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Local Leaders In Texas Are Defying The Governor's Ban On Mask Mandates
A surge in COVID-19 cases has local leaders across Texas openly defying the governor's ban on mask mandates. The fight has now moved to the courts.
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With R. Kelly Going To Court Soon, Journalists Recount Covering His Charges For Years
Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly faces charges of sexual abuse, trafficking and racketeering on Wednesday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jim DeRogatis and Dream Hampton, who covered the story.
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Spokesman Presented Taliban As More Inclusive This Time Around In Press Conference
The Taliban made some big promises during its first press conference since capturing Afghanistan. They said they would protect a free media and women's rights, but within the framework of Islam law.
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Students Are Moving Onto Campus — Can Colleges Pull It Off Without A COVID Disaster?
Students across the country are headed back to campus for fall classes. With the delta variant raging, there are questions around how colleges can pull this semester off.
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Big Questions Loom About How The Taliban Will Treat Children, Especially Girls
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mustapha Ben Messaoud, chief of field operations and emergency for UNICEF in Afghanistan, about the current situation for children in the country.
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Republican Congressman Steve Chabot Weighs In On Biden's Speech
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ohio Republican Congressman Steve Chabot, the ranking member of the subcommittee overseeing Afghanistan, about President Biden defending his decisions in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Special Immigrant Visa Program Faces Criticism Over Slow Speed
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with James Miervaldis, chairman of No One Left Behind — which helps Afghan and Iraqi interpreters resettle in the U.S. — on issues with the Special Immigrant Visa program.
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Rep. Elissa Slotkin Talks About What Went Wrong In Afghanistan
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin about signing a letter to President Biden calling to prioritize evacuating Afghan allies who face retaliation from the Taliban.
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The Earthquake In Haiti Left More Injuries Than The Country's Doctors Can Handle
Rescue efforts continue in the southwest of Haiti, the country hardest-hit by last weekend's earthquake. A shortage of physicians is inhibiting efforts to treat the injured.
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Anger And Consternation From Europeans Watching Afghanistan Fall To The Taliban
As US NATO allies struggle to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan, talk in Europe is focusing on how to prevent a wave of refugees fleeing Taliban control reaching the EU.
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Artist Describes Fear In Kabul As Uncertainty Looms
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Omaid Sharifi, president and co-founder of ArtLords, a non-profit arts organization in Kabul, about the situation in the Afghan city today.
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The Governing Style Of Ashraf Ghani, The Departing Afghan President
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with journalist George Packer, who profiled Afghan's most recent president, Ashraf Ghani, for The New Yorker in 2016.