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Powerful women tend to be called by their first name. It's not an accident

10:20pm July 24, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to University of Houston's Mirya Holman about why women in political leadership tend to be referred to by their first names more often than their male counterparts.

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LeVar Burton talks about his changing definition of success on NPR's 'Wild Card'

10:20pm July 24, 2024

Actor LeVar Burton experienced massive success early in life. In a round of Wild Card with Rachel Martin, he says his definition of success has had to change over time.

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Chipotle Posts Strong Quarterly Earnings, Boosted By Same Store Sales Rising Over 10 Percent

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Chipotle is 're-emphasizing generous portions' after social-media complaints

6:35pm July 24, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

Chipotle's CEO tells investors that the chain had not shrunk its portions despite accusations on Tiktok and Reddit. Brian Niccol has tried to bat down those complaints for weeks.

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NBA signs media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon, leaving TNT behind

5:47pm July 24, 2024

The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league.

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'Someone Like Us' is a fresh, idiosyncratic novel about immigrating to the U.S.

5:10pm July 24, 2024

by Maureen Corrigan

Dinaw Mengestu's ingenuity and eloquence as a writer are on display in this novel about an Ethiopian American man who returns home only to learn that his father has just died.

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'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu says creativity isn't magic — it's hard work

5:10pm July 24, 2024

by Terry Gross

Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the kitchen of their family-run restaurant: "The guy that in the back of the kitchen, that was my hero."

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These dictators are different. 'Autocracy, Inc.' explains how

3:44pm July 24, 2024

by Frank Langfitt

The dictators of today aren't united by ideology, writes Anne Applebaum: They operate like companies, focused on preserving their wealth, repressing their people and maintaining power at all costs.

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Your guide to keeping up with the Paris Olympics

12:12pm July 24, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

The 2024 Olympics kick off in Paris with a splashy opening ceremony on Friday and will run through Aug. 11. Here's how to keep up with the action, from primetime viewing to occasional scrolling.

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'Presumed Innocent' finale: And the murderer is ...

11:26am July 24, 2024

by Linda Holmes

The verdict is in, and the ending is a dud: Rather than wriggling out of the original story’s sexism, the Apple TV+ series just makes the same mistakes in a new way.

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, has died at 90

12:12am July 24, 2024

by The Associated Press

Mayall is credited with helping develop the English take on urban, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that played an important role in the blues revival of the late 1960s.