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6:03pm Jun 24, 2017National National Politics & Government Health & Safety
What Medicaid Cuts Could Mean For The Opioid Epidemic
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lynn Cooper, director of the Drug and Alcohol Division at Pennsylvania's Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association, about the Senate GOP healthcare bill. -
6:03pm Jun 24, 2017National National Politics & Government Health & Safety
Federal Medicaid Funding Cuts Under Senate Health Care Bill Puts Pressure On States
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Julie Rovner, Chief Washington Correspondent at Kaiser Health News, about the Senate GOP health bill and what it could mean for programs funded by Medicaid. -
Eliot Hazel / Courtesy of the artist 6:03pm Jun 24, 2017Music MusicImagine Dragons On Catching Up To Rock Stardom
Burnt out after years of hard touring, the "Radioactive" band hit the brakes. Now, it's bounced back with a new album, Evolve. Singer Dan Reynolds and guitarist Wayne Sermon tell Michel Martin more. -
6:03pm Jun 24, 2017National National Religion
Unitarian Universalists Denounce White Supremacy, Make Leadership Changes
The Unitarian Universalists are among the most liberal of all religious denominations in America. Activists have denounced what they see as white supremacy in the church and are changing leadership. -
6:03pm Jun 24, 2017World News World News Religion
Barbershop: Reflections On A Particularly Difficult Ramadan
In anticipation for Eid, U.S. Representative André Carson, D-Ind., Buzzfeed News reporter Hannah Allam and CAIR Executive Director for the Cleveland chapter Julia Shearson look back at this Ramadan. -
Courtesy of Vanessa Grubb 6:03pm Jun 24, 2017National National Science Books Arts Health & Safety'Interlaced Fingers' Traces Roots Of Racial Disparity In Kidney Transplants
When Dr. Vanessa Grubbs fell in love with a man whose kidneys were failing, he'd been waiting for a transplant for years. Her book explores the ways racial inequity is embedded in the system. -
Federico Parra / AFP/Getty Images 11:32pm Jun 23, 2017World News World NewsFor The Venezuelan Opposition, Protests Are 'Like A War'
Venezuela has been in political and economic turmoil for months. Daily demonstrations, food shortages and a crackdown on the opposition have forced the country into a near state of collapse. -
Zak Bennett for NPR 11:32pm Jun 23, 2017National National EducationHow It All Turned Out: A Kindergarten Story, 13 Years Later
NPR was there for 5-year-old Sam's first day of kindergarten back in 2004. His parents wondered if he was ready. This month, as he graduated from high school, they're still asking that question. -
6:36pm Jun 23, 2017Sports Sports National Health & Safety
NFL's Jermichael Finley On Head Trauma: 'It Felt Like 100 Bees Stinging Me'
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with former NFL tight end Jermichael Finley about his experience living with the effects of head trauma sustained on the field. -
6:06pm Jun 23, 2017World News World News
Bike Race Symbolizes Colombia's Transition From War To Peace
As the South American nation of Colombia transitions from war to peace, it is trying to lure visitors to places once rendered off limits by conflict. One village is trying to market its natural beauty through a bike race. -
Nicole Rivelli / Lionsgate 4:38pm Jun 23, 2017Arts Arts'Big Sick' Creators Nanjiani And Gordon On Turning Their Courtship Into A Movie
In Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon's new rom-com, girl meets boy, girl contracts a mysterious illness and boy's Pakistani parents struggle to accept the relationship. -
Hero Images / Getty Images 4:38pm Jun 23, 2017National National Economy Politics & Government Health & SafetyEfforts Increase To Bring Health And Other Benefits To Independent Workers
The vast majority of the estimated 54 million to 68 million contingent or independent workers in the U.S. don't receive employee benefits, though some firms and lawmakers are trying to change that.
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