Frank Langfitt
Stories
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The ghost fleet of the Potomac
Sometimes history lies hidden just around the corner. Just south of Washington, D.C., is a graveyard with more than 100 wooden ships that date to World War I -- the Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay.
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What separates the ultrarich from the just-plain-rich? The gigayacht.
A new collection of essays by New Yorker writer Evan Osnos, The Haves and Have-Yachts, provides rich research and material for the conversation about extreme wealth in America today.
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A Rorschach test for America? Covering the military parade and a No Kings rally on the same day
Last weekend's military parade and No Kings rallies could be seen as an example of a DIVIDED America… a moment where our differences were placed in pretty stark relief. But reporting from both places on the same day… you see something different.
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Military parade and No Kings protests: A split screen of a divided America
A 33-mile trip from one protest in Annapolis, Md., to the parade grandstand in front of the White House was like a journey between two different countries.
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Protest and parade: The view from both sides of a split-screen moment
Saturday's military parade in Washington D.C. and the national "No Kings" protests created a split-screen moment for a divided nation.
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The US Army celebrates its 250th anniversary
A parade kicks off today celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Army. But some people are uneasy about a display of hardware often associated with authoritarian regimes.
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Majorities in key U.S. allies have no confidence in Trump's global leadership
People in 15 of 24 countries downgraded ratings of the U.S., according to the survey of more than 28,000. Majorities in almost every country surveyed describe Trump as "arrogant" and "dangerous."
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The fallout in a Virginia county after Trump pardoned a former sheriff
Many in Virginia's Culpeper County are unhappy with the president's pardon of a sheriff convicted of bribery. Trump called him a victim "persecuted by the Radical left monsters and left for dead."
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Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery
President Trump pardoned a corrupt, former Virginia sheriff last week, saying he was a victim of the Biden administration. But as NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, many of the sheriff's constituents oppose the pardon.
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In reversal, Trump administration restores classes at the National Fire Academy
The academy in Emmitsburg, Md., is often described as the national war college for firefighting. It offers training that ranges from leadership to how to conduct fire, arson and blast investigations.