All Things Considered
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A closer look at U.S. military support for Israel
President Biden says Israel is inflicting too many civilian casualties in Gaza. Yet he's also proposing $14 billion in fresh military assistance to help Israel wage the war.
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D.C. restaurants are changing how they handle wages for workers who get tips
Restaurants in Washington, D.C., are phasing out the lower minimum wage often given to workers who earn tips. Restaurant owners say it's forced them to add fees, and diners are reportedly confused.
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Once in a lifetime? A 104-year-old recalls Vermont's solar eclipse of 1932
Floyd Van Alstyne was 12 years old in 1932, when Vermont saw its last total eclipse. He says people didn't make much of a fuss about it then. He's not planning a fuss this time, but he'll be watching.
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An Arizona energy company wants to build a new lake in the desert for hydropower
An Arizona utility wants to build a new reservoir in the desert it says will lower its carbon footprint. There are skeptics.
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A sports betting bill has yet again run into stiff opposition, this time in Alabama
Sports betting is still illegal in 12 states. In Alabama, an effort to legalize sports betting has stumbled amid opposition from religious conservatives and those concerned about problem gambling.
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Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang has died
American playwright Christopher Durang has died at 75. He won a Tony Award for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with "Miss Witherspoon."
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Texas' immigration law is being challenged in court amid racial profiling concerns
Texas' immigration law has raised fear that it'll promote racial profiling by police. The concerns evoke memories of what happened after Arizona passed its so-called "show me your papers" law in 2010.
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Why Tuesday's earthquake in Taiwan was so much less destructive than the one in 1999
Taiwan was rocked Tuesday by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast. But the causalities and destruction are minimal compared to a devastating earthquake that the island nation in 1999.
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After childhood trauma, sisters use art and science to explore how memory can morph
Two sisters struggled to remember troubling childhood events until adulthood. A neuroscientist and author gave them the science and the language to turn their work into a dance performance and a book.
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Israel's raid on Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital foreshadows risks of Rafah assault
The aftermath of Israel's raid on Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital and airstrike on foreign workers shows the risks of an even wider assault on Rafah, where most Palestinians are now sheltering.
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28-year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history.
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What the CDC is doing to monitor and protect against bird flu
CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen tells NPR that while the risk of bird flu spreading to humans is low, the U.S. government is taking precautions to avoid spread of the virus.