Erika Ryan
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Politics
Former congressman behind U.S. Institute of Peace reacts to Trump admin. takeover
The White House says the USIP's acting president and CEO George Moose was fired last week along with most of the board for failing to comply with an executive order.
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'Courage the Cowardly Dog' head writer David Steven Cohen dies at 58
Producer and screenwriter David Steven Cohen has died. He was the head writer on Cartoon Network's popular animated show Courage the Cowardly Dog.
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Jo Nesbo's new book 'Blood Ties' begins with a mass murderer ready to start a family
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Jo Nesbo about his new thriller, Blood Ties. In it, two brothers with a dark history stand in contrast to the setting, a pretty little spa town.
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Politics
New DNC chair Ken Martin says he's eager to push back against Trump's agenda
NPR's Juana Summers talks to the newly elected chair of the Democratic National Committee, Ken Martin, about the future of the Democratic Party under a second Trump administration.
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Politics
The Trump administration wants to shut down USAID. Rep. Raskin vows to fight that
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland about the Trump administration's move to effectively close down the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID.
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'The Oligarch's Daughter' is a tale of spies and betrayal set amid extravagant luxury
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Joseph Finder about his new thriller novel The Oligarch's Daughter, a tale of a man on the run from an elusive and mysterious adversary.
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Asia
U.S. ambassador to South Korea talks about President Yoon's future
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Philip Goldberg, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, about the tension surrounding President Yoon Suk Yeol's political future after he declared martial law.
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Catch the annual Geminid meteor show tonight
The annual Geminid meteor show is happening now, with activity hitting its peak late Friday into Saturday morning. NASA is calling for 120 meteors per hour.
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For Mouaz Moustafa, the fall of the Assad regime is an emotional victory
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mouaz Moustafa of the non-profit Syrian Emergency Task Force about the dramatic toppling of the Assad regime, as Moustafa prepares to fly back to his home city, Damascus.
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The dynamic between Lebanon and Hezbollah is crucial for next steps in ceasefire deal
The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon requires Hezbollah fighters to move North, away from the border with Israel. Lebanon's government is responsible for ensuring it happens.