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National
An American held during the Iran hostage crisis talks about Jimmy Carter's legacy
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Barry Rosen, one of the 52 Americans held in Iran during the hostage crisis from 1979 to 1981, on President Jimmy Carter's quest to bring about their safe release.
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'Moana 2' songwriters made history as 1st all-female team to lead a Disney soundtrack
Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear made history as the youngest composers and only all-woman songwriting team for a Disney animated film, with Moana 2.
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World
The fall of Syria's dictatorship ripples out to one family in Toledo, Ohio
When Syria's dictatorship fell, celebrations broke out around the world, including in Ohio, where Mohammed al-Refai, a refugee from Syria, lives now. NPR has followed his story for nearly a decade.
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What giving 'it all up willingly' means to singer-songwriter Laura Marling
Musician Laura Marling faces her younger self as she talks about her new album -- Patterns in Repeat. It was all recorded in her living room when her daughter was an infant.
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World
Authorities have recovered two black boxes from Wednesday's plane crash in Kazakhstan
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks about the Azerbaijan Airlines crash with The Ohio State University's Shawn Pruchnicki. He was trained in accident investigation at the National Transportation Safety Board.
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A biologist explains what humanity could learn from natural ecosystems
In her new book The Serviceberry, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer argues that humans would be wise to learn from the circular economies of reciprocity and abundance that play out in natural ecosystems.
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A 150-foot section of the iconic Santa Cruz wharf collapsed into the ocean
A massive winter storm ripped off the end of the Santa Cruz boardwalk on Monday, sending a public restroom and a restaurant adrift. The half mile-long wharf is about 150 feet shorter.
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National
After 35 years, Sister Mary is leaving Project HOME, but continuing her mission
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sister Mary Scullion, the co-founder, executive director and president of Project H.O.M.E. about stepping down after 35 years at the organization she co-founded.
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Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' co-star, studio of harassment and retaliation
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Megan Twohey, investigative reporter at The New York Times, about Blake Lively's allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation during and after the film It Ends With Us.
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Checking in with a refugee nine years after he fled Syria for the U.S.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mohammed al-Refaai, who we first met nine years ago when he moved to Ohio from Syria.
