Patrick Jarenwattananon
Stories
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Remembering Sonny Curtis, singer and 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' theme song writer
Prolific singer and songwriter Sonny Curtis has died. He wrote and performed "Love Is All Around," the theme song for The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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Where could the U.S. government restrict free speech?
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with University of Pennsylvania law professor Amanda Shanor about free speech protections in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk.
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Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a UN inquiry says
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Navi Pillay, who chairs a U.N. commission on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which has found Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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Half-court 'heaves' in the NBA will now count against the team
Starting this season, shot attempts taken more than 36 feet from the basket will be counted against the team, not the player. These NBA "freebies" have drawn all types of reactions.
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Peace vigil outside of the White House is targeted to be 'dismantled'
An anti-nuclear weapons peace vigil has lived outside of the White House fence for more than 40 years. President Donald Trump ordered the vigil to be "dismantled" this week.
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How J.P. Morgan enabled Jeffrey Epstein
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New York Times' Matt Goldstein, who reported on the money from Jeffrey Epstein to J.P. Morgan Chase — concluding that the bank enabled his crimes.
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A group of unhoused people fight for a tiny plot of land and a radical idea
A discussion with KQED's Snap Judgment team about the podcast A Tiny Plot that follows a group of homeless people in Oakland and their fight for their own plot of land from the city.
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The World Food Programme's chief Cindy McCain calls for a surge in food aid to Gaza
The United Nations has formally declared famine in Northern Gaza - and is warning that over 500,000 people are facing catastrophic starvation. The World Food Programme's Executive Director Cindy McCain is calling for a surge of aid into Gaza.
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Is this the moment when America tips into authoritarianism?
"Today is different than before," says historian Garrett Graff, who discusses his analysis that the United States has "now tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism."
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Darker cars absorb more heat and make cities feel hotter
In urban environments, heat gets absorbed and released by the pavement, buildings and other objects. A new study says that an underestimated factor in urban warming is heat radiating from parked cars.