NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesWorld News For Saudi Military Vehicle Deal, Canada Weighs Jobs And Human RightsNPR - Jackie NorthamLast year, the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario, installed a monument for the country's armed forces who have served in the Afghanistan war. It's a 25-ton, light armored vehicle, complete
NPRadded this to World NewsChernobyl Chernobyl's Tourism Industry Is Booming Following HBO Miniseries On Nuclear DisasterNPR
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredNPR How Shanahan's Exit From The Department Of Defense Will Impact National SecurityNPR NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution about Patrick Shanahan withdrawing his nomination for secretary of defense.
NPRadded this to PoliticsPatrick M. Shanahan Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan Withdraws His Nomination For Permanent PostNPR - Tom Bowman Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan asked President Trump to withdraw his nomination to assume the post permanently. Trump says Shanahan will be replaced by Army Secretary Mark Esper.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesCryptocurrency Facebook Announces Plans For Libra, Its Own CryptocurrencyNPR - Aarti Shahani Facebook announced Tuesday it plans to create its own digital currency, called Libra. It's a way for Facebook to play the role that governments play in issuing money.
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsOhio How Ohio's Cuyahoga River Came Back To Life 50 Years After It Caught On FireNPR - Mark Urycki The Cleveland river's 1969 burning inspired Randy Newman's song and endless jokes. But its cleanup has been such a success that environmental officials travel from around the world to take notes.
NPRadded this to Politics Trump To Launch Official Reelection Campaign In OrlandoNPR - Tamara Keith President Trump is holding a campaign rally in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday night, which he says is his official reelection kickoff. Florida is an important state for his plan to win in 2020.
NPRadded this to U.S. News President Trump Threatens Mass Deportation Of ImmigrantsNPR - Joel Rose President Trump threatened to deport "millions" of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin the process as soon as "next week."
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR National Security Officials Debate What To Call The Far-Right ThreatNPR - Hannah Allam The most active and lethal political violence in the U.S. comes from the far-right. But scholars who study terrorism are struggling to apply meaningful labels to the groups which pose threats.
NPRadded this to World NewsIran Europe Wants To Continue Doing Some Business With Iran Despite U.S. SanctionsNPR - Deborah Amos European countries that are skeptical of U.S. policy towards Iran and claims of Iranian attacks on ships are setting up an office that could help them do business with Iran despite U.S. sanctions.
NPRadded this to World NewsWorld News Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate ChangeNPR - Merrit KennedyRemember Boaty McBoatface? In the years since the naming snafu over a research vessel grabbed international headlines, Boaty has been off gathering crucial deep-sea data on the effects of climate change.
NPRadded this to BusinessFlorida Florida Wants To Import Medicine From Canada. But How Would That Work?NPR - Selena Simmons-DuffinIn Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill last week that, if federal authorities give it their go-ahead — still a very big if — would allow his state to import prescription drugs from Canada. That makes
NPRadded this to MusicOrville Orville Peck Is Making A Very Different Kind Of Country MusicNPR - Stephen Kallao , Kimberly JunodOrville Peck makes a very different kind of country music. It's a kind that's just as authentic as the storytellers he admired growing up, though some have questioned that because of the way he presents
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesPlay buttonMark Ronson After Years Of Hit-Making For Others, Mark Ronson Puts His Feelings FirstNPR - Audie Cornish , Noah Caldwell , Gemma WattersDig into the liner notes of the biggest pop records of the last 15 years and Mark Ronson's name will come up up a lot. As a producer, his work on Amy Winehouse's Back to Black and Adele's 19 put him on
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesCulture Uncovering The Story Of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's 1st Black Sports StarNPR - Dave Davies At the height of America's Jim Crow era, Taylor broke barriers by becoming the country's fastest and most famous cyclist. Michael Kranish tells his story in the new book, The World's Fastest Man.
NPRadded this to MusicWillie Nelson Willie Nelson's Voice And Spirit Remain Strong On 'Ride Me Back Home'NPR - Ken TuckerThe 86-year-old country star reflects on the passage of time on his new album. Ride Me Back Home is a lively, restless collection that contains solid new material and a keen sense of self-scholarship.
NPRadded this to BooksCulture New Noir By James Ellroy And Denise Mina Is Daredevil Storytelling At Its FinestNPR - Maureen CorriganFrom Nazis and narcos to mistresses and mysterious ship wrecks, Ellroy's This Storm and Mina's Conviction offer plot twists and zig-zags that take readers on a wild ride. This is FRESH AIR. Two new novels
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsComedians On A Tiny Island, Comedian Delivers A Graduation Speech For OneNPR - Hayley FagerWhen Gwen Lynch graduated 8th grade from Cuttyhunk Elementary on Monday, she was the only one. Cuttyhunk is a tiny island — the last of a chain of about 10 small islands southeast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMark Esper Shanahan Drops Out Of Running For Defense SecretaryNPR - Brian NaylorActing Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has removed himself from consideration to permanently lead the Defense Department. President Trump tweeted Tuesday that Shanahan "has decided not to go forward
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsSundar Pichai Google Will Devote $1 Billion To Try To Tame Housing Costs In SF Bay AreaNPR - Bill ChappellGoogle is committing $1 billion to try to provide more affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area, where big tech firms have been blamed for putting home prices out of reach for anyone without a
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesFacebook Facebook Unveils Libra Cryptocurrency, Sets Launch For 2020NPR - Bill ChappellFacebook is branching into cryptocurrency, unveiling a new blockchain-based currency called Libra that could challenge bitcoin. Libra will be controlled by a nonprofit group in which Facebook will share
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesCulture 'The Accident Of Color' Looks At The Failure Of ReconstructionNPR - Kamil AhsanWhy did Reconstruction fail? It's a heady question for American historians — not least because despite seminal scholarship on the subject, from W.E.B. Du Bois' Black Reconstruction in America and Eric
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesPolitics U.S. Schools Underreport How Often Students Are Restrained Or Secluded, Watchdog SaysNPR - Jenny AbamuWhen students are believed to be a danger to themselves or others, they're sometimes restrained in school or isolated in a separate room. These practices, known as restraint and seclusion, are supposed
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMusic The World Cafe PlaylistNPR - Talia Schlanger , Stephen KallaoWhen it comes to the airwaves, World Cafe is NPR's most popular music radio show. More than 200 public radio stations, from all corners of the country, carry the two-hour program. NPR.org visitors might
NPRadded this to MusicMusic Viking's Choice: Japanese Free Jazz, Psychedelic Hardcore, Doomy DroneNPR - Lars GotrichFor more than a decade, the Viking's Choice column has been a safe space (or a festering wound, depending on whom you ask) for metal, punk, drone and all sorts of "weird" and/or "loud" music on NPR. You've
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesCryptocurrency Facebook Announces Plans To Launch Cryptocurrency Called LibraNPR - Steve Inskeep , Aarti Shahani Facebook says that by next year people on apps like Whatsapp and Messenger will be able to basically text payments. This news comes as regulators are asking if the tech giant is already too powerful.
NPRadded this to PoliticsNews Trump Threatens To Deport 'Millions,' As He Kicks Off Campaign For ReelectionNPR - Franco OrdoñezOn the day of his self-declared presidential campaign kickoff, President Trump is threatening to deport "millions" of immigrants in the United States illegally beginning "next week." The administration
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesProbation 'Wake-Up Call' About A Broken System: New Study Shows Failings Of Probation, ParoleNPR - Carrie JohnsonNearly half the people admitted to state prisons in the U.S. are there because of violations of probation or parole, according to a new nationwide study that highlights the personal and economic costs
NPRadded this to SportsMichel Platini Michel Platini, Europe's Former Soccer Boss, Arrested As Part Of Qatar InquiryNPR - Bill ChappellFrench anti-corruption police have arrested former UEFA President Michel Platini in a case related to "Qatargate" — the ongoing investigations into how Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup. Platini is
NPRadded this to Morning EditionIran-Iraq War What Happens To The Nuclear Deal If Iran Keeps Stockpiling Uranium?NPRIran says it will exceed the limit on its stockpile of uranium agreed to under the 2015 nuclear deal. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ambassador Wendy Sherman who helped craft that deal four years ago. Suppose
