All Things Considered
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Pentagon sounds alarm over Russia-China cooperation in the Arctic
The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about cooperation between Russia and China in the vast, inhospitable Arctic. A new strategy is aimed at countering that.
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Top U.S. hostage negotiator on lessons learned from prisoner swap with Russia
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens. He helped negotiate Thursday's prisoner swap — one of the largest since the end of the Cold War.
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Why a weaker jobs market is sparking recession fears
U.S. employers added just 114,000 jobs in July as the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%. The weaker-than-expected report is adding to fears of an economic slowdown.
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Remembering the life and work of NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe
Longtime NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe has died. She was 75 years old, and had been living with cancer for the past few years.
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Simone Biles takes gold in women’s gymnastics individual all-around at Paris Games
Thursday's women's gymnastics individual all-around competition showcases three of the sport's superstars: USA's Simone Biles and Suni Lee and Rebeca Andrade of Brazil.
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The scramble to keep up with multiple wildfires on Colorado's Front Range
At least four wildfires on Colorado's populous Front Range have caused thousands of people to evacuate and one death. None of the fires are under control and conditions are ripe for more to start.
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Decades in the making, Chris Wilcha's documentary 'Flipside' is now out on demand
Filmmaker Chris Wilcha set out to make a number of documentaries over the years. They've been melded together into one, called Flipside, which is out on demand now.
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Venezuela's president vows to tighten grip on power after disputed election result
Venezuelan security forces have arrested more than 1,000 people since Sunday’s contested elections. Electoral authorities declared incumbent Maduro the winner but have refused to provide proof.
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GOP VP candidate J.D. Vance goes on the attack during visit to the southern border
On a three-day campaign sweep through Nevada and Arizona, Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance repeatedly pinned what he called the failures of the Biden administration on Kamala Harris.
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A woman remembers the nurse who showed uncommon tenderness toward her dying mother
On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain: Rasha remembers the nurse who treated her ailing mom with uncommon kindness.
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Hezbollah and Hamas bury slain leaders as Iran eyes revenge
Hezbollah and Hamas have buried their slain leaders. The leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said the war in Gaza had now entered a new phase.
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A new kind of blood test can detect signs of Alzheimer’s with remarkable accuracy
New blood tests are set to change how Alzheimer's is diagnosed and treated by offering an easy way to see if patients have amyloid plaques and tau tangles in their brains — hallmarks of the disease.
