Jeffrey Pierre
Stories
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Venezuelans prepare for a tense inauguration day
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Raul Stolk, the managing director of Caracas Chronicles, which covers Venezuelan politics. Friday will see President Maduro sworn in despite disputed results.
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Invasive crabs threatened West Coast ecosystems for decades. One solution? Otters
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to researcher Rikke Jeppesen about her work on how sea otters, which were hunted to almost near extinction, have been able to thrive by eating up to 120,000 crabs a year.
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Up all night for Van Gogh: The National Gallery stays open for 24 hours
The Van Gogh exhibit there is in its final weekend at the National Gallery in London. It's staying open 24 hours to give everyone a chance to come see it. So far, almost 280,000 visitors have come.
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Naomi Girma makes soccer history with Chelsea transfer
Naomi Girma's move to Chelsea marks the first ever million-dollar transfer fee in women's soccer. iThe Athletic's Meg Linehan explains what the move means.
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NJ Attorney General joins suit to stop Trump's federal grant freeze
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin about his plans to block a federal funding freeze President Donald Trump ordered Monday.
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Former Philadelphia Eagle Sheldon Brown has advice for Super Bowl players
NPR's Juana Summers talks with former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown about what advice he has for the players heading to the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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Canada has always had great hockey players — but is it losing its edge?
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Athletic writer Dan Robson about Thursday's hockey faceoff between the U.S. and Canada — and whether the latter is losing its edge with its goalie crisis.
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14-year-old 'Human Calculator' sets mental math record
There's a new Guinness World Record holder for how fast someone can do math. Aaryan Shukla -- who has been dubbed "the human calculator" can solve complex problems in his head in seconds.
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Can Democrats find their way out of the wilderness?
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Bennett from the centrist think tank Third Way, about what he heard from leaders in the Democratic party and what he thinks about Trump's joint session of Congress speech.
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Chicago house music pioneer Charles Chambers, known as DJ Funk, has died at 54
The Chicago house music scene is mourning the loss an iconic figure. Charles "DJ Funk" Chambers died earlier this week. He was a pioneer in the unique Chicago music style Ghetto House.
