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Opinion: The Challenges Of Being A Foreign Reporter In China
NPR's Frank Langfitt reflects on a decade as a journalist in China and how he bypassed reporting restrictions by offering people free rides. It's the subject of his new memoir, The Shanghai Free Taxi....
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Cherokee Nation Names First Delegate To Congress
Former Obama adviser Kimberly Teehee is being appointed as the tribe's first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. The position is outlined in an 1835 treaty but had never been filled. (Image...
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The World Of Ella Fitzgerald: A Turning The Tables Playlist
Listen to a selection of marvelous music from the First Lady of Song, plus music by artists who have felt her influence. (Image credit: Gilles Petard/Redferns/Getty Images)
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The Voice That Shattered Glass
In the 1970s, Fitzgerald became the face (and glass-shattering voice) of Memorex tapes. It fueled a career revival that extended her relevance and positioned her to pass the torch to a new generation.
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Dorian Weakens To A Category 2, But Is 'Growing In Size'
Dorian is roughly 105 miles off the shore of Fort Pierce, Fla. It has maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. Officials in the Bahamas say there are at least five storm-related deaths. (Image...
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Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie Headline 2019 Booker Prize Shortlist
Atwood made the list for her sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, and Rushdie for his reimagining of Don Quixote. Chigozie Obioma, Elif Shafak, Lucy Ellmann and Bernardine Evaristo round out the finalists....
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Blind From A Bad Diet? Teen Who Ate Mostly Potato Chips And Fries Lost His Sight
A poor diet can lead to vision loss, experts say. For a teen, it's certainly rare, but a new case study documents blindness in a boy who ate lots of chips, white bread and bits of processed meat....
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Satellite Imagery Shows Extent Of Devastating Flooding On Grand Bahama Island
Hurricane Dorian hit Sunday as a Category 5 hurricane and then essentially parked itself over the island. (Image credit: ICEYE)
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'The Testaments' Takes Us Back To Gilead For A Fast-Paced, Female-Centered...
Margaret Atwood's long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale brings readers new voices (and one familiar one) and a whole new view of Gilead, the dystopian theocracy that was once the United States....
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Cyber Experts Warn Of Vulnerabilities Facing 2020 Election Machines
America's elections infrastructure is more secure than it was four years ago, but many lingering weaknesses won't be resolved in time for Election Day next year. (Image credit: Jessica McGowan/Getty...
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When The 'Whisper Network' Goes Public: The 'S****y Media Men' List, 2 Years On
In 2017, a crowdsourced spreadsheet gave women the opportunity to anonymously share allegations against prominent figures in journalism and publishing. One writer has filed a defamation lawsuit....
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Trees Are Key To Fighting Urban Heat — But Cities Keep Losing Them
Trees are one of the best ways to fight deadly urban heat, but U.S. cities lose millions every year. And many low-income areas are starting at a disadvantage. (Image credit: Sean McMinn/NPR)
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Families, Not Just Students, Feel The Weight Of The Student Loan Crisis
A new book looks at how the struggle to pay for college has transformed the experience of the American middle class. (Image credit: Delphine Lee/ NPR)
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Hong Kong Government Withdraws Extradition Bill, A Key Demand Of Protesters
Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced she is withdrawing the proposed law, which had set off protests now entering their fourth month. Protesters' demands, however, have grown in number. (Image credit:...
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Hear Margaret Atwood Read From 'The Testaments,' Her Sequel To 'The...
In this recording, exclusive to NPR, Atwood returns to the world of The Handmaid's Tale, reading from her long-awaited sequel. Some 15 years after the first book, it introduces a few new voices....
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How High Heat Can Impact Mental Health
A new NPR probe found low-income areas in dozens of major U.S. cities are more likely to be hotter than wealthier ones, and people with severe mental illness are impacted by that increase in heat....
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Google, YouTube To Pay $170 Million Penalty Over Collecting Kids' Personal Info
Google and its YouTube subsidiary are settling allegations that YouTube collected personal information from children without their parents' consent, the Federal Trade Commission said. (Image credit:...
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Hurricane Dorian 'Ambling' Parallel To Florida Coast, Leaving The Bahamas...
After bringing intensely destructive winds and deadly flooding to the Bahamas, Dorian is "ambling" to the north-northwest, according to the National Hurricane Center. (Image credit:...
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These Are The 11 Border Projects Getting Funds Intended For Military...
Defense Secretary Esper sent Congress the list of 11 border projects in California, Arizona and Texas he says he will fund by shifting money from planned construction projects around the country....
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