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Father-Daughter Team Returns To StoryCorps. Dad Reflects On Being A Single Parent
A father and daughter we first met in 2019 return to the StoryCorps booth. Sylvia Grosvold sat down with her dad Josh Weiner to remember her mom, who died by suicide when Sylvia was a little girl.
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The Group ISIS-K Claims Responsibility For The Deadly Kabul Attack
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Douglas London, ex-CIA chief of Counterterrorism for South and Southwest Asia, who is familiar with the group ISIS-K, which is a major rival to the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Is A Concern For India. Here's Why
India is surrounded by hostile neighbors: China, Pakistan and now Taliban-run Afghanistan. India spent 20 years pouring diplomats and money into Afghanistan. What becomes of those efforts?
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The Latest On The Explosions Outside Kabul's Airport
There were two explosions Thursday outside Kabul's airport, where thousands of people have been gathering for days trying to get out of the country and to safety following the Taliban's takeover.
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U.S. Has Less Than A Week To Finish Afghan Evacuations Before Aug. 31 Deadline
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Jane Ferguson, PBS NewsHour special correspondent who is on the ground Qatar, about the U.S. and its allies rushing to evacuate eligible people from Afghanistan.
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Australian Rancher Uses His Sheep To Send A Message Of Love
Ben Jackson couldn't travel for a family funeral because of the pandemic. He drew a design with feed on a field, and the sheep rushed to fill the outline of a giant heart. A drone captured the scene.
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As People Scramble To Escape Afghanistan, There Is Some Good News
An expectant Afghan mother went into labor aboard a military flight to Germany. Upon landing at Ramstein Air Base, medical personnel rushed aboard the C-17 and helped the mother deliver a baby girl.
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Nicaragua Revokes The Licenses Of A Number Of Aid Organization
NPR's Noel King talks to Simon Ticehurst of Oxfam about that charitable group and others being expelled from Nicaragua, in a worsening crackdown months ahead of a presidential election.
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Why The Delay For Those Needing Federal Rental Assistance?
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rutgers University Assistant Professor Peter Hepburn about why only 11% of the money Congress allocated for emergency assistance for renters has been distributed.
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New York Gov. Hochul Presents A Plan To Combat The Coronavirus Pandemic
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kathy Hochul, the newly sworn in governor of New York, about the challenges ahead for the state, and what it means to be the state's first female governor.
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Johnson & Johnson Says A Booster Shot For Its Vaccine May Have Big Benefits
The company said that when study participants were given a second jab after six months, their antibody levels were nine times higher than they were 28 days after a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Charlie Watts, Unshakeable Rolling Stones Drummer, Dies At 80
Charlie Watts spent nearly 60 years playing drums for The Rolling Stones. He was known as an unflappable drummer. He died in a hospital in London, surrounded by family.