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美国国家公共电台 NPR From Post-it Notes To Algorithms: How Automation Is Changing Legal Work

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美国国家公共电台 NPR United Says Goodbye To Its Iconic 'Queen Of The Skies'

DAVID GREENE, HOST: A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Honolulu today marks the end of an era. This will be the last time United flies the iconic Boeing 747. Now, when the 747 first started carrying passengers in 1970, this jumbo jet was

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Texas And Beyond, Mass Shootings Have Roots In Domestic Violence

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We now know that the man who killed 26 people in a tiny Texas church on Sunday had been court-martialed and discharged from the Air Force for assaulting his wife and child. And authorities say that Devin Patrick Kelley sent threat

美国国家公共电台 NPR There's An Immigration Gap In How Latinos Perceive Discrimination

NOEL KING, HOST: And now, a story about what happens when two people experience the same thing. One person sees the experience as discrimination, the other does not. According to a new survey from NPR, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health an

美国国家公共电台 NPR Actor Greta Gerwig Stays Behind The Camera In Her Solo-Directing Debut 'Lady Bird'

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Richard Linklater's New Film 'Last Flag Flying' Handles The Trauma Of War

NOEL KING, HOST: Over the past two decades, director Richard Linklater has made a name for himself as an indie filmmaker's indie filmmaker. Linklater has a style that captures the messy, awkward and sometimes tender rhythm of real life and real conve

美国国家公共电台 NPR Of Power, Predators And Innocent Mistakes: The Complex Problems Of Sexual Harassment

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 150 Psalms, 12 Days: Music for Challenging Times At The White Light Festival

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Sickle Cell Patients Endure Discrimination, Poor Care And Shortened Lives

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Tensions Build In NPR Newsroom Over Handling Of Sexual Harassment Allegations

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Clinton Campaign Had Additional Signed Agreement With DNC In 2015

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Now, it's been a rough few days for Democrats, too. They are trying to rebuild and win elections, including two gubernatorial races next week. And yet the 2016 Democratic primary is a wound that just can't seem to heal. Donna

美国国家公共电台 NPR Fearing Checkpoints, Undocumented Immigrants Cut Off From Medical Care

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A disabled 10-year-old girl was recently apprehended in South Texas for immigration violations. Her case spotlights a harsh reality of the borderlands. Undocumented immigrants who live north of the border but south of a string of B

美国国家公共电台 NPR A 'Wine Lover's Daughter' Savors Her Dad's Vintage Story

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Dan Rather, An Unlikely Essayist, On 'What Unites Us'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Dan Rather's career has entered a new phase. At age 86, he's speaking to millions of people every day not at CBS where he anchored the Evening News for more than 20 years. Instead, Facebook has given him a new audience where he wri

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Property Brothers Flip A Page On Their TV Triumphs

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美国国家公共电台 NPR A Messy Protagonist In 'Bonfire'

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Mad Men' Creator Says Writing A Novel Is Nothing Like TV Writing

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Binge-watching your favorite TV show is sometimes compared to reading a really good novel in one sitting. You tell yourself you'll watch just one more episode. Before you know it, you've watched three, just like you keep moving t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Jenifer Lewis Of 'Black-ish' Reflects On Her Role As Black Hollywood's Mother

NOEL KING, HOST: Some artists are larger than life, and some are even bigger still. Actress, singer and comedian Jennifer Lewis stars in the hit ABC show, Blackish, as the irascible and hilarious grandmother, Ruby Johnson. Jennifer's career spans dec

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Virginia, Both Parties Use Trump To Turn Out The Base

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's no such thing as an off year for voters in Virginia from politics. The state holds a gubernatorial election Tuesday. The race looks tight. The state's often seen as a political bellwether, and the stakes feel especially hig