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 StoriesSolar Panels 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 HealthTrump Administration Trump Administration Pushes To Make Health Care Pricing More TransparentNPR - Tamara Keith , Selena Simmons-DuffinPresident Trump will sign 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 market
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 GrossGrowing 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 her funeral,
NPRadded this to World NewsIran Trump Announces New Economic Sanctions Against 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,
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesBacteria Elite Runners' Gut Microbe Makes Mice More Athletic — Could It Help The Rest Of Us?NPR - Jonathan LambertCompetitive runners (myself included, once upon a time) will try almost anything that could give them a natural edge in their next 5K or 10K. Down concentrated beet juice before a race? I've done it. tents
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesChina How The Chow Mein Sandwich Claimed A Small Slice Of New England HistoryNPR - Sarah Mizes-TanImagine a sandwich that isn't so much a sandwich as it is a noodle dish, and you'd have what locals in Fall River, Mass., call the chow mein sandwich, a hybrid Chinese-American dish with roots in the factory
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesU.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court Orders Documents Unsealed In Death Penalty CaseNPR - Domenico Montanaro , Nina TotenbergThe U.S. Supreme Court ordered documents unsealed Monday in a death penalty case out of Alabama after a motion was filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and NPR. The blacked-out information,
NPRadded this to PoliticsSanctions Would New Sanctions On Iran Lead To Negotiations?NPR The U.S. is expected to unveil new sanctions on Iran today. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with The Century Foundation's Dina Esfandiary about rising tensions between the two nations.
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsU.S. Border Patrol U.S. Border Patrol Finds 4 Bodies, Including 3 Children, Near Rio Grande In TexasNPR - Reynaldo Leaños Jr.U.S. Border Patrol agents have located four bodies by the Rio Grande in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, near the U.S. border with Mexico. Three of the deceased were children — one toddler and two infants — the
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesPop Art They Thought This HIV Strategy Couldn't Work. But It DidNPR - Joanne SilbernerIn high-income countries like the U.S., the standard of care for people infected with HIV is to provide antiretroviral pills when the virus is found, even when there are no symptoms of AIDS. The strategy
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMorality Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban On Trademarking 'Immoral,' 'Scandalous' Words, SymbolsNPR - Nina Totenberg , Domenico MontanaroIn a win for advocates of free speech, the Supreme Court struck down a ban on trademarking words and symbols that are "immoral" or "scandalous." The case was brought by clothing designer Erik Brunetti,
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Shannon Rhoades Will Be NPR's Senior Editor for InterviewsNPR - Sarah GilbertIn a note to newsroom staff, VP for News Programming Sarah Gilbert announced the following staffing update. Hi everyone,I am delighted to announce that Shannon Rhoades has been appointed NPR's Senior for
NPRadded this to MusicMusic Watch The Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour Celebrate 60 YearsWBGO and Jazz At Lincoln CenterNPRHow do you distill the spirit of the Monterey Jazz Festival into a single band? Considering the ethos of the annual event, the band was designed to be a celebration of diverse international talent, forward-thinking
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesCaesars Palace Eldorado Resorts Buys Caesars For $17.3 BillionNPR - Bill ChappellEldorado Resorts is buying Caesars Entertainment for $17.3 billion, in a cash-and-stock deal that the companies say will create the largest gambling company in the U.S. To acquire the venerable Caesars
NPRadded this to SportsAmerican Soccer Win Or Go Home: U.S. Takes On Spain In Women's World CupNPR - Russell LewisThe U.S. has shown few weaknesses in its march through the Women's World Cup in France. But now the competition gets harder and the stakes are higher in the knockout round of the monthlong tournament.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesGay Pride Brazil Celebrates Gay Pride And Favorable Supreme Court RulingNPR - Philip Reeves Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians turned out in Sao Paulo to mark gay pride with a huge parade, after the president criticized a Supreme Court ruling making homophobia a criminal act.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesCyber-attacks Trump Authorized Cyberattacks On Iran After Drone Attack, Reports SayNPR NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Chris Krebs of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security about his agency accusing Iran of increased cyber interference.
NPRadded this to Morning EditionNPR Skyrider 3.0: It's An Airline Seat But You're Sort Of StandingNPR Air travelers are perched on the Skyrider 3.0 and their legs hang down like they're riding a horse. One aviation journalist called it a torture chamber.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Bear Ransacks Montana HouseNPR Police say the bear in Missoula County opened an unlocked door, deadbolted the door behind him and then ripped a room apart. Fish and Wildlife officials finally tranquilized the bear.
NPRadded this to World NewsIstanbul In Rerun Of Istanbul's Mayoral Election, Opposition Candidate Wins AgainNPR - Peter Kenyon After results of the March election were annulled, in which the opposition party won, residents voted again on Sunday in what is widely being seen as a referendum on Turkey's president.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMark Hamill Skywalker, The Joker, Now Chucky: Mark Hamill Takes On Another Iconic CharacterNPR - David GreeneMark Hamill remembers the first time he learned about voice acting — he was watching a Walt Disney special about animation and he saw Clarence Nash "this guy in a suit and a microphone" doing the voice
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Black Residents In Long Island Community Struggled To Get Federal AidNPR - Charles Lane An earlier NPR probe found money from a federal program that helps people move after a disaster goes disproportionately to whiter communities. A Long Island neighborhood highlights the inequality.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Sober Living Movement Gains FollowersNPR - April Fulton Many events in our adult lives involve drinking alcohol such as weddings, funerals and office parties. But a new movement is making living sober look glamorous.
NPRadded this to Morning EditionSanctions Trump Expected To Impose More Sanctions On IranNPR - Franco Ordoñez President Trump is set to announce new sanctions to maximize pressure on Iran to limit its nuclear ambitions. Will the strategy work?
