Jonaki Mehta
Stories
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This shop fixes student instruments for free. Now, a music legend is chipping in
Herb Alpert got his start playing trumpet in L.A.'s public schools. He wants to help make that "magic" possible for students.
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For the first time ever, a non-Champagne wins prestigious sparkling wine prize
For the first time ever, a non-Champagne has won a prestigious international award for best sparkling wine. Ari Shapiro talks with head winemaker of England's Nyetimber, Cherie Spriggs, about the win.
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Artist, singer, playwright novelist and wrestler Rosalyn Drexler dies at 98
Rosalyn Drexler was a pop artist, a sculptor, a novelist, a playwright and even a professional wrestler at one point. She died at 98 years old.
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Former staffers of Climate.gov are attempting to launch a new site: Climate.us
Climate.gov went dark after cuts from the Trump administration. Now, a group of former employees are trying to revive it under a new domain.
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Why one federal health worker is urging Health Secretary RFK Jr. to resign
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dr. Elizabeth Soda, who is one of more than 1,000 federal health workers urging Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign.
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Music on the porch brings joy to neighborhoods
The last Saturday in August is Play Music on the Porch Day. People register their porch parties online, and create some free neighborhood music and joy.
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Surprising lessons from studies about post-Katrina trauma
Hurricane Katrina caused widespread trauma and dislocation. Researchers who followed survivors to track the mental health impacts of the storm found that while the trauma of Katrina caused elevated levels of mental health symptoms, many of the survivors reported personally growing from those losses.
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The World Food Programme's chief Cindy McCain calls for a surge in food aid to Gaza
The United Nations has formally declared famine in Northern Gaza - and is warning that over 500,000 people are facing catastrophic starvation. The World Food Programme's Executive Director Cindy McCain is calling for a surge of aid into Gaza.
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Migrants report brutal treatment by EU funded security forces
Migrants trying to leave from the west African country of Mauritania say they are suffering brutal, inhumane and degrading treatment at the hands of security forces funded by the European Union.
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What are the skills critical for the future of work
A study from Stanford says AI is taking jobs and making it harder for young people to find work. Tech education company founder Sinead Bovell talks about the skills that will be critical for the future of work.
