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Remembering Rev. Cecil Williams, champion of equality in San Francisco, dead at 94
by Scott Shafer
The legendary pastor of Glide Church died this week at the age of 94. He was known as a champion of racial equality, LGBTQ rights and San Francisco's most impoverished residents.
Senate Foreign Relations Chair says funding for Israel, Ukraine is 'critical'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with democratic Senator Ben Cardin, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, about the absence of military aid to Ukraine in Congress's bill averting a government shutdown.
Can we grow veggies in space?
A Texas undergrad is investigating sustainable agriculture systems for growing vegetables on Mars - and grew test samples of English peas in simulated Martian soil, with fertilizer from maggots.
Golden Bachelor makes for better reality
Why viewers can't get enough of the Golden Bachelor! Is the show re-shaping the future of reality television? NPR talks with Juliet Litman of "The Ringer" who hosts the podcast "Bachelor Party."
Justin Torres wins National Book Award for novel 'Blackouts'
Justin Torres has won the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction for his novel Blackouts.
NPR's Short Wave gives us the latest on black holes, sea turtles, and blood pressure
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Regina Barber and Aaron Scott of Short Wave about a black hole nearly as old as the universe, how pollution plagues sea turtles, and a simple fix to cut blood pressure.
Police in the U.K. made an arrest after a fatal hockey incident
A fatal incident on the ice during a professional hockey game in the UK led to an arrest this week, and raises questions about the line between a terrible accident and a criminal act.
A view from the Egypt-Gaza border
by Aya Batrawy
Since the start of the war, Gaza's only lifeline to the world has been its crossing with Egypt, where Egyptian truck drivers ferry needed aid to Gaza's besieged population on the other side.
Some authors are suing OpenAI. Will it backfire?
by Keith Romer
Fiction writers like George R.R. Martin and Jonathan Franzen are suing OpenAI for using their books to train ChatGPT. That lawsuit could paradoxically benefit the company being sued.
Defaulted student loan borrowers get a fresh start
by Cory Turner
Nearly 7 million federal student loan borrowers are in default, and now the U.S. Department of Education is rolling out a new program, called Fresh Start, to make getting out of default easier.
Guatemala's President-elect faces charges from prosecutors
by Eyder Peralta
In Guatemala, prosecutors move against President elect Bernardo Arevalo, as the slow motion coup he predicted begins to pick up pace.