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Canadian rapper Drake enlisted Tupac Shakur in his new beef
Drake used AI generated vocals of the rapper in a diss track aimed at rapper Kendrick Lamar. A lawyer representing Tupac's estate sent Drake a cease and desist letter threatening a lawsuit.
How can the U.S. support protesters in Iran? Activists want a pause in nuclear talks
by Michele Kelemen
The Biden administration is trying to make it easier for tech companies to connect Iranians to the internet. It is one way they're supporting the protest movement sparked by the death of a woman.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has stopped all foreign adoptions of Ukrainian children
by Ashley Westerman
Dozens of American parents who were in the process of adopting children from Ukraine are stuck in limbo as the war with Russia grinds on with no end in sight.
For a chance at a better life, Venezuelans head toward the U.S. border
by Manuel Rueda
Large numbers of migrants from Venezuela are traveling thousands of miles to the U.S.-Mexico border, as their nation experiences food shortages and high inflation.
Migrants who work as day laborers are reluctant to ask for government help after Ian
by Quil Lawrence
People in Florida are turning to the government for help after Hurricane Ian. But that's not an option for the many people who work as day laborers or in service industries on the Gulf Coast.
The economics behind the pumpkin spice trend
Now that it's fall, it's hard to avoid pumpkin spice everything. Why is this seasonal marketing strategy so ubiquitous?
EPA creates new office to advance environmental justice initiatives
by Leoneda Inge
Forty years after Warren County, N.C., residents marched to a landfill to try to stop dump trucks, the EPA is creating an office for advancing environmental justice. (Aired on ATC on Oct. 3, 2022.)
In Burkina Faso, military officers have taken control of the government
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Rachel Chason, West Africa bureau chief for The Washington Post, about the coup unfolding in Burkina Faso — the second in the country in eight months.
Cryptocurrency is a risky investment. How should the government regulate it?
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with American University associate law professor Hilary Allen about the gaining popularity of cryptocurrency, and the challenges of regulating the industry.
Ricks' book argues the nonviolent Civil Rights movement employed a military strategy
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Thomas Ricks about his book on a military history of the civil rights movement: Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968.