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Christopher Intagliata Christopher Intagliata is a senior editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.
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Friday

Health Care

A pediatrician's advice to parents on omicron, travel and vaccines

Children are being hospitalized for COVID-19 at record rates amid the current surge. Mary Louise Kelly puts questions from parents of kids under 5 to pediatric infectious disease doctor, Ibukun Kalu.

A pediatrician's advice to parents on omicron, travel and vaccines

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National

Rep. Joe Neguse says wildfires consumed neighborhoods with 'unprecedented' speed

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse about wildfires that tore through towns outside of Denver, forcing more than 30,000 residents to evacuate.

Rep. Joe Neguse says wildfires consumed neighborhoods with 'unprecedented' speed

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Thursday

Weather

Winter storms in California's mountains drop record-breaking amounts of snow

Much of California is in the grips of extreme or exceptional drought. But the state may soon be blanketed by record levels of snow, after a series of storms finish parading through the western U.S.

Winter storms in California's mountains drop record-breaking amounts of snow

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National

How evictions impact tenants far beyond scrambling to find housing

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with KPBS's Cristina Kim on her enterprise reporting on what happens to vulnerable renters as pandemic eviction bans begin to go away.

How evictions impact tenants far beyond scrambling to find housing

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Tuesday

Health

CDC director on new isolation rules

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky about new guidelines that have the isolation period for asymptomatic people who have COVID.

CDC director on new isolation rules

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Monday

Environment

For over a century, California banned Indigenous cultural fires. Now, that's changing

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Don Hankins, an Indigenous fire expert at California State University, about the state's decision to permit cultural burns.

For over a century, California banned Indigenous cultural fires. Now, that's changing

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Tuesday

National

Mushroom foragers find $4,000 worth of the fun guys known as chanterelles

Dan Gebhart and Jordan Anderson are mushroom foraging friends in California that came across $4,000 worth of chanterelles — a highly coveted wild mushroom.

Mushroom foragers find $4,000 worth of the fun guys known as chanterelles

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Monday

Animals

Finally, scientists have found a true millipede

Scientists have finally found a millipede that lives up to its name. Eumillipes persephone has 1,306 legs — that's more than any other animal — and is the only known millipede to exceed 1,000 legs.

Finally, scientists have found a true millipede

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Friday

European soccer matches have become predictable, study finds. Salary caps might help

Scientists say that underdog wins, like when Leicester City beat 5000-to-1 odds against them to take the 2016 Premier League, may be a thing of the past as matches become more predictable. Michael Regan/Getty Images hide caption

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Sports

European soccer matches have become predictable, study finds. Salary caps might help

After analyzing some 88,000 European soccer matches, scientists say games have become more predictable over time and hypothesize that salary caps could help revive the surprise.

European soccer matches have become predictable, study finds. Salary caps might help

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Thursday

Climate

Why the cost of carbon is increasing — and how that affects climate policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Greenstone, professor and director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago the impact of the rising cost of carbon on climate policy.

Why the cost of carbon is increasing — and how that affects climate policy

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Wednesday

Sports

Could a salary cap help European soccer become less predictable?

After analyzing 26 years worth of European soccer matches, scientists have determined that the games have become more predictable over time — and the home field advantage has vanished.

Could a salary cap help European soccer become less predictable?

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Tuesday

Law

Washington, D.C., attorney general files 1st civil suit over Jan. 6 Capitol attack

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karl Racine, attorney general of the District of Columbia, about the civil lawsuit he's filed over the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Washington, D.C., attorney general files 1st civil suit over Jan. 6 Capitol attack

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Need to break up with someone? Baboons have found a good way to do it, study finds

Just like humans, groups of baboons sometimes break off relations. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images hide caption

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Research News

Need to break up with someone? Baboons have found a good way to do it, study finds

Just like humans, groups of baboons sometimes break off relations. Scientists have studied the dynamics of such breakups and say baboons tend to split up in a cooperative, egalitarian way.

Need to break up with someone? Baboons have found a good way to do it, study finds

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Monday

Climate

COP26 president Alok Sharma on the road ahead after Glasgow

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with COP26 president Alok Sharma about promises and agreements made at the recent climate summit in Glasgow and what more needs to be done.

COP26 president Alok Sharma on the road ahead after Glasgow

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Friday

5 DIY holiday recipes and crafts to avoid supply chain problems

New York Times food writer Priya Krishna says Dorie Greenspan's World Peace 2.0 cookie are impossible to hate. Mark Weinberg/Mariner Books, an imprint of Harper Collins hide caption

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Culture

5 DIY holiday recipes and crafts to avoid supply chain problems

It's the most wonderful time of the year, as they say. That is, unless you ordered the latest and greatest gadget too late, and now it's stuck in supply chain limbo. We're here to help.

5 DIY holiday recipes and crafts to avoid supply chain problems

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