a titan of contemporary Arabic literature, dies at 59

Friday, October 06, 2023

Celebrated Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa died at age 59 in Damascus. An important figure in contemporary Arabic literature, he was known for his outspoken nature and proclivity to critique power.

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