All Things Considered
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Grocery delivery app Instacart goes public
Instacart is going public with actual profit to show for itself. But a lot of it has to do with the company's growing foray into digital advertising, not the basics of its operations.
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Illinois just eliminated cash bail. One lawyer says other states should follow
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Civil Rights Corps founder Alec Karakatsanis about the movement to eliminate cash bail on a national level, after Illinois abolished cash bail this week.
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Fallout continues after a Sikh activist was murdered on Canadian soil
Canada and India are engaging in an escalating war of words and tit for tat diplomatic expulsions, as the fallout over the murder of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil continues.
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California's big oil lawsuit is a 'huge deal,' Center for Climate Integrity head says
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Richard Wiles, president of the Center for Climate Integrity, about California's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies for worsening climate change.
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Why people are skeptical of green initiatives — like water-saving washing machines
A laundromat owner in Aurora, Colo., installed washing machines that conserve water. His customers abandoned him, but he was able to win them back after learning why they might be skeptical.
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Poet Laureate Ada Limón hopes to help people commune with nature in new project
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has announced her signature project titled " You Are Here," which hopes to engage people with poetry and nature.
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UAW strike enters Day 3: layoffs; talks ongoing
Auto workers are three days into a strike at the Big Three American automakers. Talks are ongoing, but not a lot of progress has been reported yet. The automakers have announced layoffs in response.
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She chased 'ego death' — first in religion, then in parenthood
Jia Tolentino has a nuanced perspective on her religious upbringing and her subsequent rejection of that belief system. And then what it meant to become a parent.
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How a Massachusetts project is trying to fight the loneliness epidemic
Loneliness is a national epidemic, according to the U.S. surgeon general. A project in Massachusetts is trying to combat the problem by helping people make friends.
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Less than 6 months into his UAW presidency, Shawn Fain has already shaken things up
Shawn Fain has been UAW president for less than six months, elected in the first direct ballot where members picked their leadership. Now he's in the spotlight as the union starts to strike.
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Green sea turtles are making a comeback south of Los Angeles
Once on the path to extinction, East Pacific green sea turtles in L.A. are coming back in a major way – right in the middle of suburbia.
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Despite disorganized earthquake response, Moroccan survivors voice support for king
In addition to the physical obstacles in getting help to survivors of Morocco's earthquake, there are also problems with government dysfunction.