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Tuesday

Politics

Instead of debating, Biden welcomed college basketball champs to the White House today

On a day that President Biden might have been ramping up for his second debate of the campaign, he was instead at the White House, welcoming college basketball champions.

Instead of debating, Biden welcomed college basketball champs to the White House today

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Wednesday

Strange News

Apex the Stegosaurus sells on auction for record $44.6 million

Apex the Stegosaurus was sold for $44.6 million at auction Wednesday, breaking the record for most expensive dinosaur fossil.

STEGOSAURUS AUCTION

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Animals

This webcam allows you to see into a 'mega den' of pregnant rattlesnakes

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Scott Boback, a professor of Biology at Dickinson College, who co-leads Project RattleCam — a webcam aimed at a mega-den holding hundred of pregnant rattlesnakes.

 Pregnant Rattlesnakes Webcam

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Friday

Author Interviews

'Our Kind of Game': Mysterious page-turner looks at the cracks in suburban life

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Johanna Copeland about her new book, Our Kind of Game, which takes place among the moms of a fancy suburb in Virginia.

'Our Kind of Game': Mysterious page-turner looks at the cracks in suburban life

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Tuesday

World

As NATO summit kicks off in D.C., Nordic-Baltic states point to Ukraine

The NATO summit in Washington kicked off Tuesday morning. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly sat down with the top diplomats from eight Nordic and Baltic nations for a discussion hosted by the Atlantic Council.

As NATO summit kicks off in D.C., Nordic-Baltic statesr point to Ukraine

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Wednesday

Artist Sonya Clark in front of 'Descendants of Monticello' at Declaration House in Philadelphia.

Artist Sonya Clark in front of 'The Descendants of Monticello' at Declaration House in Philadelphia. Steve Weinik/Photo by Steve Weinik. hide caption

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All Things Considered

New public art turns new eyes to old injustices in Philadelphia

A new public art exhibit in Philaelphia examines the Declaration of Independence through the eyes of the enslaved people of Monticello.

New public art turns new eyes to old injustices in Phildadelphia

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Friday

Obituaries

Remembering Japanese Spongebob voice actor Taiki Matsuno, dead at 56

Voice actor Taiki Matsuno died at 56 this week from a cerebral hemorrhage. He voiced Spongebob in the Japanese dub of the show for nearly 20 years.

TAIKI MATSUNO OBIT

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Wednesday

Middle East

Surgeon who saved Sen. Duckworth says he couldn't save her with those wounds in Gaza

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Adam Hamawy, a former U.S. Army combat surgeon, who went before Congress Wednesday to describe patients they've treated while providing medical care in Gaza.

GAZA SURGEON AT CONGRESS

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Tuesday

2024 Election

An insider’s look at how Biden preps for a debate

NPR'S Juana Summers speaks with Bob Bauer, the personal lawyer to President Biden, who stood in for Trump and Bernie Sanders in 2020 during mock-debates for the president to prep.

An insider’s look at how Biden preps for a debate

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Thursday

National

Surgeon General's call for labels on social media is 'fearmongering,' say opponents

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Aaron Mackey with the Electronic Frontier Foundation — a nonprofit which advocates for civil liberties in the digital world — about warning labels on social media.

Surgeon General's call for labels on social media is 'fearmongering,' say opponents

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Tuesday

Environment

Petition pushes FEMA to classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as 'major disasters'

Thirty environmental, healthcare and labor groups filed a petition urging federal government to include heat and wildfire smoke in its definition of “major disaster.”

Petition pushes FEMA to classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as 'major disasters'

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Monday

Animals

We explained why woodpeckers hammer on metal — which struck a chord with listeners

Many NPR listeners responded to a story explaining why some woodpeckers hammer on metal, including a man who said it solved a 35-year mystery for him.

We explained why woodpeckers hammer on metal -- which struck a chord with listeners

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Wednesday

Middle East

USAID says it will send $90 million in aid to Gaza

The U.S Agency for International Development says that it will be sending $90 million to aid Palestinians in Gaza. The announcement comes amid growing concerns of famine.

USAID says it will send $90 million in aid to Gaza

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Monday

Weather

Severe weather rips through central states to East Coast

Widespread thunderstorms have caused major damage and killed 22 people in the central U.S. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post meteorologist Matthew Cappucci as the storms move east.

EAST COAST STORMS

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Friday

Movie Interviews

An epic prequel for an iconic hero; hear George Miller on how he created 'Furiosa'

To write Mad Max: Fury Road a decade ago, George Miller needed to figure out a character named Furiosa. Here's how that became the screenplay for his latest movie.

An epic prequel for an iconic hero; hear George Miller on how he created 'Furiosa

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Friday

Scientists reveal mysterious origin of Baobab trees, Rafiki's home in 'The Lion King'
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Short Wave

Scientists reveal mysterious origin of Baobab trees, Rafiki's home in 'The Lion King'

Baobabs are sometimes called the "tree of life" with their thick trunks, crown of branches and flowers that only open at twilight. But theories about their geographic origin was divided among three places: the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, the Kimberley region of western Australia and the dry forests of the island nation of Madagascar. To solve this mystery, a global research team led by scientists at the Wuhan Botanical Garden at the Chinese Academy of Sciences examined high-quality genomic data from all eight baobab species.

Scientists reveal mysterious origin of Baobab trees, Rafiki's home in 'The Lion King'

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Friday

Sports

A look at the Professional Women's Hockey League's first season and playoffs

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karissa Donkin of CBC Sports on the inaugural season of the Professional Women's Hockey League.

A look at the Professional Women's Hockey League's first season and playoffs

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Tuesday

A U.S. diplomat tells NPR why she resigned in protest over the policy in Gaza

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Middle East crisis — explained

A U.S. diplomat tells NPR why she resigned in protest over the policy in Gaza

As protests against the U.S. policy in Gaza unfold on college campuses across the country, the State Department is facing its own protests too.

A U.S. diplomat tells NPR why she resigned in protest over the policy in Gaza

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Monday

Politics

State Department diplomat resigns in protest of U.S. policy in Gaza

After 18 years of service in the State Department, Hala Rharrit discusses her resignation with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

State Department diplomat resigns in protest of U.S. policy in Gaza

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Thursday

Author Interviews

Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife'

In his new memoir, Salman Rushdie writes about the young man who leapt from the audience and stabbed and almost killed him in August of 2022. He also describes his love for his wife, Eliza.

Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife'

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Wednesday

Author Interviews

Author Salman Rushdie On Surviving Attack and The Value of Every Day of Life

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Salman Rushdie about his new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.

Author Salman Rushdie On Surviving Attack and The Value of Every Day of Life

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Friday

Middle East

Netanyahu wants 'total victory' over Hamas. What would that even look like?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he seeks "total victory" over Hamas. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Middle East expert Daniel Byman about what that means for Gaza.

Netanyahu wants 'total victory' over Hamas. What would that even look like?

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