All Things Considered
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Bernie Sanders says Netanyahu is attacking campus protests to deflect war criticism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic. The Vermont senator said it was an attempt to "deflect attention" from Israel's actions.
Charter Spectrum subscribers can't watch ESPN's NFL coverage due to Disney dispute
by Eric Deggans
Football fans subscribed to Charter Spectrum's cable TV can't watch ESPN's NFL coverage due to a dispute with Disney that saw more than two dozen Disney-owned channels yanked from the service.
Mexico is set to make history by electing its first female president
by Eyder Peralta
Mexico is on course to make history by electing its first female head of state in next year's elections — likely shattering a glass ceiling in a notoriously patriarchal society.
Understanding the joy that many find in sadness
by Jon Hamilton
Why are humans attracted to art that combines sadness and beauty? A brain scientist says sadness has benefits like helping elicit empathy and purging negative emotion.
Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES has a brand new solo career — and a sound all her own
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lauren Mayberry, lead singer of CHVRCHES, about launching her solo career with a performance at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
Remembering Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee
by Elizabeth Blair
From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.
On the ground in Chad, where Sudanese refugees have been fleeing
by Michel Martin
NPR's Michel Martin travels to Chad, which has been inundated with refugees fleeing from neighboring Sudan.
Creating a heat standard for vulnerable farmworkers could take years
by Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media
Farmworkers are particularly vulnerable to the extreme heat that's affected so many areas of the country including the Midwest. The push for a federal heatprotection policy is slow.
Georgia has charged 61 'Stop Cop City' protesters with racketeering
by Amanda Andrews
The state of Georgia has indicted 61 protesters on racketeering charges stemming from ongoing protests of a new public safety training facility near Atlanta, alleging "anarchist actions."
The U.S. Open in NYC has been heating up — literally
The U.S. Open in New York City is approaching its semifinals in sweltering conditions. Organizers partially closed the roofs on stadium courts to offer more shade but couldn't do much about the heat.
Minnesota is returning 1,400 acres of land to the Upper Sioux Community
Minnesota is returning the Upper Sioux Agency State Park, once used for religious and communal ceremonies, to the Native people whose ancestors were killed on the land more than a century ago.