Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Latin America
Colombia and Venezuela are re-opening their border after seven years
What might the official re-opening of the border to trade between Colombia and Venezuela mean for the two countries - and for the record number of Venezuelans trying to leave their own country?
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Politics
Politics chat: How inflation, midterms and Trump will affect the Jan. 6 hearing
This week's Jan. 6 hearing arrives amidst heightened political tensions - in terms of the other investigations around former President Donald Trump but also midterms and the economy.
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Business
A new bill could save retailers from paying a fee when customers use credit cards
Retailers have been complaining that credit card companies have the upper hand - charging them "swipe fees" when customers use cards. A bipartisan bill is in the works that could change that dynamic.
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Science
Randall Munroe's 'What If? 2' answers the absurd science questions you didn't know you had
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Randall Munroe about his new book, "What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions."
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Arts & Life
South African actress Thuso Mbedu on playing a 19th century warrior in 'The Woman King'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with South African actress Thuso Mbedu about her role in "The Woman King," a new movie about woman warriors in 19th century West Africa.
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Education
Schools are using COVID relief dollars to support immigrant students' mental health
Schools have been looking for ways to support student mental health needs, and COVID relief dollars made a lot of that possible. We look at what that looks like one school in Oakland, California.
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Health
Rachel Aviv's new book 'Strangers to Ourselves' tackles mental health diagnoses
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Rachel Aviv about her book, "Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories that Make Us." It explores the lives of six people with mental illness.
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Health
Explained: New York City declares poliovirus a public emergency disaster
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Nsikan Akpan, health and science editor at WNYC/Gothamist, about the poliovirus emergecy disaster declaration in New York state.
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Books
Books We Love: Thrillers to get your blood pumping
Need a good mystery to get your blood pumping? We hear NPR staff picks from our Books We Love list: "The Verifiers," "The Paris Apartment," and "The Latinist."
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Apple, Amazon and Google are in a bidding war to acquire the NFL Sunday Ticket
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with John Ourande <> of Sports Business Journal about the bidding war among tech companies to acquire broadcasting rights for the NFL.