Emma Bowman
Stories
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National
Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting: Gunman Among 4 Dead At California Celebration
At least 15 people were injured Sunday. Police in Gilroy, Calif., said they're looking for a second possible suspect and that the gunman got a rifle onto the park grounds by cutting through a fence.
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Politics
Democrats Issue Warnings Against Viral Russia-Based Face-Morphing App
FaceApp's surge in popularity has driven Sen. Chuck Schumer to call for a federal investigation into the St. Petersburg-developed app over potential "national security and privacy risks" to Americans.
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National
Federal Clampdown On Burning Man Imperils Festival's Free Spirit Ethos, Say Burners
As the Bureau of Land Management tightens its grip on the annual gathering's population growth at Nevada's Black Rock desert, a freewheeling community finds its core identity under threat.
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National
A Bug's Life: Remembering The Classic Volkswagen Beetle
The last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Mexico this week. We remember the beloved automotive icon with stories from our listeners.
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National
'You Make Your Own Family': Losing A Mother, Gaining 2 More
Corinthia Isom was just a child when her mother died, but her mom ensured a mother figure stayed in her life.
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National
Top British Diplomat Assails Trump's 'Inept' Presidency In Leaked Memos
U.K.'s ambassador to the U.S., Kim Darroch, paints Trump as an incompetent leader of a "diplomatically clumsy" administration, in memos sent to U.K.'s Foreign Office and leaked to the Daily Mail.
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National
Survivor Of Deadly 1983 Beirut Bombing: 'We Don't Talk About It Much'
Navy hospital corpsman James Edward Brown wasn't far from U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983 that were the target of a terrorist attack. At StoryCorps, Brown remembers what he saw that day.
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National
'That Day Wasn't About Us': One Of The 1st Same-Sex Married Couples Looks Back
David Wilson and his husband Rob Compton were plaintiffs in a lawsuit that led to marriage equality in Massachusetts in 2004. At StoryCorps, they remember their wedding day.
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Arts & Life
Rihanna Disrupts Luxury Fashion World, Joining LVMH With 'Fenty' Brand
The singer will become the first woman to start a new fashion line with the luxury group, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, and the first woman of color to lead one of their fashion houses.
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National
'I Only Knew Her As Mom': A Daughter Learns More From Her Late Mother's Best Friend
Sada Jackson remembers her mother by talking to her mom's best friend, Angela Morehead-Mugita. Angela passes along advice to Sada that Sada's mom had once given to her.