• What might an "in-house" deportation fleet mean for DHS & ICE?

  DHS is in the process of purchasing six Boeing 737s to create their own deportation fleet. ProPublica immigration reporter McKenzie Funk joins Soundside to talk about what that might mean for the future of ICE.

  • Jason Burrows
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  Her 1951 walkout helped end school segregation. Now her statue is in the U.S. Capitol

  Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.

  • Rachel Treisman
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  New report finds the Arctic continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole

  This year's Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of the Earth is warming faster than the global average, leading to melting glaciers, shifting fish populations, and rivers running orange.

  • Barbara Moran
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  The U.S. added just 64,000 jobs in November -- a sign the labor market is slowing

  Hiring cooled this fall, according to delayed figures released by the Labor Department Tuesday. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%.

  • Scott Horsley

• Pressing pause on the next generation of astronomers at UW

  At the UW, hundreds apply each year for the astronomy department’s graduate program, and a maximum of seven are accepted. But for the next year, they won’t be accepting any graduate students, due to state and federal funding cuts. To learn about the impact, we talk with UW astronomy professor Emily Levesque, who's author of the book "The Last Stargazers."

  • Patricia Murphy
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  The Warner Bros. Curse

  Warner Bros. has a history of disastrous mergers and acquisitions. Can they avoid another bad sequel as Netflix and Paramount battle to buy it?

  • Greg Rosalsky
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  Chain restaurants are hit by tariffs and inflation. How do they control costs?

  Inflation, rising food prices and the high cost of living have been top of mind for consumers all year. But then Olive Garden offers an unlimited pasta meal, or a chain steakhouse restaurant sells a steak dinner with two sides for less than 30 bucks. So, how are chains able to keep prices as low as they do in this economy?

  • Alana Wise
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  Mahmood Mamdani on how Uganda's history shaped his belonging — and his son's moment

  NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Professor Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, "Slow Poison." The book is a firsthand report on the tragic unraveling of Uganda's struggle for independence.

  • Leila Fadel
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  Republicans are divided on Afghan immigrant policy after the National Guard shooting

  The signs of Republican pushback come as President Trump has pursued a campaign of mass deportations and crackdown on migration from certain countries.

  • Ximena Bustillo
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  Built to spill: The life of a crash test dummy

  Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars safer.

  • Camila Domonoske

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