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Adam Bearne

Editor, Morning Edition

Adam Bearne is an editor for Morning Edition who joined the team in August 2022.

He pitches topics, books guests and scripts segments to cover the news of the day and ongoing stories.

Originally from Scotland, Bearne has always been fascinated with U.S. politics and relishes the chance to follow it on a daily basis.

Prior to joining NPR, he was a Senior News Producer with Eurovision Americas, an arm of the European Broadcasting Union, covering news from across the Americas and working in the field to get journalists from Europe's public service broadcasters on the air.

Before moving to America, Bearne was a journalist in local radio in Scotland and worked at STV News, the country's most-watched TV news program.

He holds a degree in politics from the University of Strathclyde and a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism from the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University.

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Thursday

Tennis stars get lots of hate online. The French Open gave them AI 'bodyguards'

Sloane Stephens of the U.S. plays a shot against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 4, 2023. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption

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Technology

Tennis stars get lots of hate online. The French Open gave them AI 'bodyguards'

They've been offered an app intended to block the abuse and toxicity that can slip past older social media filters.

Tennis stars get lots of hate online. The French Open gave them AI 'bodyguards'

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Thursday

Reflecting on the Pentagon's 'shock and awe' campaign that began the invasion of Iraq

Retired U.S. Air Force pilot Steve Ankerstar (L) and former Baghdad resident Shaymaa Khalil (R) joined NPR's Morning Edition to discuss their memories of the 'shock and awe' bombing campaign that began the Iraq war. Courtesy of Shayma Khalil and Steve Ankerstar. hide caption

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Middle East

Reflecting on the Pentagon's 'shock and awe' campaign that began the invasion of Iraq

A retired Air Force pilot, who dropped bombs on Iraq during the opening night of the "shock and awe" campaign 20 years ago, talks with a woman who experienced that night as a teenager in Baghdad.

Reflecting on the Pentagon's 'shock and awe' campaign that began the invasion of Iraq

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Friday

How Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, from swing state Nevada, views immigration

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) speaks at a news conference to mark the 10th anniversary of the "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" (DACA) at the U.S. Capitol on June 15, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

How Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, from swing state Nevada, views immigration

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada about her immigration reform proposal, and her role as the Senate's first Latina.

How Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, from swing state Nevada, views immigration

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Saturday

EVs are expensive. These city commuters ditched cars altogether — for e-bikes

Lelac Almagor and two of her children take NPR's Adam Bearne for a ride in their e-cargo bike. Eric Bourland hide caption

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Technology

EVs are expensive. These city commuters ditched cars altogether — for e-bikes

Electric cars can help reduce climate change, but they are costly. Some commuters in the city say e-bikes are the best way to get around.

EVs are expensive. These city commuters ditched cars altogether — for e-bikes

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Monday

Technology

E-bikes could be a more affordable way to reduce emissions

With the average price of a new electric vehicle climbing to over sixty thousand dollars, might e-bikes be a more affordable solution to ditching gas powered cars?

E-bikes could be a more affordable way to reduce emissions

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Monday

When should you put up Christmas lights? A new survey illuminates an evergreen debate

Now that Thanksgiving is over, the age-old debate alights: When should you hang up your Christmas decorations? A new survey reveals where Americans stand. Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images hide caption

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Culture

When should you put up Christmas lights? A new survey illuminates an evergreen debate

The age-old debate is back: When is the acceptable time to put up Christmas lights? A survey says Dec. 1 is a popular date, but some people — especially in Georgia — like to start sooner.

When should you put up Christmas lights? A new survey illuminates an evergreen debate

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Friday

This city manager wants California to prepare for a megastorm before it's too late

A vehicle drives by an almond orchard in Firebaugh, Calif., last year. City manager Ben Gallegos told NPR he doesn't want small cities like his to be overlooked as California prepares for a potential megastorm, a weather event made more likely by climate change. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Weather

This city manager wants California to prepare for a megastorm before it's too late

Ben Gallegos, the city manager of Firebaugh, Calif., believes a megastorm could wipe out his city. He's urging state and federal officials to invest more proactively in flood prevention measures.

This city manager wants California to prepare for a megastorm before it's too late

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