Ailsa Chang
Stories
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What today's inflation report says about the economy -- and Social Security checks
Because of the shutdown, the federal government is belatedly releasing new Consumer Price Index numbers, which the Social Security Administration needs to adjust for next year's benefits.
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FBI says card shuffling machines were hacked as part of major illegal gambling schemes
The FBI says card shuffling machines were hacked to cheat at poker as part of a major illegal gambling scheme. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to a reporter who's been covering the machines' vulnerabilities.
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New Music Friday: Miguel returns with 'CAOS'
On his first album in nearly a decade, global superstar Miguel pulls inspiration from his personal life and Mexican heritage.
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The answer to all your questions about the latest sports betting scandal? Money
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kevin Blackistone, a national sports columnist at The Washington Post, about where Thursday's NBA gambling arrests fit within the history of sports gambling scandals.
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Lessons on love from 'meet cutes' in New York
Ever see two people and wonder, are they a couple? Aaron Feinberg, a co-creator of Meet Cutes NYC, takes this question head-on in his spontaneous interviews on the streets of New York and new book.
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Museum security expert offers a peek inside art heist investigations
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Anthony Amore, director of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, about art heists and what he's noticed about the recent jewelry theft from the Louvre.
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How Philly is solving a lot more homicides
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ellie Rushing, crime reporter from the Philadelphia Inquirer, on how a drop in violent crime and new technology is leading to a high homicide clearance rate.
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Clarissa Bitar composes songs of longing on ancient Middle Eastern instrument
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Clarissa Bitar about their new album, Bakhaf al-Layl, and how they are leaning into vocals after a long time spent not liking the sound of their voice.
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Sudan Archives shared how synthesizers and tech shaped her new album
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Brittney Denise Sparks of Sudan Archives about her new album The BPM. She talks about how discovering the electric violin in her teens changed things for her.
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A legal analyst weighs in on the federal indictment of John Bolton
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to former top FBI lawyer Andrew Weissmann about the federal indictment of John Bolton, the former National Security Adviser under President Trump during his first term.