NPRadded this to PoliticsBarbershops Barbershop: How Black Votes Frame The Abortion IssueNPR Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are in South Carolina this weekend for Black Economic Alliance's Presidential Candidates Forum. NPR's Michel Martin talks to professors Andra Gillespie Eddie Glaude, Jr.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR The Ethical Question Of Running Up The ScoreNPR The U.S. Women's soccer team beat Thailand 13-0 on Tuesday, sparking an ethics debate over running up the score against a weaker opponent. NPR's Michel Martin talks to sports ethicist Shawn Klein.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMindy Kaling Mindy Kaling And Emma Thompson Shatter The 'Late Night' Glass CeilingNPR - Michel MartinThere's a funny thing about late night TV, says Mindy Kaling. Watching these shows, "there's such a joie de vivre" — but it's at odds with the "ruthlessness and mercilessness" that goes into making the
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesIran U.S. On Misguided 'Propaganda Campaign' Against Iran, Scholar SaysNPR NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gary Sick, a senior research scholar at Columbia University's Middle East Institute, about the escalating conflict with Iran.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesDefamation Dean Obeidallah Wins $4.1 In Defamation Suit Against Neo-Nazi WebsiteNPR NPR's Michel Martin speaks with comedian Dean Obeidallah, who this week was awarded $4.1 million in damages for defamation from the neo-Nazi website, The Daily Stormer.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredSan Francisco, CA San Francisco DA Looks To AI To Remove Potential Prosecution BiasNPR NPR's Michel Martin speaks with San Francisco district attorney George Gascon about his plan to use artificial intelligence to combat racial bias in criminal sentencing.
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredProtest Following Mass Protests, Hong Kong Suspends Extradition BillNPR - Anthony Kuhn The government of Hong Kong has suspended its effort to pass a bill allowing criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesBusiness Tennessee Workers Reject Union At Volkswagen Plant — AgainNPR - Bobby AllynFor the second time in recent years, auto workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., have narrowly voted against forming a union. Preliminary results show that over three days of voting, 833
NPRadded this to BusinessNPR Target Faces Chaos As Cash Registers Go OfflineNPR - Daniella Cheslow , Alina SelyukhRed carts full of merchandise piled up at Targets nationwide as customers abandoned their shopping when a computer failure hit the cash registers. "We're aware that guests are currently unable to make
NPRadded this to World NewsJair Bolsonaro Brazilian Judge Acquits Man Who Stabbed Jair BolsonaroNPR - Daniella CheslowA Brazilian judge has acquitted a man who stabbed then-presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro. The judge ruled that Adélio Bispo de Oliveira was mentally ill and ordered him held in a mental facility indefinitely,
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesSomalia Kenya Police Blame Al-Shabab For Blast Near Somalia That Left Officers DeadNPR - Bobby AllynPolice officials in Kenya say the al-Shabab extremist group is responsible for a deadly explosion Saturday morning that reportedly killed 10 police officers near the country's border with Somalia. Around
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Panel QuestionsNPRBILL KURTIS: From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME, the NPR news quiz. I'm Bill Kurtis. We are playing this week with Helen Hong, Jordan Carlos and Roy Blount Jr. And here, again,
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesLimerick LimericksNPRBill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Cobb Salad With Buttercream, Laundry Month and Bewitching Property. Coming up, it's Lightning Fill In The Blank. But first, it's the game where you have
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Who's Bill This TimeNPRBill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news: "Overflowing Cup," "Presto Secretary!" and "Vacation Hot Spot." BILL KURTIS: From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME, the NPR
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Bluff The ListenerNPROur panelists read three stories about someone trying to help the environment only to have it backfire, only one of which is true. BILL KURTIS: From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL
NPRadded this to Most Emailed Stories Lightning Fill In The BlankNPRNow onto our final game, Lightning Fill In The Blank. Each of our players will have 60 seconds in which to answer as many fill-in-the-blank questions as he or she can - each correct answer now worth two
NPRadded this to SportsGreek Philosophy Not My Job: We Quiz Soccer Star Kristine Lilly On Cups That Aren't The World CupNPRIn her more than 20 years playing for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, Kristine Lilly played in five World Cup finals and three Olympics — she holds the record for the most international appearances
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR PredictionsNPROur panelists predict, now that scientists have discovered a mysterious thing hidden in the moon, what it will turn out to be. Now, panel, what will they discover is hidden beneath the surface of the Helen
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Panel QuestionsNPRWe want to remind everybody they can join us most weeks right here at the Chase Bank Auditorium in downtown Chicago, Ill. For tickets and more information, go over to wbez.org, or you can find a link our
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesToronto Raptors Drake Celebrates Toronto Raptors NBA Championship With 'The Best In The World Pack'NPR - Sidney MaddenFor the first time in its 24-year franchise history, the Toronto Raptors are officially NBA Finals champions and Drake is turning up as if he was the one shooting in the gym. The Toronto rapper and courtside
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMoon Landing Fresh Air Weekend: The Ordinary People Behind The Moon Landing; Damian LewisNPRFresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers,
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesDivorce 'Fleishman Is In Trouble': A Debut About Divorce, Dating And DisappearanceNPR - Scott SimonTaffy Brodesser-Akner's parents got divorced when she was 6, but she didn't really think of her debut novel, Fleishman Is in Trouble, as "a divorce book." "I don't like to think that a divorce haunted
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesRomeo and Juliet Franco Zeffirelli, Creator Of Lavish Productions On Screen And Stage, Dies At 96NPR - Neda UlabyFranco Zeffirelli once said that when the curtain comes up "you have to give the audience a big thing to look at." The Italian filmmaker and opera director gave audiences plenty to look at — in his lavishly
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsLake Ontario High Flooding On Lake Ontario And St. Lawrence RiverNPR - Emily RussellThe U.S. and Canada are under pressure to show a water control plan for the area along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River didn't actually make flooding worse. Record flooding again on Lake Ontario
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesIran New Tensions Between U.S. And Iran After Tanker AttacksNPRNPR's Scott Simon asks Ariane Tabatabai, an associate political scientist at the RAND Corporation, about rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Two more tankers ablaze in the Middle East this week,
NPRadded this to BusinessNPR Why Safer Cars Don't Lead To Cheaper Car Insurance ... YetNPR - Camila DomonoskeMany new cars sold today can take preemptive action to help prevent crashes — hitting the brakes before a collision, steering around obstacles or alerting drivers to hazards in their blind spots. Those
NPRadded this to SportsNPR Saturday Sports: Women's World Cup, U.S. OpenNPR - Tom GoldmanThe Women's World Cup is under way, with exciting matches and some controversy as well. I wait all week to say, it's time for sports. SIMON: International women's football - the Women's World Cup now in
NPRadded this to World NewsHong Kong Hong Kong To Shelve Controversial Extradition BillNPR - Anthony KuhnHong Kong's government has agreed to shelve an unpopular extradition agreement with Beijing. And days after violent clashes between police and protesters in Hong Kong, the territory's government has backed
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMichael Shannon Audra McDonald And Michael Shannon On 'Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De Lune'NPRNPR's Scott Simon asks Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon about starring in the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's 1987 play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Frankie and Johnny are two almost
NPRadded this to World NewsWorld News Migrants Taking Riskier Routes To Avoid Mexican AuthoritiesNPR - James FredrickAs Mexico cracks down on migrants trying to get to the United States, migrants are trying to evade authorities by taking riskier routes, often putting them in the way of thieves and drug gangs. Mexico's
