Juana Summers
Stories
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A massive polio vaccination campaign is underway in Gaza
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dr. Hamid Jafari, director of Polio Eradication for the WHO's Eastern Mediterranean region, about the effort to administer some 600,000 vaccines in Gaza.
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Heading into playoffs, these are the WNBA players delivering the goods
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with The Athletic's Ben Pickman about the closing of the WNBA regular season, and the performance of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and A'ja Wilson.
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FBI still mishandles cases of child sex crimes. This Nassar accuser is not surprised
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Rachael Denhollander about a recent report on the FBI mishandling cases of child sexual abuse. She was the first woman to pursue criminal charges against Larry Nassar.
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Goalball: The Paralympic sport that has brought meaning, independence for athletes
Goalball is a paralympic sport created for blind and vision-impaired athletes. NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Andy Jenks, a former member of the U.S. goalball team and a silver Paralympic medalist.
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The athletic director of the University of Washington on leading a Big 10 school
As Week 1 of the college football season approaches, NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Pat Chun, athletic director for the University of Washington, about his school's decision to join the Big 10.
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American public schools face an existential enrollment crisis
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with ProPublica ’s Alec MacGillis about his recent reporting on how declining enrollment is a crisis for American public schools.
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With the Games complete, we reflect on the Paris Olympics
The Games in Paris came to an end last night with a closing ceremony that featured music, acrobats and Tom Cruise rappelling into the stadium among many other elements.
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12 things that wowed us at the Paris Olympics
A team of NPR journalists spent more than two weeks covering the Paris Summer Olympics. Here are some of our highlight moments from seeing the Games up close.
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U.S. women's basketball team defeats France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal
The United States struggled most of the game against a tenacious French team that was powered by a boisterous home crowd. The U.S. women's basketball team has not lost at the Olympics since 1992.
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Amateur runners will get the chance to compete on the same course as Olympic athletes
One of the last events of the Sumer Olympics is always the marathon. This year's was a little different. After the official entrants ran the course, it was opened to regular runners.