Ailsa Chang
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New book looks back at 'Sunset Boulevard,' a poison-dipped love letter to Hollywood
David M. Lubin's book Ready for My Close-Up: The Making of Sunset Boulevard and the Dark Side of the Hollywood Dream looks at how the film's poison-dipped love letter to Hollywood endures 75 years later.
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Trump, D.C. and the politics of criminal justice
In taking over the Washington, D.C., police force, President Trump returned to a familiar playbook: blaming progressive policies for crime. It's a strategy that Democrats have struggled to overcome.
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Daniel Dae Kim on what helps ground him as an actor and his new TV series, 'Butterfly'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to actor Daniel Dae Kim about his upbringing and training for action scenes in his new TV series, Butterfly.
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We've all gotten those hiring scam texts. Instead of deleting, this writer played along
Alexander Sammon received a suspicious job recruitment text from someone who claimed to be a hiring manager. He decided to play along to see how far the scam would go, and wrote about it for Slate.
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Israel says it will expand Gaza war, take main city
The move marks a major escalation in the nearly two-year-long war that's already killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
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ICE is recruiting federal workers, offering bonuses to hire thousands of workers
ICE is turning to former civil servants and offering bonuses in its rush to hire 10,000 people and fulfill President Trump's pledge of mass deportations.
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How India-U.S. relations are shifting
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Evan Feigenbaum from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the recent downturn in U.S.-India relations, prompted by Trump administration tariff policy.
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The 'K-shaped economy' and middle class struggle
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, about her Washington Post analysis of how top earners are disproportionately affecting U.S. economic data.
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This week in science: Eagles in Japan, the lives of deep-sea animals and 'SuperAgers'
Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about endangered eagles in Japan, the lifestyles of deep-living ocean creatures and the longevity secrets of human 'SuperAgers,' aged 80 and older.
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Hundreds of former Israeli military and security leaders urge Trump to end Gaza war
More than 500 former officials who once led Israel's military and security agencies are asking President Trump to help stop the war in Gaza. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with one of them.