Jonaki Mehta
Stories
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National
Uvalde kids go back to the classroom this week. These parents chose other options
This week, as in-person school resumes for the first time since the shooting, some Uvalde parents have chosen to homeschool their kids rather than send them back to the classroom.
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National
Esta maestra sobrevivió el tiroteo en Uvalde. Ahora explica por qué regresa a clases
Este año, mientras Nicole Ogburn prepara su salón de clases, su prioridad ya no son las decoraciones. En cambio, está comprando cosas para hacer que el salón sea más seguro.
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National
This teacher survived the Uvalde shooting. Here's why she is returning to the job
This year, as Nicole Ogburn prepares her classroom, her first priority is not the decorations she usually spends the summer picking out. Instead, it's buying things to make the classroom safer.
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National
As new school year approaches, some Uvalde parents opt for homeschooling
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to parents in Uvalde, Texas who have chosen to home school their kids rather than send them back to classes following the May 24th shooting at Robb Elementary School.
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National
Uvalde families are grappling with 1st school year since deadly shooting
In Uvalde, Texas, the community is still grieving three months after a deadly shooting at Robb Elementary, and are now responding to school district police chief Pete Arredondo's firing.
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National
A 14-year-old hopes his chaotic 'I Voted' sticker design brings people to the polls
Hudson Rowan, age 14, was doodling away on his iPad when a creature appeared. It's now the winning design of the Ulster County "I Voted" Sticker contest.
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Politics
After decades of opposing Taliban, India may be forming a relationship with them
NPR's Juana Summers talks with international security expert, Asfandyar Mir of the U.S. Institute of Peace, about India's budding, unexpected relationship with the Taliban.
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National
What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ipas Central America and Mexico director Maria Antonieta Alcalde about what the U.S.'s abortion rights movement can learn from reproductive rights wins in Latin America.
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World
Filipino archivist races to protect history of abuses ahead of Marcos presidency
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Carmelo Crisanto, executive director of the Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission, about racing to archive human rights abuses in the Philippines.
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Arts & Life
Emma Thompson on her new film — and the idea the female orgasm has to be performative
In her new film, Thompson portrays a widower who reckons with her own sexual discovery in an experience she calls "irresistibly delicious."