Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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A coalition of gangs is close to capturing the Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince
A coalition of gangs is close to completely controlling the capital of Haiti. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with independent journalist Harold Isaac about the situation in Port-au-Prince.
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Why Easter Sunday in the Black church is the 'Olympics of church fashion'
Culture writer Taylor Crumpton says fashionable outfits and colorful hats are how to catch God's eye at Easter Sunday services. She shares with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe how Black families dress for Easter.
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Louise Hegarty's 'Fair Play' honors — and subverts — the crime novel
Abigail loves staging a good murder mystery for her friends but then her brother dies. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Louise Hegarty about her novel, "Fair Play."
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Maryland senator discusses his trip to El Salvador to meet Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about developments following his trip to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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New research finds CT scans can cause cancer. Here's what to know
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.
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Are we at the start of a new nuclear arms race?
Matthew Bunn, a professor specializing in nuclear arms control at Harvard's Kennedy School, tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about concerns over a new nuclear arms race as the U.S. looks increasingly inward.
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Politics chat: Trump's strategy with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
The Trump administration is pushing the boundaries of executive power, often by claiming emergencies.
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Why Trump's tariffs upended the 'safe harbor' bonds market — and what it means
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Andrew Ackerman of The Washington Post about the wild week in the US bond market.
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U.S.-Iran hold their first high-level talks in years over a new nuclear deal
For the first time in years, the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks on a new deal concerning Iran's nuclear program.
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Can the American Dream survive without access to cheap goods?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Harvard American Studies Prof. Lizabeth Cohen about how mass consumption and cheap goods became tied to the American dream.