All Things Considered
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Clinics that provide abortion in Maine face an onslaught
Abortion is supported by three out of four Mainers, but a popular network of clinics that provides it alongside primary care is being shut out of Medicaid by the Trump administration.
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Comet 3I/Atlas doesn't need to be 'alien' to deserve a closer look, scientists say
There's a new celebrity in town and it's... a comet. Much of the attention has to do with an astrophysicist's grandiose suggestions that 3I/ATLAS could contain alien life. Other scientists disagree.
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Study finds human ancestors made tools continuously for 300,000 years
Ailsa Chang speaks with David Braun, an archeologist, about his team's discovery of a site in Kenya that suggests human ancestors built tools continuously much earlier than previously thought.
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DOJ records show hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago had no criminal histories
DOJ records show that more than 600 arrests in Chicago's recent immigration enforcement operation may have violated a federal consent decree. And of those arrested, fewer than 3% had criminal records.
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'Gleaners' collect crops for hungry Americans
When farm crops are harvested, there is often food left in the fields. That's where gleaners come in — gathering lettuce, potatoes and other crops that are still good and giving them to needy people.
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These San Antonio grandmas show cultural pride and 'stay young' by dancing folklórico
A dozen Latina grandmothers ages 73 to 86 formed a folklórico dance group in San Antonio known as Las Abuelitas De Oro, with a goal of sharing their cultural heritage with newer generations.
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Democratic lawmaker reacts to Trump's reversal on Epstein files
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., after President Trump's recent comments about the potential release of files from the Justice Department's investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Do people still quote movies?
NPR's Barrie Hardymon and Marc Rivers discuss why some movie lines become iconic and whether today's films are still creating quotes that last.
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A new U.N. report shows gang control expanding across Haiti
The Miami Herald's Jacqueline Charles talks about a new U.N. report that highlights how gang violence in Haiti is spreading beyond the capital, and what that means for a country without a functioning government or elections.
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Tornado survivors in St. Louis say recovery is a mess, due to FEMA changes
Six months after the St. Louis tornado, residents say Trump's new disaster policy has left them on their own.
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A year from now, hemp shops could disappear under a new federal ban
WFAE's Steve Harrison reports on how the new spending bill imposes new restrictions on hemp and CBD producers nationwide now that the government has re-opened.
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The man who tried to make Texas a country again
In the 1990s, an armed group pushed for Texas to break from the unio. Zoe Kurland from Marfa Public Radio covers the story in 'A Whole Other Country.'