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A new private sponsorship program lets everyday Americans help refugees settle in

5:42pm January 19, 2023

by Joel Rose

With refugee resettlement organizations stretched thin, the U.S. is trying a different approach. A private sponsorship program called Welcome Corps will let groups of regular people sponsor refugees.

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Residents of the Santa Cruz Mountains start the long process of recovery after storms

5:42pm January 19, 2023

by Jerimiah Oetting

Now that the long parade of storms in California has passed, residents are assessing the damage to their homes. Many have a long road to recovery. Some are still without power.

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SCOTUS says it was unable to find who leaked the draft decision overturning 'Roe'

5:42pm January 19, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court says it is unable so far to conclude who leaked the Dobbs decision last summer. This comes after an eight-month probe conducted by the court's marshal and an investigative team.

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The hit horror movie 'M3gan' taps into our fears around artificial intelligence

5:42pm January 19, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The sci-fi thriller M3gan about a doll that turns deadly has reignited conversations about the potential perils of AI — from ChatGPT to avatar creators to bots being developed to argue court cases.

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49ers' Brock Purdy is no longer 'Mr. Irrelevant'

5:22pm January 19, 2023

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy went on a journey from "Mr. Irrelevant" to football superstar.

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Republican Congressman Don Bacon urges bipartisanship on debt ceiling

5:22pm January 19, 2023

As the battle over the debt ceiling heats up in Congress, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Congressman Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, about the negotiations.

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Authors explain how and why to apologize the right way

5:22pm January 19, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with co-authors Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy about their new book Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies.

Wilbert Lee Evans (left) and Alton Waye were executed in 1990 and 1989. NPR obtained tapes that recorded their deaths. You can hear them below.

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NPR uncovered secret execution tapes from Virginia. More remain hidden

4:40pm January 19, 2023

by Chiara Eisner

Four tapes mysteriously donated to a library reveal uncertainty behind the scenes of the death chamber — and indicate the prison neglected to record evidence during an execution gone wrong.

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Alec Baldwin charged in 'Rust' shooting

4:40pm January 19, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

Actor and producer Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the movie Rust.

Why the price of eggs spiked so high in the span of one year

4:40pm January 19, 2023

by Kendall Crawford

The cost of eggs has risen across the country. Prices were up in December by 60% compared to the same time the year prior. Avian flu is mostly to blame.

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