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Sackler Family Transferred Money To Swiss Bank Accounts, New York AG Says

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Saturday Sports: Horse Racing, Antonio Brown

By editor • Sep 14, 2019

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And now to the mellow sounds of B.J. Lederman, who writes our theme music. It's time for sports.

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My Signature Song: 'Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)'

By editor • Sep 14, 2019

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Remembering Joe Heller

By editor • Sep 14, 2019

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When Monique Heller's father, Joe, died this week, she was moved to write a uniquely touching obituary for their local newspaper.

Opinion: President Trump Claims He Was At Ground Zero On Sept. 11. But Was He?

By • Sep 14, 2019

News organizations now refer to President Trump's whoppers — from the size of his inaugural crowds to a hurricane threatening Alabama — as routinely as referring to rain in Seattle.

Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help

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Dr. Carrie Jurney is on the board of an online organization that works to prevent suicides. It's called Not One More Vet.

This isn't a mental health support group for veterans — it's for veterinarians.

Opinion: Earth Has Survived Extinctions Before, It's Humans Who Are Fragile

By • Sep 7, 2019

It takes only a few paragraphs in Genesis for the Earth to take shape, sprout with life, and then human beings. Of course, that development actually took millions of years.

But this week, as the world watched a huge hurricane gather in the Earth's warming waters, and wreak terrible destruction on life in the islands of the Bahamas and other places, there was another humbling reminder that human beings really only play a supporting role in the history of the Earth.

What's On Russian Voters' Minds

By editor • Sep 7, 2019

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A Tomato Grows Near Brooklyn

By editor • Sep 7, 2019

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Imagine you're on a paddle board in the East River - that's all I'd ever do, imagine it. Near the Brooklyn Bridge, you're admiring that Gershwin tune Manhattan skyline when you spot something red. You paddle closer, closer and suddenly see...

Critiquing Lana Del Rey

By editor • Sep 7, 2019

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One of the most anticipated pop albums of the year was released last week - set off one of those social media firestorms. The album is by Lana Del Rey. We can't say its full name on the air. We'll just call it "Norman Rockwell." We won't use the profanity the artist placed between the painter's first and last names. Her album received a lot of praise.

Saturday Sports: U.S. Open, NFL

By • Sep 7, 2019

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How nice it is to find time for sports.

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Week In Politics

By • Aug 31, 2019

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We're watching Hurricane Dorian as it heads towards the U.S. and the storm on the economic horizon and clouds of tear gas in the streets of Hong Kong. NPR's senior Washington editor and correspondent Ron Elving joins us. Ron, thanks so much for being with us.

Valerie Harper, Rhoda On 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Dies At 80

By • Aug 31, 2019

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A beloved sidekick has died. Valerie Harper who, of course, played Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," has died in Los Angeles. She was 80 years old.

NPR's Elizabeth Blair has this remembrance.

Amy Waldman On 'A Door In The Earth'

By editor • Aug 31, 2019

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My Signature Song: 'Jesus Dropped The Charges'

By editor • Aug 24, 2019

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Sometimes there's a song so important to you it almost becomes a part of your identity, your signature song. Sue Cochrane, a former judge from Minneapolis, has one.

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Opinion: We Are Risking Health And Life

By • Aug 24, 2019

It's flu shot season. Signs alerting and urging you to get a flu shot now may be up at your pharmacy or workplace. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone over 6 months old get a flu shot by the end of October, so the vaccine can begin to work before the influenza season begins.

Tariffs And The Footwear Industry

By editor • Aug 24, 2019

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China and the U.S. have added more heat to the trade war. President Trump announced the U.S. would increase tariffs on two classes of goods from China an additional 5%. That's in response to $75 billion worth of tariffs that China levied earlier this week.

Opinion: Hong Kong Protesters Might Bother Tourists, Or Pierce Their Conscience

By • Aug 17, 2019

It may be strange for tourists to land in Hong Kong to find throngs of impassioned protesters. They might wonder: What do they expect me to do about the Chinese government?

Tourists come from all over the world to see the elegantly industrious city-state.

"It is like a cauldron," Jan Morris wrote in her book Hong Kong, "seething, hissing, hooting, arguing, enmeshed in a labyrinth of tunnels and overpasses, with those skyscrapers erupting everywhere into view, with those ferries churning and hovercraft splashing and great jets flying in."

Bassey Ikpi On 'I'm Telling The Truth, But I'm Lying'

By editor • Aug 17, 2019

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Government Checks Addresses To Prepare For Census

By • Aug 17, 2019

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Saturday Sports: Women's Soccer Team, Jay-Z

By • Aug 17, 2019

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Finally, time for sports.

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Latest On Jeffrey Epstein's Death

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

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Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead In New York Jail

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

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My Signature Song: Frank Sinatra's 'Cycles'

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

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The Lasting Impact Of 'Dora The Explorer'

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

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Dora the Explorer is one of the most recognized Latinx characters on TV. She debuted on Nickelodeon almost 20 years ago. And this weekend, Dora is moving to the big screen in "Dora And The Lost City Of Gold."

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Chicago Inmates Compete In Online Chess

By editor • Aug 10, 2019

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Changing Position On Impeachment

By editor • Aug 3, 2019

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Filmmakers On Nature Documentary 'Serengeti'

By editor • Aug 3, 2019

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Rapper A$AP Rocky Released From Jail In Sweden

By • Aug 3, 2019

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The rapper A$AP Rocky is out of Swedish jail and back in the U.S. this morning after a monthlong saga that's drawn the attention of music fans, celebrities and President Trump. And as NPR's Andrew Limbong reports, it's not quite over yet.

Saturday Sports: Yankees And Red Sox, Concussions In Football

By editor • Aug 3, 2019

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And now it's time for sports.

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