Michael Levitt
Stories
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Alexei Navalny's widow on how her role has changed since his death
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnya about her husband's posthumous memoir Patriot and how her role has changed since his death.
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Even in death, Alexei Navalny continues to fight. His wife Yulia is speaking for him
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Yulia Navalnya about her husband's posthumous memoir Patriot. It is the story of his youth, activism, family and commitment to the cause of Russian democracy.
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Sports
Harrison Butker's PAC is an example of how sports and politics can overlap
The Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker is back in national news. He’s founded a Political Action Committee to get conservative Christians out to vote.
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Food
In the kitchen with cookbook author Luisa Weiss
Guest host Rob Schmitz speaks with cookbook author Luisa Weiss about her upcoming book, Classic German Cooking.
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As Israel strikes Hezbollah targets, Lebanese civilians are being displaced
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Sarah Al-Charif, founding director of the Ruwwad Al-Tanmeya NGO, about the displacement that people there are experiencing as a result of Israeli strikes.
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Israeli politician and retired General reflects on a year of war
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yair Golan, an Israeli general now in the reserves, about how conflicts in the Middle East have escalated since Hamas' attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
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The Middle East war widens as Iranian missiles shoot into Israel
The war in the Middle East appears to be widening. Iran sent a volley of missiles at Israel just days after Israel killed the leader of Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah.
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Science
Meet the astronauts preparing to travel farther from Earth than any human before
This time next year, NASA plans to send its first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years. NPR visited the facility to find out how astronauts are preparing for this high stakes exploration.
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Science
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall
An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in Earth's orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around the sun.
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How the crew of NASA's Artemis II prepares for a mission to the moon
This time next year, NASA plans to send its first crewed mission to the moon. NPR's Scott Detrow meets the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission, to see how the team is preparing.
