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The flags of Afghanistan and the United States are seen on the table before a meeting between the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2021. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Reflections On America Since 9/11 And Our Series 'The Longest War'

Jack Beatty joins Meghna Chakrabarti to reflect on America's longest war, and 20 years of On Point.

News brief: Tulsa shooting, Corinthian student loans, inflation hits food banks

There was a mass shooting in Tulsa, Okla. The Biden administration forgives nearly $6 billion in student loans linked to defunct Corinthian Colleges. Inflation has more people turning to food banks.

The cover of "Korean American" by Eric Kim. (Courtesy)

New York Times food writer Eric Kim explores his 'Korean American' heritage in debut cookbook

Growing up the son of immigrants in Atlanta, Georgia, meals during Eric Kim's childhood were often a combination of his parents' Korean heritage and the lessons he learned watching the Food Network.

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Sudan's military and a paramilitary group battled for control of the nation. A mass shooting rocks an Alabama town. The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial is now scheduled to start Tuesday.

Corn is a key source of biofuel. Fertilizing it releases a potent greenhouse gas into the air, so the federal government had approved research to grow corn with less fertilizer. The funding is now paused.

The Trump administration pauses a moonshot push to grow biofuel crops with less fertilizer

Scientists in the Midwest and Great Plains were poised to start research to cut U.S. reliance on fertilizer imports, keep biofuel farming cost-competitive and tackle a potent greenhouse gas.

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LEGISLATIVE CHECKLISTBears emerge as biggestbeneficiaries of vetosession benevolenceGov. George Ryan got his two cents in during the fall veto session by…

Not My Job: Trombone Shorty Gets Quizzed On Obscure Musical Instruments

We've invited Troy Andrews — better known as Trombone Shorty — to answer three questions about instruments you've probably never heard of. Originally broadcast March 14, 2015.

Tomato paste gives the Potato Vindaloo its "backbone," "structure" and "depth," says America's Test Kitchen's Jack Bishop. "'You probably wouldn't identify it in the finished dish, but leave it out and you would notice the difference."

'Test Kitchen': How To Make Vegetarian Dishes Pop With A Little Umami

Cooking with plant foods naturally high in compounds called glutamates can stimulate the same taste receptors that meat does. America's Test Kitchen explains in The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook.

A Taxing Time: Even After the Passage of the Income Tax Increase, Lawmakers Have Plenty Left to Do

Although legislators passed a tax increase in the last day of the lame duck session, they allowed other components in an overall budget and reform plan —…

Not My Job: Project Runway's Tim Gunn Gets Quizzed On Terrible Fashion

The fashion guru plays our game, and makes us feel a little better about our pleated pants. Originally broadcast June 6, 2014.

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