NPR News: Despite her own hard times, a Maryland woman became a leading data center activist

Despite her own hard times, a Maryland woman became a leading data center activist
Despite her hard financial times, a Maryland woman became a leading local data center activist — an example of the way the issue has prompted people to get involved.

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NPR News: New book revisits the 2023 killing of an unhoused man in crisis on the NYC subway

New book revisits the 2023 killing of an unhoused man in crisis on the NYC subway
Jordan Neely was frightening fellow passengers. A former Marine named Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold, killing him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas investigates the incident in Man in the Mirror.

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NPR News: Romantasy fans turn out for 'Midnight Maas' release event

Romantasy fans turn out for 'Midnight Maas' release event
The highly anticipated, latest installment of Sarah J. Maas' romantasy series has hit the shelves. Hardcore fans were lined up (in their faerie ears) at the stroke of midnight.

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NPR News: Filmmaking is 'our weapon against intolerance,' say 'La Bola Negra' directors

Filmmaking is 'our weapon against intolerance,' say 'La Bola Negra' directors
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi — known as "Los Javis" — have turned four pages of an unfinished play by Federico García Lorca into a sweeping epic about the persecution of gay men in Spain.

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NPR News: Grand Theft Auto fans are already calling off from work ahead of GTA6 release

Grand Theft Auto fans are already calling off from work ahead of GTA6 release
Grand Theft Auto is one of the most popular video game franchises in history. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to superfan Bud Burruss who plans to take PTO to play the latest release.

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NPR News: Jay-Z picks himself to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in Southern California

Jay-Z picks himself to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in Southern California
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Monday night that Jay-Z will be the featured performer for the halftime festivities on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

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NPR News: 'New Yorker' cartoonists confess to the horrors lurking in their kitchens

'New Yorker' cartoonists confess to the horrors lurking in their kitchens
Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein discuss roaches, molding food and dysfunctional appliances. Their new graphic memoir, The Two Saddest Kitchens, reveals it all.

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NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: BRB

Sunday Puzzle: BRB
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WUOT listener Jordan Bogdan of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

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NPR News: In this new kids' book, it's 'Snow Geese Season' for a little boy and his Pop

In this new kids' book, it's 'Snow Geese Season' for a little boy and his Pop
Every fall, snow geese migrating south stop in Vermont and cover the ground in a snowy white blanket. Now, a new picture book celebrates that real-life awe-inspiring event.

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NPR News: When a teen posts a selfie, how much filter is 'too much' filter?

When a teen posts a selfie, how much filter is 'too much' filter?
The recent Meta settlement includes a clause banning "cosmetic procedure filters" for teens. But defining what constitutes an extreme makeover isn't easy.

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NPR News: Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800 million settlement over sexual abuse claims

Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800 million settlement over sexual abuse claims
The 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members and lay workers have all agreed to the settlement, according to an attorney for some of the plaintiffs.

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NPR News: 'Wait Wait' for October 24, 2026: With Not My Job guest Daniel Vosovic

'Wait Wait' for October 24, 2026: With Not My Job guest Daniel Vosovic


This week, Wait Wait is live in Kalamazoo with host Peter Sagal, special guest Daniel Vosovic and panelists Rachel Coster, Peter Grosz and Shantira Jackson



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