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Extreme Drought Hits Farmers Hard In Central Oregon County

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Discovery Of Remains At Residential Schools Prompts Calls For Indigenous Reparations

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Remains of more than 300 children have been found at Indigenous boarding school sites in Canada. Hundreds of schools like these also existed in the U.S. for a century, but much of the country has not acknowledged it. Noelle Evans shares what reparations could look like.

Your Life Advice For NPR's 50th Birthday

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As California's Pandemic Restrictions Drop, Drag And Queer Safe Havens Are Returning

By Lesley McClurg • Jun 18, 2021

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The U.S. Is Importing Historic Amounts Of Stuff — And It's Causing Cargo Ship Jams

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Delta Variant Drives New Cases, Hospitalizations In Southwest Missouri

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The United States is importing historic amounts of stuff from overseas, causing the U.S. trade deficit to hit record highs. Greg Rosalsky from our Planet Money podcast reports the shipping industry is having trouble handling all of it.

Unpaid Caregivers Were Already Struggling. It's Only Gotten Worse During The Pandemic

By • Jun 17, 2021

The pandemic has taken a massive toll on people's mental health. But a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms what many of us are seeing and feeling in our own lives: The impact has been particularly devastating for parents and unpaid caregivers of adults.

Biden Tells Putin To Crack Down On Ransomware. What Are The Odds He Will?

By • Jun 17, 2021

If you want to extort millions of dollars from a large U.S. company, you can't do it alone. It takes a village. A village of hackers with advanced computer skills, who hang out on the Dark Web, and most likely live in Russia.

"Ransomware has become a huge business, and as in any business, in order to scale it, they're coming up with innovative models." said Dmitri Alperovitch, head of the technology group Silverado Policy Accelerator in Washington.

Coastal Weather Station Demolished Before It Could Fall Into The Ocean

By • Jun 17, 2021

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The pandemic has taken a toll on people's mental health. A new CDC report says that toll has been much higher for unpaid caregivers, those taking care of loved ones. NPR's Rhitu Chatterjee has the story.

RHITU CHATTERJEE, BYLINE: Amy Adams lives in Seneca, Ill. Last December her mother, who lives nearby, suffered a heart attack and ended up in the hospital, needing bypass surgery. But Adams wasn't allowed to see her.

Needle Exchanges, Access To Safer Narcotics Could Save Lives — But It's A Tough Sell

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A Columnist's Reaction To England Men's Soccer Team Taking A Knee

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The Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Erasure In 'In The Heights'

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Larger Than A Football Field (And Growing), Sinkhole Has Swallowed 1 House, 2 Dogs

By • Jun 16, 2021

A large sinkhole has been growing at a farm in Mexico since May. It's already swallowed a house, and two dogs had to be rescued from the hole last week.

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A Long To-Do List Awaits Biden Back In Washington

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Why Geneva Is Teeming With Spies As Biden And Putin Prepare To Meet

By • Jun 15, 2021

Geneva is crawling with spies right now, says a longtime CIA veteran.

Intelligence agents from the U.S. and Russia are out in force as President Biden prepares to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, says Daniel Hoffman. Hoffman served as CIA station chief in Moscow for five years, and had assignments elsewhere in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.

Israeli Nationalist March Through Jerusalem Has Heightened Tensions Further

By • Jun 15, 2021

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CDC Has Declared Coronavirus Delta Variant A 'Variant Of Concern'

By • Jun 15, 2021

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Column Explains How Tom Hanks Could Be Anti-Racist — Not Just Non-Racist

By • Jun 15, 2021

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Turkey Racing To Combat 'Snot' In Sea Of Marmara

By • Jun 14, 2021

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Biden Has Yet To End The Business Of Detaining Immigrants As He Promised, Critics Say

By • Jun 14, 2021

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Inspired By Northern Ireland, Poet Tess Taylor Suggests 'Art As Civic Repair'

By editor • Jun 14, 2021

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How To Be A Citizen: Being Involved In Civic Life At A Young Age

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DOJ Subpoenaed Apple For Data On Trump White House Lawyer

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Jon M. Chu On 'In The Heights'

By editor • Jun 12, 2021

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And finally today, before Lin-Manuel Miranda created the mega-hit Broadway musical "Hamilton," he made a splash within "In The Heights"

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New Museum In Paris Features Contemporary Black American Artists

By • Jun 12, 2021

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What U.S. Vaccine Donations Mean For Sierra Leone And Africa

By • Jun 12, 2021

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Coming Soon To An Atlas Near You: A Fifth Ocean

By , & • Jun 11, 2021

Most of us learned about the world's oceans in elementary school. There's the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian and the Arctic.

Now, there's a sea change ahead.

Thanks to National Geographic, you'll soon see a fifth ocean on your maps. It's now officially recognizing the Southern Ocean, the waters swirling around Antarctica, marking the first time the organization has made such a change since it started drawing up maps over a century ago.

Crime Is The Key Issue In New York City Mayor's Race

By editor • Jun 11, 2021

A major primary election kicks off across New York City on Saturday as voters prepare to pick a new mayor for the first time in eight years.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is out at the end of the year because of term limits and as voters choose from a crowded field of would-be successors, the issue of crime and public safety has overtaken COVID-19 as the leading concern among voters — boosting moderates and serving as a stress test for the city's progressive left.

'So Long, Broke People Of Earth!': Comedian Imagines Space Travel With The Bezos Bros

By editor • Jun 11, 2021

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NPR Welcomes New Batch Of Pulitzer-Winning Journalists

By editor • Jun 11, 2021

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Radio may not be the word that comes to mind when you think of the Pulitzer, but today, NPR is home to a new batch of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists. The committee has announced this year's winners.

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