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Sen. Manchin has reversed course and agreed to a climate and taxes bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin have revived a deal for climate measures and changes to the tax code, in addition to measures aimed at reducing health care costs.
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'Morning Edition' unveils Kwame Alexander's latest crowdsourced poem
NPR's Rachel Martin and poet in residence Kwame Alexander share their latest community poem in the form of a letter.
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Amelia Earhart statue joins the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The statue is one of two to represent Kansas in the Capitol's Statuary Hall Collection.
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Blinken reiterates Griner and Whelan have been wrongfully detained in Russia
Secretary of State Blinken says he plans to speak with his Russian counterpart soon. A top priority is the release of Americans held by Russia: Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
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Why orchestrating a soft landing for the high-flying economy is so tough
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to economist Claudia Sahm about interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, and this week's release of quarterly economic growth numbers.
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The Fed hopes another aggressive rate hike will help to tame high inflation
The Federal Reserve is expected to hike its benchmark interest rate by an additional three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday, as it continues to fight high inflation.
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New Oxford dictionary will document the lexicon of African American English
Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used. A new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English.
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Projected win of Tunisia's constitutional referendum poses a threat to democracy
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Aymen Bessalah, policy analyst at Tunisia-based nonprofit Al Bawsala, about what the constitutional referendum means for democracy in the North African country.
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Experts blame COVID lockdowns for China's economic stumbled in the 2nd quarter
China's economy stumbled in the second quarter, and economists say the government's "dynamic zero COVID" policy is to blame — hurting confidence and exacerbating other pent up economic challenges.
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Myanmar government announces the execution of 4 democracy activists
Myanmar's military government has executed four people it accused of carrying out acts of terror. They're the first official executions in the Southeast Asia nation in decades.
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How significant a threat is ISIS right now?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Seth Jones at the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the threat from ISIS, and U.S. military operations that killed or captured some of its leaders.
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Encore: Florida is again pitted in a battle with the giant African land snail
Florida is trying to eradicate the giant African land snail — again. The invasive snail carries a disease-causing parasite.(NOTE: Story aired on ATC on July, 7, 2022.)