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The documents the FBI searched in Mar-a-Lago don't hinge on being classified

August 15, 2022 • NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Glenn Gerstell, former general counsel of the National Security Agency, about how presidents can declassify documents.

The documents the FBI searched in Mar-a-Lago don't hinge on being classified

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Review

Music Reviews

Megan Thee Stallion gets vulnerable on hot sophomore album 'Traumazine'

August 12, 2022 • NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sidney Madden from NPR Music about Megan Thee Stallion's sophomore album Traumazine.

Megan Thee Stallion gets vulnerable on hot sophomore album 'Traumazine'

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Asia

Here's what China's show of force could mean for Taiwan

August 12, 2022 • David Finkelstein, former U.S. Army China specialist and director of Asian security affairs at CNA, talks about China's recent military demonstrations and the country's rising tensions with Taiwan.

Here's what China's show of force could mean for Taiwan

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New Zealand considers changing its name to confront its troubled colonial past

Maori Party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer speak to media during the opening of New Zealand's 53rd Parliament. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images hide caption

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World

New Zealand considers changing its name to confront its troubled colonial past

August 5, 2022 • As the people of New Zealand confront their nation's troubled past with colonization, a return to the Maori name of Aotearoa is being presented to a parliamentary committee.

Music Interviews

The debut album from NoSo is a postcard to a former, younger self

July 15, 2022 • Abby Hwong, who makes music as NoSo, talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about getting comfortable in their own skin and their debut album, Stay Proud Of Me.

The debut album from NoSo is a postcard to a former, younger self

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Games & Humor

Every English Super Nintendo manual is publicly available, thanks to this streamer

July 13, 2022 • Kerry Hays, known as "Peebs" on Twitch, has archived copies of every Super Nintendo game manual in the English language, and made the collection available to the public.

Every English Super Nintendo manual is publicly available, thanks to this streamer

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Politics

Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the 7th Jan. 6 hearing, held yesterday

July 13, 2022 • NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, a member of the House committee investigating Jan. 6, about the hearing on Tuesday, July 12.

Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the 7th Jan. 6 hearing, held yesterday

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Sports

U.S. soccer legend Briana Scurry opens up about head injury that changed her life

July 13, 2022 • NPR's Juana Summers talks with soccer great Briana Scurry about The Only, a new Paramount+ documentary about her stardom and struggles after the U.S. Women's Soccer's historic 1999 World Cup win.

U.S. soccer legend Briana Scurry opens up about head injury that changed her life

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Law

Missouri OBGYN testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about abortion

July 12, 2022 • NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Colleen McNicholas, who works for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, following her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Missouri OBGYN testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about abortion

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Obituaries

Sisters remember their parents, Kenneth and Terry Bridwell, with the songs they loved

July 11, 2022 • COVID has taken more than 1 million lives in the United States. Sisters Allison Leaver and Shelly Noble remember their parents, Kenneth and Terry Bridwell, with the music of Johnny Cash.

Sisters remember their parents, Kenneth and Terry Bridwell, with the songs they loved

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Asia

Japan grapples with the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

July 8, 2022 • NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Motoko Rich of 'The New York Times' about the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Japan grapples with the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

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Sports

Brittney Griner's supporters want you to know what it's like for women in the WNBA

July 7, 2022 • NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Nadine Domond, head of women's basketball at Virginia State University, about the work to bring attention to Brittney Griner's case.

Brittney Griner's supporters want you to know what it's like for women in the WNBA

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Movie Interviews

New documentary 'Hiding in Plain Sight' sheds light on youth mental health crisis

July 5, 2022 • The new documentary Hiding in Plain Sight is an investigation of the mental health challenges of youth in the U.S., which Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has flagged as a "real and widespread" problem.

New documentary 'Hiding in Plain Sight' sheds light on youth mental health crisis

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Obituaries

A niece remembers her beloved uncle, lost to COVID, with Elvis Presley

July 1, 2022 • Elida Lozano remembers her uncle, Gerald Thomas, who died of COVID-19 in December 2021. Thomas loved listening to music and encouraged Lozano to go to college.

A niece remembers her beloved uncle, lost to COVID, with Elvis Presley

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Politics

Gov. Lujan Grisham asks Biden to consider providing abortion care on federal land

July 1, 2022 • NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michelle Lujan Grisham, Democratic governor of New Mexico, about Friday's meeting with President Biden regarding the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Gov. Lujan Grisham asks Biden to consider providing abortion care on federal land

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