Ayesha Rascoe
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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.
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LA homeowners are suing insurance companies for not covering damages from the fires
Houses that survived the LA fires are contaminated with toxic chemicals but some insurers say they won't cover it. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to David Jones, former California Insurance Commissioner.
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China's possible next move in response to tariff exemptions on electronics
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks economist Keyu Jin, author of the book "The New China Playbook" about Beijing's next moves in the trade war with the U.S.
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Politics chat: Trump to meet with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
President Trump meets El Salvador's president Monday at the White House to discuss the use of a Salvadoran supermax prison for migrants deported from the U.S.
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Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk on 'Hell of a Summer,' their new summer camp slasher
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk. The duo wrote and directed the new summer camp slasher, 'Hell of a Summer.'