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Latest Episodes
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British American reporter and author Simon Winchester died of a heart attack Nov. 3. We take a moment to remember his long career, which included covering Bloody Sunday and Watergate. -
Google, Meta, and TikTok have sued California to block the enforcement of a state law meant to protect children from getting addicted to social media.
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Ancient Egyptian mummy remains were once marketed as medicine. Research finds at least some of these products came from real human remains and that mummy materials keep bodies preserved for millennia.
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The change in the Senate's majority party means that starting Jan. 3, Democrats will run federal judicial appointments and may continue to until at least 2030.
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The current Congress, under its Republican majorities, must address the National Defense Authorization Act and a government funding bill as Democrats wait to take over.
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Once reliably a red state, Texas will turn deep blue following this week's midterms. One of the most notable shifts was along the Texas-Mexico border, where Hispanic voters had a big influence.
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President Trump's decision to make Stephen Miller his new chief of staff is a rebuke of the midterm results and a doubling-down on Trumpism.
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HVAC technician Chris Donisi won a competition to be the public address voice of Boston's Logan International Airport.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks MIT economics professor Daron Acemoglu what, if anything, the coming Democratic majority in Congress can do about affordability. AI could be a big part of the equation.
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The University of Maryland's campus farm in College Park, Md., is both a remnant of the university's ag school roots and a place where students still learn.
