Andrew Limbong
Stories
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National
Coast Guard suspends Baltimore rescue mission. It's now a recovery operation
Investigators are trying to understand why a massive cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore. Six people are now presumed dead in what investigators believe was an accident.
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Arts & Life
Remembering indie artist and disability rights activist Cola Boyy, dead at 34
Matthew Urango, the singer-songwriter and activist known as Cola Boyy, was born with spina bifida. The musician who made crowds dance with his 1970s-influenced disco pop has died at the age of 34.
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Technology
Authors push back on the growing number of AI 'scam' books on Amazon
Amazon is crowded with copycat books that appear to have been written by AI — and they're attached to real authors who didn't write them. (Story first aired on Morning Edition on March 13, 2023.)
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Health
An emotional Christina Applegate receives a standing ovation at the Emmys
The Dead to Me actor made a rare public appearance Monday night, after announcing she was diagnosed with MS.
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National
This author says Minecraft helps prepare kids for our world
Minecraft: The Village is the final book in a trilogy inspired by the wildly popular video game series.
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Arts & Life
LeVar Burton to replace Drew Barrymore as host of National Book Awards
Barrymore was originally set to host American literature's glitziest night, until she announced her talk show would be returning during the Writers Guild strike.
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Sports
Taylor Swift's stadium stop hikes up ticket prices for Chiefs-Jets game
Taylor Swift means business. The popstar brought an economic boost to the NFL after she was seen at a Chiefs game. Her appearance at MetLife Stadium gives the franchise another opportunity to cash in.
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Arts & Life
HBO's 'Real Time with Bill Maher' to return during Writers Guild strike
Maher posted on X that he won't have any written segments. But since Maher is himself a writer, it will be difficult for the show to go ahead "without a violation of WGA strike rules," says the Guild.
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Pop Culture
Actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for rape
The "That '70s Show" star was found guilty of two counts of rape in May, in a trial that involved the Church of Scientology.
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Health
'Therapy speak' is everywhere, but it may make us less empathetic
NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with culture writer Rebecca Fishbein about her reporting on how "therapy speak" may be making us less empathetic.