NPRadded this to U.S. NewsHarriet Tubman Treasury Department Launches Investigation Into Delays Behind Harriet Tubman $20 BillNPR - Vanessa RomoThe Treasury Department will conduct an investigation into the circumstances leading to a delay in the production of a new $20 bill featuring a portrait of slave-turned-slave-emancipator Harriet Tubman.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredNPR Ethiopian Security Forces Kill Alleged Mastermind Of Coup AttemptNPR - Eyder Peralta Ethiopian security forces killed the general accused of masterminding an attempted coup in a northern region. The attacks on Saturday killed five people, including the national army chief of staff.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesJudith Krantz Judith Krantz, Queen Of The Sex And Shopping Novel, Dies At 91NPR - Petra Mayer Judith Krantz, queen of the 'sex and shopping' novel, has died at 91. Beginning with Scruples in 1978, she sold millions of books with her signature mix of high fashion, hot sex and female ambition.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredIstanbul Turkish President Erdogan's Party Loses Big In Istanbul Mayoral RaceNPR NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Asli Aydintasbas, a European Council on Foreign Relations fellow, about the landslide election of a Turkish opposition party candidate in Istanbul's mayoral race.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredIran Trump Reportedly Ordered Cyber Attacks On Iran After Calling Off Air StrikesNPR - Greg Myre Shrouded in secrecy, cyber attacks are increasingly the weapon of choice for the U.S. to send a message to an adversary, rather than what the military calls kinetic measures.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesPolicing Mayor Pete Buttigieg Faces Tough Questions About Race And Policing In South BendNPR NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with South Bend Tribune reporter Lincoln Wright about the community reaction to Mayor Pete Buttigieg after another police involved shooting in his town.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredNPR Immigrant Children Moved From Texas Detention Center Because Of Unsanitary ConditionsNPR After U.S. Customs and Border Protection moved 300 immigrant children out of a detention center in Texas, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with attorney Elora Mukherjee, who visited the facility last week.
NPRadded this to PoliticsDick Durbin Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin Discusses Trump's Decision To Call Off Immigration RaidsNPR NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., about the likelihood of a near-term compromise on changes to U.S. asylum law.
NPRadded this to World NewsWorld News Another American Tourist Death Reported In The Dominican RepublicNPR - Dani MatiasThe latest victim in the recent string of American tourist deaths in the Dominican Republic was identified by family as Vittorio Caruso of Glen Cove, N.Y. Caruso was retired, his family said. He and his
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsSan Francisco, CA San Francisco Prepares To Ban Electronic CigarettesNPR - Laura Klivans San Francisco is on the verge of a vote that would ban the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes. The vaping company, Juul, is based there, but city leaders say they need to protect teenagers.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredPalestinian Authority U.S. Mideast Plan Rejected By Palestinian Leaders, Panned By Former U.S. EnvoysNPR - Daniel EstrinThe White House on Saturday published one-half of its long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan — a multibillion-dollar proposal to upgrade the Palestinian economy. The Palestinian leadership has already
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesSanctions How Likely Is It That The Latest Sanctions Will Bring Iran To The Negotiating Table?NPR NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution about the effects of further sanctions on Iran.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMarijuana Marijuana Is Legal In Colorado, But The Illegal Market Still ExistsNPR - Ben Markus Marijuana has been legal in Colorado since 2012. But recently, large busts of illegal grow houses show that the black market for pot is far from gone. In fact, it's growing.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredIranian U.S. Officials Working To Build Up Maritime Coalition To Deter Further Iranian AttacksNPR - Michele Kelemen U.S. officials say they are trying to build up a coalition to deter Iranian attacks in the Persian Gulf. They are calling it the "Sentinel Program" to "help us have eyes on the shipping."
NPRadded this to World NewsRefugees Thousands Of Refugees Returning To Syria End Up Detained, Imprisoned, TorturedNPR - Ruth Sherlock President Bashar al-Assad has called on the millions of Syrians who've fled the brutal civil war to return home, but thousands who have come back end up imprisoned and often tortured.
NPRadded this to ScienceButterflies Monarch Butterflies Born In Captivity Have Trouble Migrating South, Study SaysNPR - Pien HuangThree summers ago, Ayse Tenger-Trolander, a graduate student at the University of Chicago, ordered a batch of monarch butterflies from a breeder, and made an accidental discovery: the butterflies had lost
NPRadded this to PoliticsOregon State Police Oregon Republicans Are On The Lam Over A Climate BillNPR - Dirk VanderHartRepublican state Senators in Oregon have refused to show up for work since Thursday. That same day, Democratic Gov. Kate Brown authorized state police to track down and return Republicans to the state
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesYarn Ravelry, The Knitting Website, Bans Trump Talk And PatternsNPR - Vanessa RomoThe popular knitting and crochet website Ravelry says its 8 million members are welcome to garter, seed or purl stitch their way through thousands of online patterns — but if they want to cast on with
NPRadded this to BusinessInstagram Instagram Advertising: Do You Know It, When You See It?NPR - Jasmine GarsdIn the photograph, Gretchen Altman is smiling, leaning back casually, a cup of coffee in hand — Hills Bros. Coffee, to be precise. It looks like a candid shot, but if you hit like, leave a comment, and
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesIran What Are Iran's Options In The Standoff With The U.S.?NPR - Peter KenyonTensions continue to rise between the United States and Iran following last week's sharp escalation in which Tehran downed a U.S. drone and the U.S. conducted cyberattacks against an Iranian intelligence
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMusic Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A MasterNPR - Tom HuizengaAugustin Hadelich's latest album of violin concertos offers two unlikely bedfellows. The tuneful, romantic classic by Johannes Brahms bumps up against the modernist mayhem of György Ligeti. The album,
NPRadded this to SportsSpain U.S. Battles To Beat Spain At Women's World CupNPR - Russell LewisIt wasn't easy, pretty or elegant. But the U.S. Women's National Team battled to beat Spain in the round of 16 at the Women's World Cup. The U.S. had an easy road in this tournament. Until Monday. Spain,
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Reporter's Notebook: What Happens To Pregnant Migrants In CustodyNPR We talk to Tina Vasquez, immigration reporter from Rewire.News who published a 3-part series on pregnant migrants detained by U.S. Marshals Service.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesBusiness How Georgia Became A Surprising Bright Spot In The U.S. Solar IndustryNPR - Andrea Hsu , Mary Louise KellyIn northern Georgia, near the Tennessee line, the city of Dalton made its fame as the carpet capital of the world. These days, a more accurate title would be floor covering capital of the world. It has
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredTrump Administration Trump Administration Pushes To Make Health Care Pricing More TransparentNPR - Tamara Keith , Selena Simmons-DuffinPresident Trump signed an executive order Monday on price transparency in health care that aims to lower rising health care costs by showing prices to patients. The idea is that if people can shop around,
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMusic Johnathan Rice's 'The Long Game' Is Not Quite A Breakup RecordNPR - Stephen Kallao , John MyersJohnathan Rice rolled in the door and right away I knew I was going to enjoy chatting with him. He arrived as a party of one, with merch in a carry-on bag in one hand, and a guitar case in the other. there's
NPRadded this to World NewsWorld News Thousands Of ISIS Fighters Must Be Tried Or Let Go, U.N. Rights Chief SaysNPR - Merrit KennedyThe U.N.'s human rights chief says there are only two options for dealing with the tens of thousands of suspected ISIS fighters currently detained in Syria and Iraq: They must be either tried or let go,
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesJehovah's Witnesses 'I Couldn't Continue On': A Former Jehovah's Witness On Leaving The FaithNPR - Terry GrossAs she grew up as a third-generation Jehovah's Witness, there were certain things Amber Scorah did not question. When, as a teenager, the community shunned her and prevented her from participating in father's
NPRadded this to World NewsIran Trump Levels New Economic Sanctions On Iran's LeadersNPR - Merrit KennedyPresident Trump has announced new sanctions against the Iranian government, after Iran downed a U.S. drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said that "hard-hitting" sanctions
NPRadded this to Arts & LifeRefugees Imagining A Dismal Future, 'Years And Years' Says Plenty About The PresentNPR - John PowersThings are looking bright for pessimists these days — the world has caught up with their sense of gloom. Well over half of those living in the developed world think their countries are heading in the direction,
