NPR News: 'The 101 Plays Itself': This computer program treats the interstate into music

'The 101 Plays Itself': This computer program treats the interstate into music
A Southern California man has created a system which translates cars passing on Interstates in California into soothing music.

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NPR News: Greetings from Syria, where time seems to melt as a glassmaker braves scorching temps

Greetings from Syria, where time seems to melt as a glassmaker braves scorching temps
As a Syrian glassmaker created his wares in Damascus, watching his craft reminded this reporter to slow down and enjoy the moment.

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NPR News: The moment you've been waiting for: America's best student podcasts

The moment you've been waiting for: America's best student podcasts
We've listened to nearly 1,500 podcasts from all around the U.S. and narrowed them down to 10 middle school and 10 high school finalists.

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NPR News: 'NAZA' filmmakers on what they learned making the doc and the backlash it received

'NAZA' filmmakers on what they learned making the doc and the backlash it received
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with the filmmakers of "NAZA," a documentary that features interviews with Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers who describe targeting Palestinians in Gaza.

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NPR News: Mahmoud Khalil on his detention by ICE: 'It is a stain on the U.S. consciousness'

Mahmoud Khalil on his detention by ICE: 'It is a stain on the U.S. consciousness'
Khalil was the face of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University when immigration agents arrested him and sent him to detention in Louisiana. His new memoir is No Land to Stand On.

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NPR News: Meet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur Fellowships

Meet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur Fellowships
A historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,000 grants.

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NPR News: Gaming granny earns Guinness World Record

Gaming granny earns Guinness World Record
We speak with a grandma in Scotland who has earned a Guinness record for playing Fortnite.

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NPR News: I didn't think 'Pachinko' could be topped. Then I read 'American Hagwon'

I didn't think 'Pachinko' could be topped. Then I read 'American Hagwon'
Min Jin Lee's new novel is the third in a planned four-novel series about the Korean diaspora. Nearly 10 years in the making, this sweeping-but-intimate 600+ page book is overwhelming — in a good way.

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NPR News: What we know about the suspected U.K. terror plot. And, why the Gulf remains in limbo

What we know about the suspected U.K. terror plot. And, why the Gulf remains in limbo
What we know — and still don't — about the suspected terror plot near a U.K. air base. Trump rejects Iran's offer to pause fighting. And CNN prepares for new owners with ties to Trump.

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NPR News: Trump aims to leave a physical legacy in D.C., bulldozing norms along the way

Trump aims to leave a physical legacy in D.C., bulldozing norms along the way
President Trump has brought his New York real estate background to the White House. But experts say D.C. is a very different historic and legal landscape — and worry about the precedent he could set.

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NPR News: 'End Times Fascism' looks at supremacist groups uniting around end-of-the-world ideas

'End Times Fascism' looks at supremacist groups uniting around end-of-the-world ideas
Authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify supremacists that have, despite ideological differences, converged around the conviction that they are part of an elite destined to survive an apocalypse.

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NPR News: Playing 'La Bamba' for an hour? Must be a Mexican fandango!

Playing 'La Bamba' for an hour? Must be a Mexican fandango!
A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a time.

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