NPRflipped into BusinessGina Raimondo Biden's Commerce Secretary, Gina Raimondo, Confirmed By Senate verified_publisherNPR - Hansi Lo WangThe Senate confirmed Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo on Tuesday as the next secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department. Raimondo is set to lead one of the federal government's most eclectic departments,...
NPRflipped into MusicMusic Bunny Wailer, Iconic Reggae Singer And Wailers Co-Founder, Has Died At Age 73 verified_publisherNPR - Anastasia TsioulcasSinger, songwriter and percussionist Bunny Wailer, an icon of reggae music, died in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday morning. He was 73 years old. Wailer was a founding member of The Wailers, alongside Bob...
NPRflipped into U.S. NewsCalifornia At Least 15 People Dead After Crowded SUV Collides With Truck In California verified_publisherNPR - Bill ChappellUpdated at 2 p.m. ET At least 15 people died in a vehicle crash in Imperial County, Calif., Tuesday, when a crowded SUV collided with a truck, according to hospital officials. "We believe there [were]...
NPRflipped into Fresh AirConspiracies How Bellingcat's Online Sleuths Solve Global Crimes Using Open Source Info verified_publisherNPR - Terry Gross Eliot Higgins is the founder of an online collective that picks apart conspiracy theories and investigates war crimes and hate crimes using clues from the Internet. His new book is We Are Bellingcat.
NPRflipped into BusinessJohnson & Johnson Merck Will Help Manufacture Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine verified_publisherNPR - Sydney LupkinPharmaceutical giant Merck will help manufacture Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced, calling it "an unprecedented historic step," considering that the...
NPRflipped into PoliticsChristopher Wray Wray Defends FBI's Intelligence Sharing Ahead Of Jan. 6 Capitol Attack verified_publisherNPR - Laurel WamsleyAmid criticism of the FBI's handling of its findings of planned violence on Jan. 6, FBI Director Christopher Wray defended his agency's methods of sharing intelligence with law enforcement on the evening...
NPRflipped into U.S. NewsFlorida Democratic Party The Florida Democratic Party Has A Problem: It's Broke And Disorganized verified_publisherNPR - Greg AllenIt will be a year and a half before the first votes are cast in the 2022 midterms, but volunteers are already staffing phone banks to start organizing Florida's Democratic voters. Ken Telesco is in Seattle,...
NPRflipped into Fresh AirMini-series With All The Twists And Turns 'Behind Her Eyes,' You'll Want To Watch It Twice verified_publisherNPR - David BianculliIf you've read Sarah Pinborough's 2017 novel Behind Her Eyes, you already know what to expect from Netflix's new miniseries adaptation. But if you don't know what to expect, you ought to do everything...
NPRflipped into World NewsJapan Japan's Myanmar Dilemma: How Hard To Push Against Military Coup Leaders? verified_publisherNPR - Anthony KuhnSEOUL — The military's killing of at least 18 protesters on Sunday in Myanmar has increased pressure on foreign governments to use their influence to push for the release of the country's elected leaders,...
NPRflipped into PoliticsFBI FBI Director Testifies On Capitol Insurrection verified_publisherNPR - Claudia Grisales FBI Director Christopher Wray is being questioned by lawmakers about the bureau's response to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the rising threat from domestic violent extremists.
NPRflipped into U.S. NewsRights & Freedoms Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Activist And Power Broker, Dies At 85 verified_publisherNPR - Bill ChappellUpdated at 10:20 a.m. ET Vernon Jordan, the civil rights lawyer who built a career as a power broker in politics and business, has died at age 85. Jordan "passed away peacefully last evening surrounded...
NPRflipped into Arts & LifeRobotics 'Machinehood' Upgrades Asimov's 3 Laws Of Robotics verified_publisherNPR - Fran WildeFor anyone who has purchased a pair of shoes online, only to be immediately pursued across the Internet by enthusiastic algorithms exclaiming that we will love exactly the same pair of shoes (which is,...