All Things Considered
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How 'South of Midnight' captured the sound of the American South
Music can change a person's entire gaming experience. That's the case with South of Midnight, now available on Xbox. Juana Summers talks to the game's composer about how his vision came to life.
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When an earthquake struck San Diego, these elephants formed a protective circle
When a 5.2 earthquake hit near San Diego yesterday, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park caught its elephants on video taking action to protect their young. They formed what experts call an "alert circle."
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80 years after President Franklin Roosevelt's death, Trump cuts threaten his legacy
Descendants of FDR and others reflect on the unfinished business of the New Deal, Roosevelt's program to pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression, as the Trump administration slashes the government.
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D.C. opens its first LGBTQ senior home
Mary's House for Older Adults in Washington, D.C., is a new affordable housing project that is trying to ease the barriers LGBTQ seniors face when looking for safe, affordable housing.
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Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa dies at the age of 89
Mario Vargas Llosa, one of the most celebrated writers in Latin America and the first Peruvian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died at 89. The author died on Sunday surrounded by his family.
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Veteran diplomats react to the Trump administration gutting the lead U.S. aid agency
Trump administration reforms at the State Department are shrinking the United States' diplomatic footprint globally.
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OK Go reflects on 20 years in the churn of video virality
Damian Kulash of OK Go reflects on the band's decades of creating elaborate one-take viral music videos.
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Xi Jinping visits Southeast Asia to strengthen ties
China's leader, Xi Jinping, embarks on a five-day, three-nation Southeast Asia tour, amid the trade war with the U.S.
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A vaccine expert worries child measles deaths are being 'normalized'
Ousted FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks talks about the current administration's policy on vaccines, and how that is impact its response to the on-going measles outbreak in the southwestern U.S.
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The biggest plot twist in a viral 'true crime' story? None of it was real
A viral "true crime" story was actually made up, generated by A.I. Reporter Henry Larson explores the ethical questions raised by this new frontier of content.
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A stranger helps a grieving daughter clean her mother's grass-covered gravestone
In 2023, Ashley Blas traveled to visit her mother's grave for the first time since the funeral, 30 years ago. A man she encountered ended up respecting her grave, too.
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More than a decade later, OK Go is back with a new album
The new album from OK Go, called And The Adjacent Possible, is the band's first in more than a decade.