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Mexico's Oscar-Winning Directors Embrace Rise Of Fernando Frías De La Parra

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Mexican film directors have enjoyed success at the Academy Awards in recent years. Alfonso Cuarón won an Oscar for directing Gravity in 2014, and for Roma in 2019. Alejandro González Iñárritu won one in 2015 for directing Birdman and the following year for The Revenant. And Guillermo del Toro won his Oscar for directing The Shape of Water in 2018. Now, the "Tres Amigos," as they're known, may welcome uno más: up-and-coming filmmaker Fernando Frías de la Parra.

Author Interview: 'The New Phd: How To Build A Better Graduate Education'

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And finally, today, you might have noticed that Mexican directors have recently enjoyed much success at the Academy Awards. Alfonso Cuaron won Oscars for directing "Gravity" in 2014 and again in 2019 for "Roma."

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ALFONSO CUARON: Muchas gracias, Mexico.

Muchas gracias. Gracias, gracias.

MARTIN: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won in 2015 for directing "Birdman."

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ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU: (Speaking Spanish). Thank you very much.

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TV Movie Review: Lifetime's Salt-N-Pepa Biopic

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Rap duo Salt-N-Pepa were hit machines in the 1980s and '90s with huge songs like "Let's Talk About Sex," their collaboration with En Vogue, "Whatta Man," and "Push It."

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Wuhan's Lockdown Memories One Year Later: Pride, Anger, Deep Pain

By • Jan 23, 2021

A year ago, on January 23, 2020, China imposed an absolute lockdown in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Even In Isolation, Rhye Makes Music For Us To Come Together

By & • Jan 22, 2021

Home: It's where a lot of us have been spending our time since March 2020. For Mike Milosh, leader of the R&B music collective Rhye, the word has taken on new meaning — he's gone from life on the road to a more permanent idea of home at his house outside Los Angeles, where he created his latest studio album. But the sound of this record was conceived well before the pandemic: It began with the idea of wanting to include a choir, which led to Milosh inviting the Danish National Girls' Choir to come to the U.S.

Asylum Seekers Hope Biden's Pledge To Welcome Immigrants Includes Them

By • Jan 22, 2021

President Biden is promising kinder, more welcoming immigration policies — and raising hopes for asylum seekers throughout the hemisphere.

Earlier this week, Guatemalan police beat back a caravan of thousands of Hondurans who were beginning the long trek to the United States border. Moreover, conditions driving people from their home countries — crime, violent spouses, joblessness and hurricane destruction — are not going away.

And this is what makes Texas border mayors nervous.

Canadian Officials React To Biden Revoking Keystone XL Permit

By • Jan 22, 2021

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Mass Vaccination Efforts Thrust Pharmacies To Center Of COVID-19 Fight

By • Jan 22, 2021

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Biden Lifted Trump's Travel Ban. Here's How That Affects Refugees

By editor • Jan 22, 2021

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The first time I met Corine Dehabey, Barack Obama was president, and Dehabey was busy helping Syrian refugee families settle in Toledo, Ohio. She helps run an organization called Us Together.

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Atlanta Dream, Co-Owned By Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Is Close To Being Sold

By • Jan 21, 2021

Ever since former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler denounced the WNBA's support for Black Lives Matter last summer, players have been pressuring the league to force her to sell her stake in the Atlanta Dream basketball team.

Now, according to the WNBA, a deal for the sale of the team "is close to being finalized." The league did not release any further details.

On A New Anthology, Dusty Springfield's Take On Southern Soul Gets Another Look

By • Jan 21, 2021

In 1968, Dusty Springfield — then an established pop star in the U.K. — flew across the pond to conquer the U.S. by signing what was meant to be a long-term deal with Atlantic Records. The label sent Springfield down to American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tenn., hoping to impart some of the Southern soul magic that had worked so well for Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin. Those sessions are now collected in the new anthology Dusty Springfield: The Complete Atlantic Singles 1968-1971.

'The Separate and Unequal Health System' Highlighted By COVID-19

By • Jan 21, 2021

On a recent Friday afternoon, the critical care charge nurse at a South Los Angeles hospital tries to send another nurse off to grab lunch. Maria Arechiga is interrupted by the beeping of an alarm, the vitals of a patient declining, organs failing.

She dons a surgical gown and unzips a plastic tarp that hangs from the doorway of a hospital room — a makeshift isolation room on this floor temporarily transformed into a larger intensive care unit to make space for the patients that just keep coming. She slips inside.

More Than 80 Nations Sign On To A New Global Treaty To Prohibit Nuclear Weapons

By • Jan 21, 2021

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A new global treaty banning nuclear weapons goes into effect tomorrow. It aims to make nuclear war obsolete. But as NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports, some question whether it'll work.

Detroit's Reaction To Trump Granting Clemency To Former Mayor Kilpatrick

By editor • Jan 21, 2021

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A deal for the sale of the Atlanta Dream women's basketball team is close to being finalized. The WNBA has not said who's buying the team, but the current owners include former Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler, a Republican. The team's mostly Black players wanted the league to force her to sell after the candidate came out against Black Lives Matter during her senatorial campaign. NPR's Emma Peaslee reports.

Facebook Outsources Decision On The Future Of Trump's Account To An Independent Panel

By editor • Jan 21, 2021

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A deal for the sale of the Atlanta Dream women's basketball team is close to being finalized. The WNBA has not said who's buying the team, but the current owners include former Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler, a Republican. The team's mostly Black players wanted the league to force her to sell after the candidate came out against Black Lives Matter during her senatorial campaign. NPR's Emma Peaslee reports.

A Look At Biden's 1st Day In Office

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Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Performs Poem She Completed After Capitol Riot

By editor • Jan 20, 2021

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And we close tonight with the words of Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. Gorman recited her poem "The Hill We Climb" on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Here is part of that reading.

NPR Critic Reviews TV Coverage Of Inauguration Day

By • Jan 20, 2021

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Hopes For The Next 4 Years: Devoted Catholic Wants People To Do More Good

By editor • Jan 20, 2021

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As a new president is inaugurated, we're hearing from people who were on this program during the past four years to find out what they hope for in the next four years.

Biden Becomes 46th U.S. President In Inauguration Ceremony Unlike Any Other

By editor • Jan 20, 2021

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Today, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States in an inauguration ceremony unlike any other in this country's history.

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Massachusetts Voters Share Their Hopes For New Administration

By • Jan 20, 2021

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Well, I don't need to tell you that in this divided nation, there are widely divergent emotions around today's transition of power. NPR's Tovia Smith has been out speaking to voters in Massachusetts. She joins us now.

Hey, Tovia.

Celebrations Abound In Nation's Capital On Inauguration Day

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Howard University's Marching Band To Perform During Inauguration

By editor • Jan 19, 2021

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When Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was on the campaign trail in 2019, she loved entering events with the energy of a drum line.

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How Trump's Businesses Benefited During His Presidency

By editor • Jan 19, 2021

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As Trump Leaves Office, Anti-Trump Activists Try To Form New Agenda

By • Jan 19, 2021

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About 80% Of Japanese Think Olympic Games Should Be Canceled Or Postponed, Poll Shows

By • Jan 18, 2021

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Every January, in the middle of the night, thousands of volunteers and outreach workers try to count the nation's homeless population. They search highway underpasses, wooded areas, abandoned buildings, sidewalks for those living outside. Due to the pandemic, this year's street count has been canceled or modified in hundreds of communities, even as the numbers appear to be on the rise. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Merkel's Political Party Picks Armin Laschet As New Leader

By • Jan 18, 2021

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For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed

By • Jan 18, 2021

Every January, in the middle of the night, thousands of volunteers and outreach workers spread out across the country to count the nation's homeless population. They search highway underpasses, wooded areas, abandoned buildings and sidewalks to locate those who are living outside.

But this year, because of the pandemic, the annual street count has been canceled or modified in hundreds of communities, even as the nation's unsheltered population appears to be growing.

Farewell To Our Senior Arts Editor Tom Cole

By • Jan 18, 2021

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That report was produced by NPR senior arts editor Tom Cole, which we would not normally mention, except Tom is retiring this week after 33 years at NPR. Congratulations, Tom. Our critic Bob Mondello has thoughts.

Extremism Researcher On How Biden Might Confront Far-Right Terrorism

By editor • Jan 17, 2021

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