All Things Considered
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The civil unrest in Senegal as protesters face force from militarized police
Senegal has seen months of unrest, fueled by political and economic insecurity. There, predominantly young protesters are being met with force by an increasingly militarized police.
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Colorado's new alert system is helping to locate missing Indigenous people
A new alert system for missing Native American people in Colorado reports some success. Indigenous people have far higher rates of unsolved missing persons cases than others nationwide.
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She found meaning where she least expected it — her childhood faith
Sarah Hurwitz grew up in what she would describe as a culturally Jewish home. But it wasn't until she was in her 30s that she really connected with the spiritual identity she was raised with.
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House Democrats want Biden to change his approach to Venezuela
Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas talks about the letter he and other House Democrats sent to the Biden administration urging an easing of sanctions on Venezuela.
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Democrats are targeting rural voters ahead of the crucial 2024 election
After Democrats performed better than expected in the 2022 midterms, both political parties are looking to rural areas to recruit or retain voters ahead of a crucial presidential election.
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What Asian Americans really think of affirmative action
NPR's Juana Summers discusses the Asian American perspective on affirmative action with University of Maryland professor and political scientist Janelle Wong.
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This week in science: gravitational waves, nature-inspired robots and Orca attacks
Hosts of NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about newly-discovered gravitational waves, a robot designed with inspiration from nature and why Orcas might be attacking boats near the European coast.
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'The Big Break' reveals how D.C.'s oddball influential players gamble and schmooze
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Washington Post political reporter and author Ben Terris on his hew new book The Big Break.
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Texans face temperatures that feel like 115 degrees and above during heat wave
Much of the South is experiencing a heat wave and people in the region are coping the best they can. We check in with some of them in Dallas, Texas.
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A new law will affect how some immigrants in Florida access work and medical care
A new law requiring companies to ensure their employees are legal residents goes into effect in Florida on July 1. Now immigrants who may not be documented are worried for their futures.
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The growing concern of Japan's 'silver democracy'
In Japan, there are growing concerns about the dominance of older politicians who lavish welfare spending on older voters, while young politicians are rare, in a situation dubbed "silver democracy."
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International African American Museum opens where enslaved Africans entered the U.S.
The International African American Museum opens Tuesday in Charleston, S.C. It's built on the site of Gadsden's Wharf, where enslaved Africans entered the country.