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Six days a week, from Monday through Saturday, the hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you, in 15 minutes. In participating regions on weekdays, you'll also hear from local journalists about what's happening in your community.
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The Rise And Fall Of A Notorious Financial Investor
Legendary investor Bill Gross changed how the bond market operated.
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Can't Find a Teacher? Grow Your Own
Amid teacher shortages, some schools are looking for new teachers among their current staff.
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The Cherokee Nation's Fight Against The Opioid Crisis
The Cherokee Nation has been hit hard by opioid addiction. But the tribe has a plan to heal.
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20 Years Since The Start Of The Iraq War, Young Iraqis Still Dream Of A Better Future
On March 20, 2023, the U.S. launched its invasion of Iraq. We recall the trauma the war left behind.
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The Most Successful Global Public Health Plan You Probably Never Heard Of
Today, when we hear the word pandemic, most people think of COVID-19. But by 2003, while rates of HIV infections and deaths from AIDS had stabilized and fallen in the US, in sub-Saharan Africa, the rates were at epidemic proportions.
In his State of the Union address that January, President George W. Bush announced a massive investment in the global fight against HIV –The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR.
In the twenty years since, the program has dedicated billions of dollars to HIV prevention and treatment across Africa and other regions, saving tens of millions of lives.
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and Dr. Helene Gayle, an epidemiologist and president of Spelman College, who spent 20 years at the CDC focused on HIV treatment and prevention and global healthcare. -
Is This a Moment for Women's College Hoops?
Women's college basketball is gaining TV viewers, even as the men's game is seeing its audiences shrink.
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13 February 2023
No excuse, for Russia closing access roads to aid and aid workers into the rebel held Syria area. No excuse, for the Syrian government looting and stealing aid monies. No excuse, for humanitarian aid, to come obliviously too late from the Saudi’s and Qatar to save lives.
No monies, of course, from Russia. 😢
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