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Opinion: We May Never Know The Toll Fires Have Taken On Australia's Wildlife
A billion animals in Australia may have been impacted or killed by the wildfires so far, and some may have been pushed to the edge of extinction.
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Opinion: A Ye Olde Holiday Tale For 2019
NPR's Scott Simon has gotten tired of clichéd holiday stories, so he wrote one of his own.
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National
Opinion: Should It Be Illegal To Sleep Outside?
Laws making it illegal to sleep outside favor relocation over resolving the problems that force people into the streets.
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Arts & Life
Opinion: This Art Is Bananas
A banana taped to a wall was sold for $120,000 as a piece of art. NPR's Scott Simon wonders how it makes people think about the passage of time.
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Environment
Opinion: Bill Ruckelshaus, Conservationist Who Also Protected The Rule Of Law
William Ruckelshaus died this week. He was 87 years old. NPR's Scott Simon remembers his legacy as the first director of the EPA, and a defiant act against President Nixon.
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Sports
Saturday Sports: The NFL Playoffs Close In; The Maple Leafs Shake Things Up
The second half of the season is where the rubber hits the road with the NFL. So, which teams are for real? Also, having fired their coach, will the Toronoto Maple Leafs finally get their moment?
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Environment
Huge Amazon Wildfires Endanger Our History As Well As Our Air, Archaeologists Say
Cristiana Barreto says deforestation threatens to erase evidence of huge, dispersed civilizations, including rock art, ceremonial earthworks and waterways.
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Music
My Signature Song: 'Shut Up And Dance'
Meg Schmidt of Grand Rapids, Mich., says the Walk The Moon song helped get her — and most of her family — out of her comfort zone on one of the most special days of her life.
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Opinion: Why You Should Think About Uighurs Next Time You Put Shoes On
NPR's Scott Simon explains what China's treatment of Muslim Uighurs has to do with American consumers.
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Politics
Opinion: Diplomats Called 'Deep State' Insiders Were Outsiders Fleeing Oppression
NPR's Scott Simon examines the personal experiences of the three U.S. career diplomats who have testified this week in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.