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Joan Shelley On Her Musical Love Letter To Kentucky

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'Derry Girls' Is A Hit In Northern Ireland

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NAHJ President On Returning Fox News Money

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Tariffs And The Footwear Industry

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Opinion: We Are Risking Health And Life

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It's flu shot season. Signs alerting and urging you to get a flu shot now may be up at your pharmacy or workplace. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone over 6 months old get a flu shot by the end of October, so the vaccine can begin to work before the influenza season begins.

My Signature Song: 'Jesus Dropped The Charges'

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Bassey Ikpi On 'I'm Telling The Truth, But I'm Lying'

By editor • Aug 17, 2019

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Government Checks Addresses To Prepare For Census

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Saturday Sports: Women's Soccer Team, Jay-Z

By • Aug 17, 2019

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Finally, time for sports.

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Opinion: Hong Kong Protesters Might Bother Tourists, Or Pierce Their Conscience

By • Aug 17, 2019

It may be strange for tourists to land in Hong Kong to find throngs of impassioned protesters. They might wonder: What do they expect me to do about the Chinese government?

Tourists come from all over the world to see the elegantly industrious city-state.

"It is like a cauldron," Jan Morris wrote in her book Hong Kong, "seething, hissing, hooting, arguing, enmeshed in a labyrinth of tunnels and overpasses, with those skyscrapers erupting everywhere into view, with those ferries churning and hovercraft splashing and great jets flying in."

Latest On Jeffrey Epstein's Death

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

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Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit Documents Released

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

Host Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown about the release of documents in a lawsuit related to Epstein's alleged crimes.

Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead In New York Jail

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

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Chicago Inmates Compete In Online Chess

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

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The Lasting Impact Of 'Dora The Explorer'

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

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Dora the Explorer is one of the most recognized Latinx characters on TV. She debuted on Nickelodeon almost 20 years ago. And this weekend, Dora is moving to the big screen in "Dora And The Lost City Of Gold."

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My Signature Song: Frank Sinatra's 'Cycles'

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

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Changing Position On Impeachment

By editor • Aug 3, 2019

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Filmmakers On Nature Documentary 'Serengeti'

By editor • Aug 3, 2019

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Rapper A$AP Rocky Released From Jail In Sweden

By • Aug 3, 2019

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The rapper A$AP Rocky is out of Swedish jail and back in the U.S. this morning after a monthlong saga that's drawn the attention of music fans, celebrities and President Trump. And as NPR's Andrew Limbong reports, it's not quite over yet.

Saturday Sports: Yankees And Red Sox, Concussions In Football

By editor • Aug 3, 2019

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Hundreds Arrested At Moscow Protest

By editor • Jul 27, 2019

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Sports Roundup: Boxing Deaths, Olympic Swimming And The WNBA

By • Jul 27, 2019

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Grindr Has Left A Cultural Impact On The LGBTQ Community. But Can The App Survive?

By editor • Jul 27, 2019

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New Maine Law Aims To Restore Internet Privacy Protection Rolled Back By Trump Administration

By • Jul 27, 2019

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Opinion: Is Anything More Urgent Than The Temperature Of Our Planet?

By • Jul 27, 2019

It's hot: historically, treacherously hot this week, in surprising places.

It was 109 degrees in Paris, the highest temperature ever recorded there. People plunged into the Jardins du Trocadéro fountains to cool down, while officials worried some of the charred walls of Notre Dame Cathedral that didn't fall in April's fire might now dry out and collapse in the furnace of summer heat.

Massive Protests Continue To Roil Hong Kong

By editor • Jul 27, 2019

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Police in Hong Kong have fired tear gas into huge crowds of pro-democracy demonstrators. We're joined now by Shibani Mahtani, reporter for The Washington Post who is at the protests. Thanks so much for being with us.

Top Intelligence Boss Creates A New Role: The Election Threats Executive

By • Jul 22, 2019

The nation's intelligence agencies have designated one person to be in charge of coordinating the government's efforts to identify threats to U.S. elections.

Notre Dame Fire Revives Demand For Skilled Stone Carvers In France

By • Jul 20, 2019

A little over three months after Paris' Notre Dame caught fire, French officials say the cathedral is still in a precarious state and needs to be stabilized. Ultimately, they aim to restore the monument, a process that will take years.

When that work begins, there will be a new demand for experts who have the same skills required to build Notre Dame 900 years ago. In the workshops of the Hector Guimard high school, less than three miles from the cathedral, young stone carvers are training for that task.

On Apollo 11 Anniversary, A Former Crew Member Reflects On The Lunar Trip

By editor • Jul 20, 2019

Humans first landed on the moon 50 years ago on July 20. Former astronaut Michael Collins was a member of the historic mission.

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In an early version of the audio, we incorrectly referred to the far side of the moon as the dark side of the moon.

Sports Roundup: Previewing Sunday's Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction

By editor • Jul 20, 2019

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Now, time for sports.

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