Ailsa Chang
Stories
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New CDC guidance recommends doctors address IUD insertion pain for patients
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Aileen Gariepy of Weill Cornell Medicine about the new federal guidance that advises doctors to consider pain management for IUD insertion pain.
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Why Pro-Israel PACs are helping oust Democrats in their primaries
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Nicholas Wu, congressional reporter at Politico, about the United Democracy Project's role in recent congressional primaries.
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In 'Bringing Ben Home' a wrongfully convicted Black man believes truth will prevail
In 1988, Benjamin Spencer was sentenced to life in prison for a brutal robbery and murder he has always insisted he did not commit. He finally walked out of prison in March of 2021.
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What to make of this current market turmoil
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Gregory Daco, chief economist at Ernst and Young and about Monday's market sell off and what that could mean for the global economy.
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Arrested 6 years ago, Bangladeshi journalist reflects on prime minister resigning
NPR's Ailsa Chang spoke with Shahidul Alam, a photojournalist, writer and activist based in Dhaka, about the longtime prime minister of Bangladesh fleeing amid protests.
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World
Is Israel provoking a regional war in the Middle East?
NPR’S Ailsa Chang talks with former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas, about whether Israel might be provoking an escalation in the Middle East that could drag the U.S. into conflict.
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Trump says he 'didn't know' Harris was Black at NABJ convention
Former President Donald J. Trump did a question and answer session at the 2024 National Association of Black Journalists conference this week.
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One man has been working for a decade to clean up ocean oil leaks from WWII warships
There are more than an estimated 3000 World War II shipwrecks across the Pacific Ocean. After years of decay, some of the wrecks are spilling thousands of tons of oil and fuel into the sea.
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World
Assassination of Hamas leader inflames regional tensions
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Khaled Elgindy, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, about what the future may look like for Hamas after one of its top leader was allegedly assassinated by Israel.
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'Didi' director Sean Wang says 13 is 'old enough to know better, too young to care'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Sean Wang about his new coming-of-age movie Didi, which was inspired by his own experiences growing up in an immigrant household in the Bay Area.