NPRflipped into Health Study Finds Century-old Combat Helmet Superior Shield Against Brain Trauma NPR - David WelnaIn the weeks following Iran's Jan. 8 ballistic missile attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq, 110 American service members deployed there were diagnosed with what has been the signature, albeit invisible,
NPRflipped into Politics Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Launches Political Group To Boost Progressive Candidates NPR - Deirdre WalshRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who gained an instant national profile when she toppled a top Democratic leader in 2018, has launched her own political action committee to boost challengers in 2020 congressional
NPRflipped into World News Thailand's Constitutional Court Dissolves Major Opposition Party NPR - Merrit KennedyThailand's top court has dissolved a nascent political party that has rankled the country's military establishment. The court said the party's leader, 41-year-old Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, violated
NPRflipped into Politics Canadian PM Trudeau Says Rail Barricades 'Must Come Down', Doesn't Say How NPR - Laurel WamsleyCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the barricades that have blocked railways in the country for two weeks must come down, calling the situation "unacceptable and untenable." Indigenous and
NPRflipped into World News 'Antarctica Melts,' NASA Says, Showing Effects Of A Record Warm Spell NPR - Bill ChappellWhere there was a white ice cap, there are now brown blotches of land; melted snow and ice have created ponds of water. Those are the effects of the recent record high temperatures in Antarctica, according
NPRflipped into Politics Bloomberg: 3 Women Who Made 'Complaints About Comments' Can Seek NDA Releases NPR - Benjamin Swasey , Juana SummersUpdated at 6:38 p.m. ET Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that he will permit his company to release three women from nondisclosure agreements with his company, a reversal after
NPRflipped into Politics Bloomberg Offers 3 Women Release From Nondisclosure Agreements NPR - Kelsey SnellDemocratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg says three women who have signed nondisclosure agreements about comments he allegedly made can be released from those contracts and speak out. Former New
NPRflipped into World News In South Korea, Over 200 Are Now Infected With The New Coronavirus NPR - Anthony KuhnSouth Korea is the latest front in the battle to stop the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. More than 200 people are now infected in the country. More than 200 people are infected
NPRflipped into All Things Considered News Of Election Interference Briefing Sets Off National Intelligence Shakeup NPR - Greg MyreThe U.S. intelligence community is warning about Russian interference in the November election. That's touched off a new round of battles between President Trump and Democrats. National security officials
NPRflipped into All Things Considered Some Fear White House Is Destroying Or Failing To Keep Public Records NPR - Brian NaylorHistorians say the Trump administration is deliberately destroying its public record, from records documenting mistreatment of undocumented immigrants to notes from meetings with foreign leaders. The administration
NPRflipped into All Things Considered What The Candidates Are Expecting Out Of Nevada Caucuses NPR - Asma Khalid , Scott DetrowNevada's caucuses take place Saturday, with Bernie Sanders expected to do well. Here's what the other Democratic presidential candidates — and President Trump — are hoping for. Tomorrow, voters in Nevada
NPRflipped into All Things Considered 'Gentefied': A Netflix Series Set East Of Downtown Los Angeles NPRThe new Netflix show Gentefied is about a Latino family in the LA neighborhood of Boyle Heights. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with first-time creators Linda Yvette Chávez and Marvin Lemus about the show. "Gentefied"
NPRflipped into World News Many Hurdles Remain, But Afghan Peace Process Begins With 7-Day Ceasefire NPR - Jackie NorthamA seven-day "reduction in violence" period has begun in Afghanistan. It is the first tentative step toward a U.S.-Taliban peace agreement and ultimately drawing down American forces. In Afghanistan, a
NPRflipped into All Things Considered Iran Voting Turnout In Question Due To Limited Choice — And Coronavirus Scare NPR - Peter KenyonIran holds parliamentary elections today, but two things seem to be holding down turnout — a sense that the choices are limited to hardliners and a fear of a spread of the novel coronavirus. In Iran, voting
NPRflipped into Politics How Russia And Other Foreign Actors Sow Disinformation In Elections NPRRussian disinformation is again a topic of conversation leading up to the presidential election. Nina Jankowicz of the Wilson Center tells NPR's Audie Cornish more about foreign interference tactics. is
NPRflipped into All Things Considered Checking In With A Cameroonian National In Wuhan, China NPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks again with Pisso Nseke, a Cameroonian business consultant stuck in Wuhan, China — the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak. The COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan has been going on
NPRflipped into Arts & Life Flashy, Splashy 'Hunters' Is More Fun Than It Should Be NPR - Eric DeggansCan you make a habit of killing really evil people — say, unrepentant Nazis hiding in America — and still hold onto your soul? That's one of the biggest questions at the heart of Amazon Prime Video's new
NPRflipped into All Things Considered Catholics In Las Vegas On Faith And Politics NPRIn another installment of a series about faith and politics, NPR's Audie Cornish talks with a diverse group of Catholics in Las Vegas about the role religion plays in their choices at the ballot box. voters
NPRflipped into U.S. News Housing Secretary Ben Carson Discusses Homelessness Solutions After LA Visit NPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ben Carson, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, about his countrywide bus tour to address homelessness, which just visited Los Angeles. How
NPRflipped into All Things Considered Wells Fargo Paying $3 Billion To Settle U.S. Case Over Fraudulent Customer Accounts NPR - Scott HorsleyWells Fargo has agreed to pay $3 billion to settle charges that the bank engaged in fraudulent sales practices for more than a decade. The company acknowledged collecting millions of dollars in fees for
NPRflipped into All Things Considered Supreme Court Pipeline Fight Could Disrupt How The Appalachian Trail Is Run NPR - Becky SullivanThe Appalachian Trail – the 2,200-mile hiking stretch that goes from Georgia to Maine — is at the center of a legal battle that has risen to the Supreme Court. The case involves a proposed pipeline that
NPRflipped into World News Why Are Swarms Of Locusts Wreaking Havoc In East Africa? NPR - Merrit KennedyThe Horn of Africa, one of the world's most impoverished regions, is being ransacked by billions of tiny invaders. Farmers look on in horror as desert locusts moving in vast cloud-like swarms darken the
NPRflipped into Politics Bloomberg Has Already Spent $450 Million On Ads Since Launching His Campaign NPR - Juana SummersFormer New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has now spent some $452 million on advertising since entering the Democratic presidential race in late November, according to the ad-tracking firm Advertising
NPRflipped into Fresh Air Back For Season 5, 'Better Call Saul' Keeps The Fun And Narrative Going NPR - David BianculliFans of Breaking Bad will love some of the faces that show up this season in Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould's prequel/sequel series. It's already clear this show will be one of the year's best. This is
NPRflipped into Arts & Life Daughter Of A Numbers Runner Witnessed An Underground Economy In Action NPR - Terry GrossGrowing up, Bridgett M. Davis' mother booked and banked bets from their home in Detroit. She writes the role of "the numbers" in the black community in her memoir. Originally broadcast Feb. 4, 2019. This
NPRflipped into World NewsNews Lesotho Prime Minister Fails To Appear In Court To Face Charges In 1st Wife's Murder NPR - Laurel WamsleyA homicide that shocked Lesotho has become more shocking still: Police say Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be charged in the killing of his estranged wife. But rather than appear in court as he was
NPRflipped into World NewsNews Iraq's Protests Shook The Government. Now The Movement Is Nearly Crushed NPR - Jane ArrafOn the ground floor of the concrete high-rise that became the headquarters of the protest movement in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, slogans scrawled in black and a mural of a fish dressed in a suit disappear
NPRflipped into World NewsNews Fake Facts Are Flying About Coronavirus. Now There's A Plan To Debunk Them NPR - Malaka GharibThe coronavirus outbreak has sparked what the World Health Organization is calling an "infodemic" — an overwhelming amount of information on social media and websites. Some of it's accurate. And some downright
NPRflipped into World NewsMusic Inside Sajaegi, K-Pop's Open Secret NPR - Haeryun KangLast fall, Malvo, an indie K-pop artist, was walking to the parking lot after a long day. He had just finished a show at a university festival near Seoul, South Korea. In the lot, a middle-aged man approached
NPRflipped into HealthHubei Province Restrictions And Rewards: How China Is Locking Down Half A Billion Citizens NPR - Emily Feng , Amy ChengChina has put more than half a billion people under partial or total lockdown in what it is calling an all-out "people's war" against the spread of the new coronavirus. It's equivalent to restricting movement
