Michel Martin
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New York City has a housing shortage. Officials are trying to change that
Officials in New York City are close to approving zoning changes that could increase the amount of housing available. How will this impact housing availability and access?
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Crypto's new swagger: What's driving Bitcoin's surge past $100,000?
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Henry Hu, professor of corporate law and securities regulation at the University of Texas, about future of crypto currency.
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The incoming Trump administration may reconsider the role of women in combat
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Christine Wormuth, the outgoing Army secretary. She is the 25th secretary of the Army, and the first woman to hold that position.
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In the new Congress, House Republicans' slim majority gives GOP moderates leverage
Republicans are entering the new Congress with the slimmest majority in nearly a century. NPR's Michel Martin talks to strategist Mike Ricci about how the GOP will navigate the political landscape.
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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his cabinet lose no-confidence vote
The French government has fallen in a no-confidence vote, and the prime minister is resigning. President Emmanuel Macron has cut short a trip to Saudi Arabia to return and address the nation.
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Efforts to save turtles with hypothermia that are washing up on Cape Cod beaches
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Adam Kennedy of the New England Aquarium about efforts to rescue turtles from the Atlantic's frigid waters.
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What Trump's pick of Kash Patel to lead the FBI could mean for the bureau
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Beverly Gage about her biography of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI's history of civilian surveillance.
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President Biden pardons son Hunter weeks before he was due to be sentenced
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with legal expert and author Kim Wehle about President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter. The president previously said he wouldn't issue a pardon.
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Daniel Penny's New York City subway chokehold trial is nearing an end
Closing arguments are expected in the case of a Marine veteran accused of killing a homeless man. Daniel Penny's defense team says he was protecting other riders. Prosecutors say he went too far.
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2 pediatricians answer your questions about traveling with kids over the holidays
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with pediatricians Candice Jones and Jaime Friedman, who offer tips on how to travel with little ones. (Story aired on Morning Edition on Nov. 24, 2024.)