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Episodes
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NYC mayor defends police clearing Columbia's pro-Palestinian encampment, building
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Mayor Eric Adams about the police response to student protests at Columbia and other campuses in the city. He says "outside agitators" co-opted the protests at Columbia.
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United Methodist Church votes to lift bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
The United Methodist Church, one of the largest U.S. Protestant denominations, voted to repeal its ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as prohibitions on its ministers from officiating same-sex weddings.
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Examining the obsticles to securing a cease-fire in Gaza and hostage exchange
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with strategic diplomacy expert Mickey Bergman about the different approaches Israel and Hamas take toward negotiating a hostage swap and cease-fire.
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Rock and Roll guitar legend Duane Eddy has died at age 86
A self-taught virtuoso, his music from the 1950s and 60s was strictly instrumental and featured a distinct twangy sound. His hits included, "Forty Miles of Bad Road" and "Rebel Rouser."
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Have you ever wanted to stay in a floating house? Airbnb has the place for you
A new category of listings is called "Icons." Homes include the house from the Pixar movie Up — complete with 8,000 balloons attached to the top. It's held up by a crane over the N.M. desert.
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As 'Euorphia' takes the hip-hop world by storm, what makes a good diss track?
Rapper Kendrick Lamar dropped a scathing rebuke against Drake in a new song. NPR's A Martinez talks about the fascination with diss tracks with Noah A. McGee of the online magazine The Root.
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Pregant women in some states aren't permitted to legally finalize divorces
A decades-old Missouri law that may prevent a pregnant woman from getting divorced is being challenged by lawmakers. Advocates say changing the rule is urgent since Roe vs. Wade was overturned.
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NPR election poll shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future
Democrats and Republicans have something in common: they're worried about the future of the U.S, but for different reasons.
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The Federal Reserve is weighing what to do about interest rates
The U.S. economy has been sending some mixed signals lately. Consumers say they're less confident, but they keep spending more money. It's a lot for the Federal Reserve to puzzle over.
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Israel's prime minister worries the ICC will soon issue arrest warrants for Israelis
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Oona Hathaway, professor of international law at Yale University, about how International Criminal Court arrest warrants might affect the war in Gaza.
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NYC police used force to clear a pro-Palestinian student encampment at Columbia
Police zip-tied the hands of large numbers of student protesters and hauled them away. An armored vehicle pushed a bridge into a window of Hamilton Hall and then officers quickly retook the building.
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The world's highest altitude space observatory is open for business
Located some 18,500 feet above sea level at the summit of Chile's Cerro Chajnanto mountain, Tokyo Atacama Observatory has instruments that can see celestial objects many light years away from Earth.