All Things Considered
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Richard Powers' new book is filled with awe
The power and importance of play is one of the ideas explored in Pulitzer Prize–winning author Richard Powers' new novel, Playground.
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Lebanese fleeing the south search for refuge in Beirut
An Israeli airstrikes have killed what it said was a Hezbollah leader and hundreds of people in Lebanon. Thousands of people who fled airstrikes in the south arrived in Beirut searching for shelter.
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How service workers have helped Democrats win in Nevada
The Democrats' not-so-secret weapon in Nevada is an army of service workers from the Culinary Workers Union who have been helping deliver the party victories for several elections.
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Novo Nordisk CEO is grilled by a Senators about high cost of Ozempic
Sen. Bernie Sanders questions Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen in a hearing on Capitol Hill about the high prices Americans pay for Ozempic and Wegovy compared with people in other countries.
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Sterlin Harjo talks about giving his characters depth in 'Reservation Dogs'
Sterlin Harjo, the creator of the TV series Reservation Dogs, talks about giving his characters the kind of fullness and depth that he didn’t see a lot growing up.
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Nevada's high number of non-partisan voters makes it unpredictable
Seven swing states will decide the presidential election. But Nevada is especially unpredictable — because more people are registered as non-partisan, rather than Democrat OR Republican.
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U.S. Capitol statue of Johnny Cash depicts Arkansas' progress, not Confederate history
Arkansas unveiled a new statue of Johnny Cash in the U.S. Capitol. Cash, the first musician to be honored in the building, replaces a statue of a Confederate general.
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Union voters were never a monolith. This election season is no different
Almost all major American labor unions are supporting Vice President Harris in the presidential election this year. But many rank-and-file members of those unions do not.
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Remembering jazz great Benny Golson, who has died at 95
Great jazz saxophonists Benny Golson and John Coltrane played music together as teenagers. Golson, who left his greatest mark as a composer, has died at age 95.
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The story of a scientist who tried to stand for the truth and avoid Covid politics
A scientist tried to stand up for the truth during a pandemic when political rhetoric and conspiracies were clouding everyone’s world.
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Women refugees speak of loss and violence in Darfur
The refugees escaping the civil war in Sudan recount the violence which took the lives of many men and boys. That violence, they say, was directed towards those of particular tribes and skin colors.
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The importance of recycling plastic may be a myth
California's lawsuit against Exxon Mobil throws plastic recycling into doubt. We look at what the consumer should do.