Elena Burnett
Stories
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Tired of long customer service calls? The White House is working to change that.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Neera Tanden, domestic policy adviser to President Biden, on the administration's new "Time is Money" initiative.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. admitted to dumping a dead bear cub in Central Park
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. admitted to dumping a dead bear cub in New York City’s Central Park and making it look like a bicyclist had hit the animal.
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What can the White House do to control the narrative around Biden's ability?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Begala, former counselor to President Clinton, about the challenge the White House has in controlling the scrutiny surrounding President Biden's ability.
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Why Democratic Rep. Adam Smith thinks Biden isn't the right party pick for this moment
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Washington Congressman Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee and one of the people publicly calling on President Biden to get out of the race.
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'The Cliffs' explores a house through the centuries of women who passed through
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author J. Courtney Sullivan about the real house that inspired the mansion at the center of her latest novel, The Cliffs.
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Sudan’s civil war continues to pay a heavy toll on the country’s children
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell about her visit to Sudan and what she saw about the toll the country's civil war has had on children.
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Checking in with a couple advocating for ALS patients and caregivers
NPR's Juana Summers checks in with Brian Wallach, who has been living with ALS for seven years, and his wife Sandra Abrevaya on their ongoing advocacy for ALS patients, families and caregivers.
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Brittney Griner recounts 'degrading' and 'dirty' conditions of Russian detention
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with WNBA star Brittney Griner about her new memoir, Coming Home.
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Judi Dench on a career and friendship forged by Shakespeare
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Judi Dench and director Brendan O'Hea about their new book Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent and a career and friendship forged by the Bard.
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The balance between tourism and conservation at a Rwandan national park
Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda was hard hit by the violence of the country's genocide. For a time, the park floundered — but it's now flourishing.