Ashish Valentine
Stories
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Retired general warns the U.S. military could lead a coup after the 2024 election
Retired Major General Paul Eaton says war-gaming and civics education could help assure that the military is better prepared for a contested election.
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Kellogg's workers end 11-week strike with a new contract
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with HuffPost labor reporter Dave Jamieson about the announced end to the Kellogg's strike in Michigan.
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Civil engineer says buildings will need to prepare for stronger storms
NPR's Audie Cornish chats with civil engineering expert David Prevatt about how to prepare buildings for tornadoes following a series of deadly storms.
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Fix the global vaccine rollout or face even worse COVID variants, experts warn
The world has "lost the plot" on equitable vaccine access and is falling far short of targets to vaccinate the global south, according to scathing assessments from experts.
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We may be one step closer to storing data in DNA
Researchers at Microsoft have developed a faster way to write data into DNA — a biological alternative to the bits on a hard drive.
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Western U.S. monarch butterfly population is doing better than expected
In recent years, monarch butterflies have all but disappeared from their annual Pacific Coast migration. But there are promising signs the population could stage a comeback.
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Former prosecutor discusses how the Kyle Rittenhouse trial played out
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Charles Coleman Jr., a civil rights lawyer and former prosecutor, about Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot and killed two people, being found not-guilty of all charges.
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Married for 52 years, William and Diana Gutierrez died of COVID months apart
William and Diana Gutierrez lost their lives to COVID approximately two months apart last winter. We take a moment to remember their lives.
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Migrants entering Poland from Belarus face sub-zero temperatures and military patrols
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Matthew Luxmoore of Radio Free Europe about the growing migrant crisis on the border of Belarus and Poland.
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A now-repealed law will weigh on the trial of Ahmaud Arbery's accused killers
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Joseph Margulies, a criminal law expert, about how citizen's arrest laws factor into the trial of three white men charged in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.