Sacha Pfeiffer
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National
Supreme Court decision limits excessive force lawsuits against Border Patrol agents
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with SCOTUSblog contributing writer Howard Wasserman about a Supreme Court decision which weakens the ability to sue Border Patrol and federal agents over excessive force.
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Health
The creator of the FBI mass shooting protocol is 'shocked' by Uvalde police response
After Sandy Hook, Katherine Schweit created a program to navigate similar crises. She says the way law enforcement handled the shooting in Uvalde went against everything they trained for.
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Health
This experimental drug could change the field of cancer research
A small trial using the drug dostarlimab yielded an unprecedented success rate in eliminating tumors.
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National
The trauma of gun violence affects all children, not just the ones who were there
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox, author of the book Children Under Fire, about the immediate and long-term affects of gun violence on children.
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National
A handbook aims to help local officials with the first 24 hours after a mass shooting
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with one of the creators of a "mass shooting checklist" designed to help mayors and city managers in the first 24 hours after one of these attacks.
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Health
This photo of a professor wearing a mask went viral. So did his response to critics
Professor Jon Levy went viral for wearing a mask during a Zoom call alone in his office. He has some thoughts about why.
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National
Families reunite at a Uvalde community center after elementary school shooting
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with San Antonio Express-News reporter Jacob Beltran about the latest develops in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting.
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National
Head of 'San Antonio Express-News' on what we know about the Uvalde shooting
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Marc Duvoison, the editor in chief of the San Antonio Express-News, about the shooting that left 15 dead at a Texas elementary school and is known about the shooter.
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World
Former Spanish king returns to Spain, for a long weekend
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Barcelona-based journalist Alan Ruiz Terol about the return of the former king of Spain to his homeland after almost two years in exile.
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National
Former NATO commander says a no-fly zone over Ukraine must be on the table
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with retired U.S. Air Force general Philip Breedlove about calls for a no-fly zone over Ukraine — and why that could push Russia and the democratic West closer to war.