Sacha Pfeiffer
Stories
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National
Samantha Power on meeting with refugees crossing out of Ukraine
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Samantha Power of the United States Agency for International Development about the humanitarian and refugee crisis resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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National
Companies are increasingly using a legal strategy that prevents future lawsuits
A controversial legal shield called a "third-party release" is hidden inside some high profile bankruptcies, like Purdue Pharma and the Weinstein Company. Some claim they deny victims justice.
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National
Members listened in terror via live stream as their Texas synagogue was taken hostage
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Anna Eisen, one of the founding members of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, about what the community experienced during the hostage situation.
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Global Health
The latest from Israel on vaccinations and the omicron surge
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Dr. Manfred Green of the University of Haifa about what Israel has learned about vaccinations and the new Omicron surge.
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Jana Horn's journey to her debut album 'Optimism'
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Texas musician Jana Horn about her debut folk album, "Optimism."
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World
The Isle of Rum needed a population boost so they took applications. This guy made the cut
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Alex Mumford, who moved to the Isle of Rum in the Scottish Hebrides as a part of the island chain's efforts to boost its population.
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Jabari Asim on his latest novel 'Yonder' and the power of historical fiction
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Jabari Asim about his new novel "Yonder." It's about the relationships and experiences of a group of enslaved people in the antebellum South.
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National
The future of Guantanamo Bay detention camp — and the 39 prisoners still there
The U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, admitted its first inmates 20 years ago Tuesday. The debate over what to do with the last prisoners, most of whom have never been charged, continues.
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Survivor of clergy sex abuse, Phil Saviano, dies at 69
A man who helped to expose the Catholic Church's cover-up of clergy sex abuse has died. Phil Saviano was a childhood survivor of abuse and decades later went public with his story.
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National
A market of dubious remedies has sprung up as more everyday people fear they have CTE
The degenerative brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy gained infamy due to cases in high-profile professional football players. But CTE goes far beyond the NFL.