Patrick Jarenwattananon
Stories
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Mercy Corps official warns of 'mass starvation' in Gaza
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kate Phillips-Barrasso, a vice president of Mercy Corps, about a joint statement issued by over 100 aid organizations warning of mass starvation in Gaza.
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Israel's representative to the U.N. faces questions about aid to Gaza
As the situation in Gaza becomes more and more dire, with reports of people dying from starvation, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Israel's Permanent Representative to the U.N. Danny Danon.
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National Urban League says Trump's policies amount to emergency for Black Americans
One of the nation's oldest Civil Rights organization warns the Trump administration's policies have thrust the country into a "state of emergency" for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and black economic advancement.
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Why the price of rice is so high in Japan
The price of rice in Japan has doubled in the last year. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Pittsburgh scholar Kay Shimizu about what's behind the shortage in the homeland of sushi.
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The effect that the rescission package could have on global health
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Atul Gawande, previously the assistant administrator of USAID, about the effect that the rescission package could have on global health.
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Conservative-leaning thinktank weighs in on what's next for the Education Department
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Petrilli, head of the education policy thinktank Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department.
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Competitive eating is more than simple amusement on the Fourth of July
The 4th of July traditional hotdog eating contest got us thinking about why food and the holiday are so intertwined. Some experts have gone deep on the subject of competitive eating.
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Supreme Court sides with Trump administration to limit federal judges' authority
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the University of Virginia's Amanda Frost, who studies immigration and citizenship law, about the Supreme Court ruling that dramatically limits federal judges' power.
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New exhibit portrays Black Alabama families after emancipation
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to museum director Ebony Howard about a new exhibit in Harpersville, Ala., that explores the lives of several Black families after emancipation.
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A trip through Morocco, via mountain bike
Jen Rose Smith recently documented an off-road bicycle tour of Morocco, and says it can be a way to enjoy a more "light-footed" travel experience.