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Post Maui fire: Should residents be allowed to rebuild in the path of rising water?
Residents in Maui who lost their homes in the fire one year ago are just starting to rebuild. Should rebuilding be permitted on the ocean in the path of rising seas?
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Chicago summit promotes constructive dialogue as a way to bridge polarizing divides
College and high school student leaders from across the country came together at a Chicago summit to discuss political issues, and promote constructive dialogue as a way to bridge polarizing divides.
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How the U.S. helped secure the historic prisoner swap with Russia
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan about Washington's role in securing one of the largest prisoner swaps between the U.S., its allies and Russia since the Cold War ended.
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Russian opposition figure, Vladimir Kara-Murza, was released in prisoner swap
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Alina Polyakova, of the Center for European Policy Analysis, and a friend of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was recently freed in a Russia-U.S. prisoner swap.
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Kamala Harris is expected to pick her running mate in the next few days
What’s it feel like waiting to hear if you’re chosen to be the vice presidential nominee? NPR's A Martinez talks to Sen.Tim Kaine of Virginia who knows what's it is like.
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On the centennial of his birth, James Baldwin remains relevant today
Baldwin is heralded for being everything from an orator, activist and fashion icon. None of that would be true if he weren't a writer first. We asked fans to break down what made his writing work.
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A woman addicted to methamphetamine says becoming a mother turned her life around
In this week's StoryCorps, a mother talks with her son about how she overcame her addiction to drugs.
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Olympic Village cafeteria serves 40,000 meals a day to the world’s best athletes
We take a peak behind the curtain at the Olympic Village, inside the cafeteria that's been called the world's largest restaurant.
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Bangladesh is witnessing the deadliest protests in its history
Activists want the autocratic prime minister to step down.
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The U.S. is being urged to help lower the escalating tensions in the Middle East
What options does the U.S. have to tamp down tensions in the Middle East? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Edward Djerejian.
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'Miss Merkel' imagines the former German chancellor as a small-town amateur sleuth
A series of crime novels now adapted for TV imagines former German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a crime-solving detective.
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Action-packed and heart-thumping, Kayak Cross makes its Olympic debut in Paris
Kayak Cross, formerly known as Extreme Slalom, is mayhem. Kayakers bombard down strong currents, knocking other athletes out of the way while swerving around padded buoys hanging from above.
