Sacha Pfeiffer
Stories
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Filipino archivist races to protect history of abuses ahead of Marcos presidency
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Carmelo Crisanto, executive director of the Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission, about racing to archive human rights abuses in the Philippines.
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Missing men were killed trying to warn of illegal activity threatening the Amazon
It appears journalist Dom Phillips and researcher Bruno Pereira were killed reporting in the Amazon. Guardian environmental editor John Watts reflects on their work and why the region is so perilous.
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Yellowstone backpacker on community that sheltered him during flooding
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Brendan Phillips, a backpacker who was stranded due to the flooding that slammed Yellowstone National Park.
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Supreme Court decision limits excessive force lawsuits against Border Patrol agents
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with SCOTUSblog contributing writer Howard Wasserman about a Supreme Court decision which weakens the ability to sue Border Patrol and federal agents over excessive force.
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The creator of the FBI mass shooting protocol is 'shocked' by Uvalde police response
After Sandy Hook, Katherine Schweit created a program to navigate similar crises. She says the way law enforcement handled the shooting in Uvalde went against everything they trained for.
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This experimental drug could change the field of cancer research
A small trial using the drug dostarlimab yielded an unprecedented success rate in eliminating tumors.
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The trauma of gun violence affects all children, not just the ones who were there
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox, author of the book Children Under Fire, about the immediate and long-term affects of gun violence on children.
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A handbook aims to help local officials with the first 24 hours after a mass shooting
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with one of the creators of a "mass shooting checklist" designed to help mayors and city managers in the first 24 hours after one of these attacks.
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This photo of a professor wearing a mask went viral. So did his response to critics
Professor Jon Levy went viral for wearing a mask during a Zoom call alone in his office. He has some thoughts about why.
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Families reunite at a Uvalde community center after elementary school shooting
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with San Antonio Express-News reporter Jacob Beltran about the latest develops in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting.