Ayesha Rascoe
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Trump says the U.S. military has rescued an airman whose plane was shot down over Iran
Special forces troops rescued a U.S. Air Force colonel after his plane was shot down Friday over Iran.
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Politics chat: Trump fires Attorney General Bondi, seeks to break campaign promises
Politically, President Trump is on his back foot as he prosecutes an unpopular war and seeks to break campaign promises on entitlements.
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Legal expert discusses an open letter that says the Iran war violates the U.N. charter
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law's Allen Weiner about international law and an open letter calling the war with Iran a violation of the U.N. charter.
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Audiobook recommendations for kids, according to a children's book critic
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to children's book critic Melissa LaSalle about audiobook recommendations for kids.
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Phil Lord and Christopher Miller discuss their film 'Project Hail Mary'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the directors of "Project Hail Mary."
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An orthopedic surgeon explains the hand injury that has many MLB players on the bench
Baseball hitters are on a quest for power. But that quest comes at a cost. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Thomas DiLiberti about baseball players suffering hamate injuries.
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The Iran war is impacting the global economy, and Asia is particularly vulnerable
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, about how the war on Iran is effecting the global economy.
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The effects of the Iran war on environmental and human health, according to an expert
As the war in Iran enters its fourth week, the costs are adding up. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Doug Weir, with the Conflict and War Observatory, about impacts to human health and the environment.
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Politics chat: Trump's mixed messages on the Iran war, the latest on DHS funding
We look at President Trump's mixed messages on the war with Iran, plus the latest on Department of Homeland Security funding, which Congress has frozen over his immigration enforcement policies.
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Trump threatens Iran's power plants as war enters fourth week with no end in sight
We have the latest on the U-S and Israeli war on Iran, where in the past 48 hours, Israel has struck one of Iran's nuclear facilities and Iran has responded with strikes in Israel.