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OPINION: It's Hard To Shake Hands And Kiss Babies On Zoom

By • Feb 27, 2021

If you're fortunate enough to have a job in this pandemic, what's fun after a day of Zoom conferences where people bark, "Am I on mute?"

If you live in the liveliest city on earth, what about an effervescent evening of Zoom conferences, where you can hear candidates for mayor of New York bark, "Am I on mute?"

In The Story Of U.S. Immigration, Black Immigrants Are Often Left Out

By editor • Feb 27, 2021

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All this month, we've been spotlighting community organizations across the country that are shaping Black history for the future. And we end this series with a look at the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, BAJI for short, a nonprofit group that tries to advocate for the millions of Black migrant families who live in the United States and many more in Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America who seek sanctuary here. Nana Gyamfi is executive director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration and joins us now. Ms. Gyamfi, thanks so much for being here.

Saturday Sports: Former USA Gymnastics Coach Charged With Sex Crimes Dies By Suicide

By editor • Feb 27, 2021

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Daniel Pazmino, 53: Marta Sanchez's 'Desesperada'

By editor • Feb 27, 2021

More than 500,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19 since the pandemic hit this country and the world just over a year ago. NPR is remembering some of those who lost their lives by listening to the music they loved and hearing their stories. We're calling our tribute Songs Of Remembrance.

Julien Baker Gets Vulnerable In 'Little Oblivions

By editor • Feb 27, 2021

Saturday Sports: Naomi Osaka Wins Australian Open, Earning Fourth Grand Slam Title

By editor • Feb 20, 2021

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Ugandan Opposition Leader Says Country's Leader Is Capturing Dissenters

By editor • Feb 20, 2021

Ali Benjamin Explores The Fallout Of The 2016 Election In Her New Novel

By editor • Feb 20, 2021

Senate Unexpectedly Votes To Subpoena Witnesses And Documents In Impeachment Trial

By • Feb 13, 2021

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'I'll Meet You There': A Dancer Finds New Rhythm In Her Culture

By • Feb 13, 2021

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Iram Parveen Bilal's new film "I'll Meet You There" opens with scenes that depict two of the worlds 17-year-old Dua navigates as she grows up on the bustling South Asian Devon Avenue neighborhood on the north side of Chicago.

In 'Dark Horses,' A Secret Circles An Aspiring Equestrian

By • Feb 13, 2021

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Spanish — And Latinos — Should Be More Than An Election Year Afterthought, Group Says

By • Feb 13, 2021

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A Latino advocacy group wants more lawmakers to learn to speak Spanish, not just to pull out a few awkward words when they run for office. NPR's Juana Summers reports.

Gruesome Attack Puts Schools On Front Line Of France's Fight To Stop Extremism

By • Feb 13, 2021

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Myanmar Military Shuts Down Internet As Public Fury Over Coup Intensifies

By • Feb 6, 2021

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The day after the military in Myanmar seized power, people opened their doors and windows. They banged pots and pans in protest. Anger over the military's detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders is growing, and people seem to be growing bolder. Doctors and government workers are on strike. The state has imposed a near-total Internet blackout and banned access to social media.

Reporter Michael Sullivan joins us now from neighboring Chiang Rai, Thailand, where the Internet is working. Michael, thanks for being with us.

Opinion: Alexei Navalny Fights For Freedom Of Expression In Putin's Russia

By • Feb 6, 2021

Alexei Navalny wore a dark sweatshirt and a wry smile as he stood in a glass box in a Moscow courtroom this week and was sentenced to two years and eight months in a prison colony for failing to keep a parole appointment.

"This is how it works," Navalny said from behind the glass. "Imprison one person to frighten millions."

He couldn't keep that appointment last Dec. 29 because he was in Berlin, recovering from being poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok — as certified by doctors and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Awake In The Dark, A Musician Finds His Muse

By • Feb 6, 2021

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To Liven Up That Millionth Zoom, Call In The Livestock

By • Feb 6, 2021

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We had some special guests turn up at our editorial meeting earlier this week. Not BJ Leiderman, who writes our theme music.

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No Floats, No Problem: How New Orleans Is Celebrating A Pandemic Mardi Gras

By editor • Jan 30, 2021

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Amelia Pang's Book Explores The Human Cost Of Our Cheap Goods

By editor • Jan 30, 2021

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Opinion: Olympic Flame Of Suffering

By • Jan 30, 2021

Should the 2022 Winter Olympic Games be held in Beijing? The games are set to open one year from now, coronavirus permitting.

A coalition of human rights groups has called on the International Olympic Committee to move the games out of Beijing. The IOC says it will not. Political figures in several Western democracies have even suggested their countries may boycott the games.

Saturday Sports: The Fate Of The Tokyo Olympics

By • Jan 30, 2021

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No matter what happens during the week, I love to say it's time for sports.

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Veteran Broadcaster Larry King Dies At 87

By • Jan 23, 2021

With his trademark suspenders and deep baritone voice Larry King spoke with presidents, world leaders, celebrities, authors, scientists, comedians, athletes — everyone. The Peabody Award-winning broadcaster died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 87.

The death of the famed interviewer was announced on King's Twitter feed in a posting from his production studio, Ora Media. No cause of death was provided, but King had recently been hospitalized with COVID-19.

Loyal Dog Spent Days Waiting Outside Hospital For Sick Owner

By editor • Jan 23, 2021

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Opinion: Joe Biden's Lifetime Of Experience

By • Jan 23, 2021

A year ago, who would have thought 78-year-old Joe Biden would be sworn in this week as president?

He had just finished fourth in the Iowa caucuses. He would soon finish fifth in the New Hampshire primary. He was derided as old, out-of-touch, an elderly, silvery centrist who said screwball things, as when he told a crowd, "Folks, I can tell you I've known eight presidents, three of them intimately."

How D.C. Locals Are Processing The Insurrection At The Capitol

By editor • Jan 16, 2021

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Who Should Get The Coronavirus Vaccine? For Some States, The Honor System Rules

By editor • Jan 16, 2021

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Saturday Sports: NFL Playoffs Begin

By • Jan 16, 2021

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And now it's time for sports.

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Differing COVID-19 Mitigation Approaches Cause Tensions In Colorado Counties

By editor • Jan 9, 2021

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Escape To A Picturesque Scotland In Sarah Moss' 'Summerwater'

By editor • Jan 9, 2021

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A summer's getaway on a picturesque loch in Scotland in your own wee cabin surrounded by festive families - sounds idyllic, no? But what if there's the kind of rain Sarah Moss describes in her new novel, "Summerwater"?

Opinion: Remembering Journalist And Friend Neil Sheehan

By • Jan 9, 2021

When I first got to know Neil Sheehan, he was going through trying times. We were war correspondents of different generations and I was in awe of the intrepid reporter of the Vietnam conflict, first for United Press International, then The New York Times. He was the first to get his hands on the leak of official documents that became known as the Pentagon Papers, which revealed how U.S. government officials had lied to the American people about the Vietnam War.

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