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Episodes

Highland Park Mass Shooting, WV Opioid Case, Investigation Into Journalist Killing

July 5, 2022 • 12 min

Six people were killed and dozens injured in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, IL. A federal judge ruled in favor of drug companies in a landmark opioid case in WV. And US officials say the investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist in the West Bank, is inconclusive.

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Akron Reeling After Police Killing, Russian Advance in Luhansk, Holidays In Trouble

July 4, 2022 • 13 min

Police video shows officers the killing of a Black man in Akron, Ohio. Ukrainian forces withdraw from a key city in Luhansk region. Thousand of flights are delayed or cancelled over the holiday weekend.

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Rough Translation: French Lunch

July 3, 2022 • 30 min

For more than a century in France, the lunch hour has remained sacred. Workers all over the country spilled into sidewalk cafes and office canteens to settle in for a break that can last up to ninety minutes. Strangers shared hors d'oeuvres, colleagues caught up and they tried to talk about anything except work. Then, in 2021, France suspended the law that forbids eating lunch at work. NPR's Rough Translation talks to an Am...

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Biden's Climate Response, Health Insurers Price Transparency, Brittney Griner Trial

July 2, 2022 • 13 min

The Supreme Court's ruling on the EPA alters the Biden Administration's climate strategy. Health insurers must now publicize the prices they pay hospitals and doctors' offices for services. And, the trial in Russia that will decide Brittney Griner's fate is underway. The WNBA star has been detained for more than four months.

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SCOTUS Election Law, SCOTUS Limits EPA's Power, Hong Kong's 25th Handover Anniversary

July 1, 2022 • 13 min

The Supreme Court is taking on a case next term that could reshape federal elections. In one of its last opinions this term the Supreme Court limited EPA's authority to regulate emissions and fight climate change. And Hong Kong marks 25th anniversary since the handover from Britain to China.

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Final SCOTUS Rulings, Biden NATO Presser, Election Denial Influencers

June 30, 2022 • 13 min

The Supreme Court issues its final rulings before recess. President Biden wraps his Europe trip following G7 and NATO summits. And a new NPR investigation details how election deniers spread misinformation across the country.

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Monday, September 21, 2020

September 21, 2020 • 13 min

The election is just 43 days away, President Trump and Senate Republicans are in a hurry to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And, COVID cases are spiking again as the U.S. approaches the grim milestone of 200,000 coronavirus deaths.

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Friday, July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020 • 13 min

As millions of Americans watch their supplemental unemployment checks disappear, we take stock of economic wins and losses this week. The Trump administration is sending COVID-19 data to a new place, and there are major glitches. And finally, the Census Bureau is ending its canvassing program a month early. Will that change its count?

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Rough Translation: French Lunch

Biden's Climate Response, Health Insurers Price Transparency, Brittney Griner Trial

SCOTUS Election Law, SCOTUS Limits EPA's Power, Hong Kong's 25th Handover Anniversary

Final SCOTUS Rulings, Biden NATO Presser, Election Denial Influencers

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Friday, July 31, 2020

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