Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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After nearly 50 years apart, a divorced couple comes back together to try marriage again
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, residents Fay and Bob Wenrich divorced in 1975. Now, at ages 89 and 94, and after nearly half a century apart, they've re-married.
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Coffee prices haven't been this high in 47 years
Coffee prices on the futures market hit a 47-year high last week. The increase is beginning to drip down to grocery stores and coffee shops.
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New bills in Congress aim to curb prescription drug prices
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Forbes healthcare reporter Bruce Japsen about the legislative push to curb the power of pharmacy-benefit managers, who negotiate prices insurers pay for drugs.
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Remembering Angela Alvarez, the oldest to win Best New Artist at the Latin Grammys
We remember Cuban-born American singer Angela Alvarez, who 2 years ago became the oldest person to win Best New Artist at the Latin Grammy awards. She died this week at the age of 97.
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Syrian rebels take over the capital Damascus, forcing government to flee
In a lightning campaign, Syrian rebels seize the capital and end half a century of brutal Assad family rule.
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After the fall of Assad, what comes next for Syria?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Qutaiba Idlbi of the Atlantic Council about the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, considered one of the fiercest dictatorships in the world.
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Trump could change how Medicaid is funded using state block grants
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with health policy researcher Robin Rudowitz about the prospect of cuts to Medicaid and what impact that would have.
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How one university student launched a wildly successful club to make friends
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to U.S. college student Juliette Sartori about how her an idea for a new club, Dinner with a Stranger, became a huge hit at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
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COP29 concludes with a controversial deal
Climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal from industrialized countries to vulnerable nations to better protect themselves from climate change.
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Trump announces three medical doctors as his picks for the FDA, CDC and Surgeon-General
President-elect Donald Trump announced three medical doctors as his picks to lead the FDA, CDC and to serve as surgeon general. NPR's Pien Huang discusses his picks.