Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Extreme humidity comes with its own dangers — here's how to stay safe
A heat wave is moving across the U.S., resulting in both high temperatures and dangerously high humidity. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with meteorologist Ben Noll of the Washington Post.
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Author Nora Pinciotti on Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne and the 2000s 'Hit Girls'
Author and podcaster Nora Princiotti tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about her new book, "Hit Girls," and the pop stars of the turn of the millennium.
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Countries in the Middle East call for de-escalation as fears of a wider war grow
Countries across the Middle East are concerned about further escalation after the U.S. struck Iran, fearing retaliation could draw in Gulf Arab states.
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Trump announces the U.S. has bombed Iran's nuclear sites
President Trump ordered the U.S. military to bomb three Iranian sites he said were crucial to that nation's nuclear ambitions.
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Protest and parade: The view from both sides of a split-screen moment
Saturday's military parade in Washington D.C. and the national "No Kings" protests created a split-screen moment for a divided nation.
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How Israel's attacks on Iran will impact Iran's nuclear talks with the U.S.
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks the International Crisis Group's Ali Vaez about the current state of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
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Trump to attend G7 summit in Canada
President Trump will attend the Group of Seven political and economic summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada.
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'How to Dodge a Cannonball' satirizes the Civil War through a 15-year-old flag twirler
A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.
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What we know about the search for Minnesota shooter who targeted two lawmakers
More details on this weekend's shootings in Minnesota that officials have called politically motivated.
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Minnesota suspect still on the loose after shooting two lawmakers
Authorities are looking for 57-year-old Vance Boelter, who is suspected of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers.