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Technology

Here's What 'All Things Considered' Sounds Like — In Blackbird Song

A Finnish computer scientist had a dream that a blackbird was speaking to her in human language. So she devised a computer program to transform the sounds of the human voice into birdsong.

Here's What 'All Things Considered' Sounds Like — In Blackbird Song

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Thursday

National Security

Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Looks Toward A Future Without U.S. Troops

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S., about President Biden's decision to withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by September of this year.

Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Looks Toward A Future Without U.S. Troops

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Friday

National

Rev. Sharpton Hopeful For Justice For George Floyd And Lasting Change

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the Rev. Al Sharpton about his take, as a longtime activist, on the Chauvin trial and what he's hearing from George Floyd's family and legal team.

Rev. Sharpton Hopeful For Justice For George Floyd And Lasting Change

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Thursday

Children's Health

The History Of Trans Children In Medicine

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Jules Gill-Peterson about the history of trans children in medicine and why the current slate of local anti-trans legislation is focused on minors.

The History Of Trans Children In Medicine

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Friday

For The First Time In 56 Years, A 'Bloody Sunday' Without John Lewis

In 2015, the late Rep. John Lewis stands on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., where he was beaten by police on "Bloody Sunday." Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption

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National

For The First Time In 56 Years, A 'Bloody Sunday' Without John Lewis

Sunday's anniversary of the day marchers were beaten by police in Selma, Ala., will honor the late civil rights icon. Some 56 years later, former state Sen. Hank Sanders says his work isn't done.

For The First Time In 56 Years, A 'Bloody Sunday' Without John Lewis

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