Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Europe
Suspect charged in connection with German Christmas market attack
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with reporter Rebecca Collard about the investigation into Friday's attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
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Europe
German authorities investigate deadly Christmas market attack
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Reuters reporter Thomas Escritt about the investigation into the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
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Business
These workers don't take the holidays off
Many folks enjoy a few days off for the end-of-the-year holidays, but there are some workers who don't take the time off or can't. We hear from a few of them.
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Music
How new identities as parents and partners shape Call Me Spinster's music
The Chattanooga sister trio talks about mixing music and motherhood, and shares the story behind their song "Feet Are Dirty." (Story originally aired on Weekend Edition on April 21, 2024.)
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A new FTC rule cracks down on 'junk' fees. Here's what to expect
The rule requires companies disclose fees up front for people booking a hotel or buying a ticket to a live event. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe discusses with Columbia University professor Vicki Morwitz.
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Politics
Politics chat: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs stopgap funding bill
NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins NPR's Ayesha Rascoe to discuss the spending battle and how it could affect the early months of the incoming Trump administration.
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Animals
Monarch butterfly would join 'threatened' species list under government proposal
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with NPR science correspondent Jonathan Lambert about the decision, as well as other conservation efforts the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing as 2024 winds down.
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Cat Burns on coming of age and her debut album 'early twenties'
Ayesha Rascoe talks with British singer-songwriter Cat Burns about young adulthood and her debut album, "early twenties."
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Politics
Congressional Republicans want to reduce the federal workforce
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Urban Institute Senior Fellow Howard Gleckman about the math behind Republican efforts to shrink the federal workforce.
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World
Rebels took over Damascus quickly, but the uprising has been decades in the making
Ayesha Rascoe talks to Mazen Gharibah of the London School of Economics about internal opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which started long before his ouster this month.