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5:53am Aug 11, 2022National National Economy
News brief: gas prices fall, remembering Charlottesville, Iran nuclear talks
The national average for a gallon of gas has dropped below $4. It's been 5 years since a violent white nationalist rally rocked Charlottesville, Va. Efforts continue to revive the Iran nuclear deal. -
5:53am Aug 11, 2022
British ultramarathoner downed a pint of Guinness and then ran across Ireland
Robert Pope says he considered quitting two hours in. But thanks to some bananas and a can of soda, he finished under the wire — in 23 hours and 39 minutes. -
5:07am Aug 11, 2022Education Education
'Throughline': The origins of federal student loans and promises the government made
At the start of the 20th century, only the most privileged could afford to go to college. Today millions of students pursue higher education, but collectively they owe $1.7 trillion in debt. -
AP 5:07am Aug 11, 2022National NationalThe Cold War to Brittney Griner: a new twist in U.S.-Russia prisoner swaps
The U.S. and Russia are trying to work out a prisoner exchange that involves basketball star Brittney Griner. While they've done deals for decades, the trading usually involves spies for spies. -
5:07am Aug 11, 2022National National
Far-right figures in prison get their message out by podcasting behind bars
Steve Bannon's conviction for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 House panel could result in fines or jail time. That's raised a question of whether the ex-Trump adviser would podcast from prison. -
5:07am Aug 11, 2022National National Politics & Government
Charlottesville was a wake-up call for many about the white supremacy movement
Racial justice activists say the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., marked a turning point that emboldened far-right political violence — including the Jan. 6th violence. -
5:07am Aug 11, 2022
The Trump-era immigration policy 'Remain in Mexico' is ending
NPR's A Martinez talks to Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director of the American Immigration Council, about the end of the policy that had asylum-seekers had waiting in Mexico for court hearings. -
5:07am Aug 11, 2022
'A League of Their Own' gets new life as a limited Amazon Prime Video series
The series uses the 1992 film about a World War II-era, female baseball team as a loose template, but it leans into subjects the movie never explored, including gay and non-white players. -
5:07am Aug 11, 2022
In latest nuclear talks, the European Union presses Iran to make some decisions
It's taking longer than expected but there's still an effort to revive the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. The talks include Russia, China, France, Britain, Germany, the U.S. and Iran. -
5:07am Aug 11, 2022
The case of Jamshid Sharmahd, who faces the death penalty in Iran
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Gazelle Sharmahd, the daughter of Jamshid Sharmahd, a critic of Iran's Islamic regime, who was kidnapped in California and forcibly taken to Iran to stand trial. -
11:44am Aug 10, 2022
Sri Lanka hopes its tea exports may play a role in its economic recovery
Sri Lanka is paying some foreign debts with tea, rather than cash. But an abrupt ban on chemical fertilizers has hurt crop yields and tea pickers are losing hours and wages as food prices double. -
8:17am Aug 10, 2022Health & Safety Health & Safety
Volunteer escorts at clinics that provide abortions are shifting their focus
Volunteer escorts typically walk patients to and from the doors of abortion providers. But as more clinics close, such volunteers are navigating an increasingly precarious reality.
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