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California Aims To Add Housing Away From Wildland Urban Interface
NPR's David Greene talks to Wade Crowfoot, California's secretary of Natural Resources, about this year's wildfire season, and what can be done to prevent or control them.
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Climate Change Is Not The Only Reason For Record Wildfires
Climate change is exacerbating the severity of the wildfires on the West Coast, but prior and current forest management decisions, and politics, also play a huge role.
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Walls And Ceiling Of Florida Condo Are Covered With Beer Cans
From the outside it looks like any condo. But scroll through the real estate listing, and you'll see the inside is wallpapered with beer cans. And not just any beer — the king of beers: Budweiser.
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Malaysia Man Discovers Who Snapped Photos With His Lost Phone
The man was in for a surprise when he found his phone in the jungle behind his house. He tells the BBC that the phone has selfies of a monkey and a video of it trying to eat the phone.
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Congressional Inquiry Faults Boeing And FAA Failures For Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes
An investigation into the troubled plane's development and certification finds a "disturbing pattern" of Boeing design flaws, management failures and "grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA."
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Parents Keep Children Home As China Limits Mongolian Language In The Classroom
As it has long done with the Tibetan and Uighur languages, Beijing is reducing instruction in Mongolian in favor of Mandarin Chinese in ethnic Mongolian areas of the country.
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Poll: Pandemic Worsens Minorities Income And Savings
Besides being hit hard by the pandemic health-wise, a poll by NPR and other organizations finds that the coronavirus has taken a bigger financial toll on minority communities.
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West Coast Wildfires Disrupt Life Even In Areas Far From Flames
Poor air quality from West Coast wildfires have interfered with life across the region. In Los Angeles, street vendors were forced inside and parents scrambled to prevent children's asthma attacks.
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Hastings Writes About Netflix's Cultural Reinvention In 'No Rules Rules'
Netflix added 26 million subscribers so far this year. Reed Hastings co-founder and CEO of the streaming service credits the company's unorthodox office culture for its meteoric rise.
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WHO: Once COVID-19 Case Numbers Go Down, Don't Let Up Precautions
As the world nears 1 million deaths from the pandemic, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization about what's ahead in the fight against the coronavirus.
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'Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' Mansion Is Available To Rent On Airbnb
Actor Will Smith posted about the offer on his Instagram page. The show used only exterior shots of the manor — with its iconic columns and stately driveway. The show turned 30 this month.
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Grohl Ups His Game In Drum Battle With 10-Year-Old Opponent
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl wrote and performed a new song dedicated to Nandi Bushell, who first challenged him last month with a cover of the Foo Fighters' song "Everlong."