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Stories Converge In A Flooded 'Bangkok'
NPR - Michael Schaub
Pitchaya Sudbanthad's novel, Bangkok Wakes to Rain, opens with a woman of indeterminate age ("She is a child or a few thousand years old. Would it ever matter?") approaching "the building she thinks of
Selling
Should The U.S. Sell Montana To Canada?
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Ian Hammond drafted a petition on change.org to reduce the national debt by selling the state to Canada. UPI reports Hammond was stunned when thousands of people signed on.
World News
Russia Intelligence Seeks To Extend Detention Of Ex-U.S. Marine Accused Of Spying
NPR - Matthew S. Schwartz
Russia's foreign intelligence service has asked a court to continue holding former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who has been detained since December on suspicion of spying. A court in Moscow had wanted to
Culture
In 'Nobody's Looking At You,' The Author Finds Herself Part Of The Story
NPR - Etelka Lehoczky
At a certain point in her new collection Nobody's Looking at You, pulling together previously uncompiled essays, Janet Malcolm fails — and it's fascinating. It happens in a profile of Rachel Maddow. During
Ku Klux Klan
Ala. Newspaper Publisher Is Criticized For Controversial KKK Op-Ed
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A newspaper publisher in rural Alabama has written an editorial calling for the return of the Ku Klux Klan. Reaction in the town of Linden has been one of anger and frustration.
Venezuela
Venezuela's Political Crisis Plays Out In Global Oil Markets
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Francisco Monaldi, an energy expert at the Baker Institute at Rice University, about the collapse of Venezuela's oil sector, after the U.S. banned oil imports from the country.
Trump Administration
House Panel: Trump Officials Tried To Rush Nuclear Technology To Saudis
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Steve Inskeep talks to former Energy Secretary Bill Richardson about a report from House Democrats that details how Trump administration officials apparently sought to sell nuclear technology to Saudi
Remembering Former Dodger Great Don Newcombe
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Don Newcombe, who joined the Brooklyn Dodgers as a pitcher in the 1940s died on Tuesday. He was 92. Newcombe was one of the first black pitchers in Major League Baseball.
World News
Anti-Government Protesters In Haiti Call For The President To Resign
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David Greene talks to Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald who is in Haiti covering protests against government corruption and high inflation.
Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick's Long Legal Battle With The NFL Is Over
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David Greene talks to Jemele Hill of "The Atlantic" about the NFL's settlement with Colin Kaepernick, who claimed team owners conspired to blacklist him for taking a knee during the national anthem to
Saudi Arabia
Morning News Brief
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House Democrats say Trump officials tried to rush the transfer of U.S. nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. Protesters in Haiti demand that the president step down.
Music
A Thousand People In The Street: 'For What It's Worth' Captured Youth In Revolt
NPR - Danny Hajek
This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. It was February 1967, and 18-year-old Marine private first
Ariana Grande
Only Ariana Grande And The Beatles Have Accomplished This Musical Feat
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Pop singer Ariana Grande made music history this week. She is the first act to nab the top-three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 since The Beatles in 1964.
New Mexico
Conservations In New Mexico Are Concerned About A Border Wall's Impact
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The Department of Homeland Security is able to waive environmental regulations for national security reasons. As plans to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border get underway, environmentalists worry about
Comedians
'You Get Paid For Doing Therapy': Stand-Up Comedians On Anger
NPR - Elizabeth Blair
Veteran comedians know all about the funny side of anger. The late George Carlin wrote an entire bit called "Free-Floating Hostility." Jerry Seinfeld once declared in the Los Angeles Times that "All comedy
Primary Elections
The Democratic Field For President Has Gotten Quite Crowded
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David Greene talks to Democratic strategist Karine Jean-Pierre about the 2020 primary contenders. With at least a dozen candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, how is a candidate supposed
Health
Insurers Hand Out Cash and Gifts To Sway Brokers Who Sell Employer Health Plans
NPR - Marshall Allen
The pitches to the health insurance brokers are tantalizing. "Set sail for Bermuda," says insurance giant Cigna, offering top-selling brokers five days at one of the island's luxury resorts. Health Net
Compensation
Plotted From A Prison Cot, Wrongly Accused Man Whips Smoothie Dream Into Reality
NPR - Karen Brown
For 27 years, Mark Schand lay in his prison cot in Massachusetts and plotted out the retail empire he'd been envisioning since well before his arrest. "I would lay in bed, my eyes wide open, looking at
Mosquitoes
Scientists Release Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In High-Security Lab
NPR - Rob Stein
Scientists have launched a major new phase in the testing of a controversial genetically modified organism: a mosquito designed to quickly spread a genetic mutation lethal to its own species, NPR has For
Music
The Pedrito Martinez Group
NPR - Felix Contreras
Something happens when you get a chance to see Afro-Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez perform. First of all, his smile radiates. It's hard to imagine someone happier than he is to make music in front
World News
British Woman Who Joined ISIS In Syria As Teen Is Stripped Of U.K. Citizenship
NPR - Matthew S. Schwartz
The British woman who moved from London to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State won't be able to return to England, British officials say. A lawyer for the family says 19-year-old Shamima Begum's citizenship
High-speed Rail
Trump Threatens To Cancel California's $929 Million High Speed Rail Grant
NPR - Richard Gonzales
The Trump administration says it intends to cancel a $929 million federal grant for California's high-speed rail project. The administration also wants to reclaim another $2.5 billion in federal funds
Burberry
Burberry Apologizes For Nooselike Knot On Fashion Hoodie
NPR - Richard Gonzales
The top officers of the fashion giant Burberry are apologizing for clothing a model in a hoodie with a cord knotted in the shape of a noose at the company's London Fashion Week show on Sunday. Initial
Health
How One Woman Is Working To Educate Parents On Vaccinations
NPR - Alexandra Olgin
Public health advocates have struggled to change the minds of these so called anti-vaxxers. But one South Carolina woman has a different approach: reaching parents before they even become parents. Transcript
World News
Threats Of 'Jungle Justice' Surface Ahead Of Nigeria's Elections
NPR - Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
Nigeria's president says anyone trying to tamper with Saturday's vote would do so at the "expense of his own life." The main opposition party accused him of making a "direct call for jungle justice." ARI
World News
The Current State Of ISIS As Its End Draws Near
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ISIS has lost control of almost all of its territory after a years-long military campaign. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Associated Press reporter Sarah El Deeb, who is at the frontlines of the fight. ARI
World News
Countries Around The World Face A Repatriation Dilemma As ISIS Loses Ground
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President Trump says European allies should take back citizens who left to join ISIS and put them on trial. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with anti-terrorism expert Peter Neumann about repatriation. Transcript
World News
Chinese 'Ivory Queen' Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail In Tanzania
NPR - Merrit Kennedy
A convicted Chinese trafficker known as the "ivory queen" has been sentenced to 15 years in jail by a Tanzanian court. Yang Fenglan, who has lived in Tanzania on and off for decades and operated a Chinese
Politics
16 States File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over National Emergency
NPR
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Robert Chesney of Lawfare about the latest lawsuit brought by 16 states against President Trump and his national emergency declaration to build a border wall. Transcript
Donald Trump
National Security Analyst Discusses Diverting Military Funds For Border Wall
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with national security analyst Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute about why she thinks diverting military construction funding to a border wall is a mistake.

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Stories Converge In A Flooded 'Bangkok'

Should The U.S. Sell Montana To Canada?

Russia Intelligence Seeks To Extend Detention Of Ex-U.S. Marine Accused Of Spying

In 'Nobody's Looking At You,' The Author Finds Herself Part Of The Story

Ala. Newspaper Publisher Is Criticized For Controversial KKK Op-Ed

Venezuela's Political Crisis Plays Out In Global Oil Markets

House Panel: Trump Officials Tried To Rush Nuclear Technology To Saudis

Remembering Former Dodger Great Don Newcombe

Anti-Government Protesters In Haiti Call For The President To Resign

Colin Kaepernick's Long Legal Battle With The NFL Is Over

Morning News Brief

A Thousand People In The Street: 'For What It's Worth' Captured Youth In Revolt

Only Ariana Grande And The Beatles Have Accomplished This Musical Feat

Conservations In New Mexico Are Concerned About A Border Wall's Impact

'You Get Paid For Doing Therapy': Stand-Up Comedians On Anger

The Democratic Field For President Has Gotten Quite Crowded

Insurers Hand Out Cash and Gifts To Sway Brokers Who Sell Employer Health Plans

Plotted From A Prison Cot, Wrongly Accused Man Whips Smoothie Dream Into Reality

Scientists Release Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In High-Security Lab

The Pedrito Martinez Group

British Woman Who Joined ISIS In Syria As Teen Is Stripped Of U.K. Citizenship

Trump Threatens To Cancel California's $929 Million High Speed Rail Grant

Burberry Apologizes For Nooselike Knot On Fashion Hoodie

How One Woman Is Working To Educate Parents On Vaccinations

Threats Of 'Jungle Justice' Surface Ahead Of Nigeria's Elections

The Current State Of ISIS As Its End Draws Near

Countries Around The World Face A Repatriation Dilemma As ISIS Loses Ground

Chinese 'Ivory Queen' Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail In Tanzania

16 States File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over National Emergency

National Security Analyst Discusses Diverting Military Funds For Border Wall