Ailsa Chang
Stories
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How money is changing March Madness
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dan Wolken, senior sports writer with Yahoo Sports, about the the culprits responsible for the lack of Cinderella teams in the past two years' NCAA basketball Sweet 16s.
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How the runway crash and ICE agents' arrival are affecting LaGuardia
As President Trump says he's sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to help with TSA screening at U.S. airports, we hear from frustrated passengers at New York CIty's LaGuardia airport.
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Senate to vote on DHS chief, with TSA funding and SAVE act tied up in Congress
The Senate votes Monday on the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The vote comes as lawmakers attempt to negotiate funding for the agency.
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Journalist Maria Hinojosa shares her interview with Dolores Huerta
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa about her interview with Dolores Huerta, who revealed this week that her United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez raped her.
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Alex Isley explores the thoughts that keep us up at night in her dreamy new album
A restless mind can make sleep elusive. R&B singer Alex Isley channels those lingering nighttime thoughts into her new album, When The City Sleeps.
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As the Iran war continues, what are the potential off-ramps for Trump?
The Trump administration says the Iran war will end when the president decides. Thomas Wright of the Brookings Institution argues that's easier said than done.
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Researchers find evidence of ancient democracies from the Americas to Europe and Asia
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with archaeologist Gary Feinman about new findings that show democracy existed throughout the ancient world and was not exclusive to Mediterranean Europe.
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This week's Short Wave news roundup
NPR's Short Wave team talks about a wildflower's ability to adapt to climate change, the grooming habits of birds, and the social lives of sharks.
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WNBA players union and owners reach a verbal agreement
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Meghan Hall from USA Today's For the Win about negotiations between WNBA players and owners on a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Iran suffers another blow to its leadership with 2 top officials killed
Israel says it has killed two top Iranian leaders in airstrikes. One killed was the head of the National Security Council, a hardliner who had been a negotiator on Iranian nuclear talks.