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 month-long 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?
NPRadded this to Morning EditionNPR How A Break From Alcohol Influences HealthNPR - Allison Aubrey The sober curious movement — people who are limiting their alcohol consumption — is relatively new. Early research suggests that even taking a short break from booze is good for your health.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesOregon Politics News Brief: Iran Sanctions, Middle East Peace Plan, Oregon PoliticsNPR - Rachel Martin , Steve Inskeep President Trump is imposing new sanctions against Iran. The Trump administration this week presents the economic part of its Middle East peace plan. Oregon's GOP state senators avoid climate vote.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesSouth Carolina Black Female Voters In South Carolina Mull Presidential CandidatesNPR - Susan Davis Black women are the most reliable voters for the Democratic Party. As candidates for the 2020 race campaign in South Carolina, black women are still deciding who their candidate will be.
NPRadded this to Morning EditionNPR South Bend Town Hall To Discuss Shooting Of Black Man Gets HeatedNPR - Scott Neuman Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg held a town hall meeting in South Bend, Ind., where he is mayor to discuss the fatal shooting of a black man by a white officer.
NPRadded this to Morning EditionNPR Advocates Are Concerned About Conditions For Detained Migrant ChildrenNPR NPR's Rachel Martin talk to Dr. Julie Linton of the American Academy of Pediatrics Immigrant Health Special Interest Group about dangerous conditions for migrant children in detention centers.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesWisconsin Wisconsin Lawmakers Move To Strengthening Drunken Driving LawsNPR - Corrinne Hess Wisconsin legislators are considering measures to strengthen the state's lenient drinking and driving laws. It's the only state that doesn't criminalize drunk driving on the first offense.
NPRadded this to Morning EditionTrump Administration Trump Administration To Present Economic Part Of Middle East Peace PlanNPR - Daniel Estrin President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is set to outline the economic portion of his Middle East peace plan this week. The Israelis and Palestinians aren't expected to show.
NPRadded this to Morning EditionOregon Oregon GOP State Senators Go Into Hiding To Avoid A Climate VoteNPR NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Oregon Republican state Sen. Tim Knopp about GOP senators walking out of the state Capitol, and going in to hiding to protest a climate bill.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Trump To Sign Executive Order Aimed At Health Care CostsNPR - Tamara Keith As a candidate, President Trump argued that the government should work to lower drug prices. As president, his administration is finding that his promise is more complicated to keep than expected.
NPRadded this to PoliticsJoe Biden 8 Political Questions Ahead Of The 1st Democratic DebatesNPR - Domenico MontanaroFor millions of Americans, this week's debates will be their introduction to many of the almost two dozen Democrats running for president, vying for the chance to try to unseat President Trump next year.
NPRadded this to MusicMusic Tasha Cobbs Leonard: Tiny Desk ConcertNPR - Suraya MohamedI first saw Tasha Cobbs Leonard sing live in my church's 4,000-seat sanctuary. Her voice easily powered-over the PA system and I was amazed by how well I could hear its beautiful resonance and clarity.
NPRadded this to World NewsWorld News How Iranian Americans Are Responding To Tensions With TehranNPRApproximately half a million people of Iranian heritage live in the U.S. Reza Goharzad, host of "Politics & Society with Reza Goharzad," talks about how they are handling escalating tensions. We have reporting
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesDeportation With Mass Deportations Looming, Advocates Organize To Offer Aid To MigrantsNPR - Farida RomeroImmigration networks throughout California have set up hotlines to provide legal aid to undocumented immigrants as President Trump threatens to ramp up deportations. We're going to begin today's program
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredAFL-CIO AFL-CIO President Says USMCA Trade Deal Still Needs ImprovementNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Richard Trumka about the union's opposition to the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. On Wednesday, Mexico became the first country to ratify the USMCA, the
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesRobocall Troll Watch: RobocallsNPRRobocalls are more than just a nuisance when they target healthcare centers. NPR's Michel Martin discusses this with Dave Summitt, chief information security officer at the Moffitt Cancer Center. Sorry
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredJimmy Carter At Sunday School, Jimmy Carter Extends Praise To Trump For Restraint On IranNPR - Emma HurtFor the second time since breaking his hip a month ago, former President Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Ga. this weekend. Addressing an audience
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMiddle East Palestinian Business Leaders Plan To Boycott White House Economic WorkshopNPR - Daniel EstrinThe White House has invited Palestinian business executives to its economics and peace workshop in Bahrain next week where part of its Mideast peace plan will be discussed, but few plan to attend. The
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesPolitics New Book Traces How Partisanship Has Reshaped The Supreme CourtNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Carl Hulse about his book "Confirmation Bias: Inside Washington's War Over the Supreme Court, From Scalia's Death to Justice Kavanaugh." We're going to turn to
