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Win McNamee / Getty Images 8:22pm Sep 20, 2018National National Politics & GovernmentKavanaugh Accuser Open To Testifying About Sexual Assault Allegations
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who alleges Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s, is open to appearing before a Senate panel next week.
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Debbie Elliott 8:41pm Aug 05, 2021National NationalGulf Coast Businesses Struggle To Stay Open As COVID-19 Outbreaks Surge Among Staff
"It is financially tough," says Robert Momberger of Big Time Diner in Mobile, Ala. "Bills still keep on coming. So it really hurts to shut down, but sometimes that's the best thing to do." -
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images 6:04pm Aug 05, 2021Economy Economy Politics & GovernmentPowerful U.S. Labor Leader Richard Trumka Dies
Trumka, the leader of the AFL-CIO and a close ally of Democratic Party officials, has died. He was 72. -
5:26pm Aug 05, 2021World News World News
South Africa's Cape Town Is Currently Frigid — But Swimmers Are Still At The Beach
Cape Town in South Africa is going through one of its coldest winters in recent memory. Those who swim in the ocean water claim mental and physical health benefits. -
Noah Berger / AP 5:12pm Aug 05, 2021National NationalDixie Fire Stirs Anxiety In The California Town Decimated In 2018 By The Camp Fire
The massive Dixie Fire ignited close to where the deadly Camp Fire started, and some residents of nearby Paradise are reliving the trauma all over again. -
5:10pm Aug 05, 2021National National Politics & Government Environment
Pete Buttigieg And Michael Regan On What The Infrastructure Deal Does For The Climate
The infrastructure bill making its way through Senate is 2,700 pages of proposed spending on roads, trains, broadband and more. The White House is also taking steps to set automobile fuel standards. -
4:56pm Aug 05, 2021World News World News National
After Ethiopia Trip, USAID Administrator Samantha Power Shares View Of Conflict
NPR's Ari Shaprio speaks with USAID Administrator Samantha Power about her recent trip through Ethiopia, the conflict on the ground and how the U.S. can keep things from getting worse. -
4:56pm Aug 05, 2021National National Environment
Wildfire's Damage Doesn't End When The Smoke Clears. It Can Also Taint Drinking Water
Wildfires, and the scorched hillsides they leave behind, can threaten drinking water for years after the smoke clears. One Colorado community is trying to get ahead of the problem. -
4:56pm Aug 05, 2021National National Economy
A Housing Issue Likely To Outlast Any Moratorium: The Rising Cost Of Rent Itself
In the wake of the CDC's 60-day renewal of an eviction moratorium, we hear from three people struggling to find affordable housing in a market where rents continue to increase. -
4:56pm Aug 05, 2021Sports Sports National
The Era Of The U.S. Women's Soccer Team's Dominance May Be Over
It's likely the end of an era. But what an era! NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Meg Linehan of The Athletic on the legacy of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's golden generation. -
4:56pm Aug 05, 2021National National Health & Safety
Missouri Hospitals Are Struggling To Cope With Summer Spike Of COVID-19
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Erik Frederick, the chief administrative officer at Mercy Hospital Springfield about the COVID-19 spike in Missouri and the patients in intensive care units. -
4:56pm Aug 05, 2021
Movie Musical 'Annette' Is A Straightforward Story Yet A Directorial Fever Dream
A new musical with a score by Sparks and starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard opened the Cannes Film Festival. The distinctive rock-opera with a mind and a sound of its own is opening in the U.S. -
4:56pm Aug 05, 2021National National
Investigators Release Details About Suspect In Naval Ship Arson That Injured 71
Federal investigators have named the 20-year-old sailor who they believe is responsible for destroying a multi-billion dollar Naval ship by arson.
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