All Things Considered
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How nuclear power figures into a green energy future
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz about the role of nuclear power in a green energy future.
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European values are starting to define U.S. tech privacy, says journalist
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with tech reporter Casey Newton about Twitter's new anti-harassment policies and what Newton sees as European ideals driving policies of American tech giants.
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Life Kit: How to be a kind neighbor
NPR's Life Kit has tips and trick for how to be a good neighbor.
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Paolo Sorrentino's new film 'The Hand of God' is based on his adolescence in Naples
Italian film director Paolo Sorrentino discusses his new film The Hand of God, which opens in U.S. theaters Dec. 3. It's about the tragedy he experienced as a teen and the escape he found in cinema.
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Do the rising wages in the U.S. make a difference if prices are going up too?
Although workers across the country have seen an increase in wages, the cost of things like gas and food have also risen. This has left workers wondering if these raises are real or just an illusion.
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Why Orcas have been lingering longer in the Arctic
Orcas are lingering longer in the Arctic Ocean, as sea ice there shrinks. The whales often travel to access varieties of prey, but it's likely there are now more hunting opportunities in the Arctic.
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Berlin voted for the city to seize apartments owned by developers to lower rent costs
Voters in Berlin, Germany, want the city to expropriate hundreds of thousands of apartments to stop speculation by big property developers — but it's too costly and probably illegal.
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South Africa is seeing a 4th surge of COVID-19 that's being driven by omicron
South Africa's health ministry says the rate of infection is the highest since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New technique uncovers the history of a painting through the paint used
By analyzing white lead paint in Dutch paintings from the 1600s, including works by Rembrandt and Rubens, scientists were able to devise a new line of evidence for dating and authenticating paintings.
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Men's tennis is under fire for not pulling business from China over Peng Shuai
After a Chinese tennis star accused a former Chinese official of assault and temporarily vanished from view, the Women's Tennis Association halted tournaments there. Now the men's group is under fire.
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Cities are buying people's flood-prone homes, altering neighborhoods in the process
Across the country, cities are paying people to leave flood-prone homes, then tearing down the houses to keep the space open. But fixing one problem can create another for the people left behind.
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Sociologist says women are more likely to choose abortion over adoption
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Gretchen Sisson, a sociologist at UCSF, who has studied whether the option to put a child up for adoption alleviates the need for a woman to get an abortion.