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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We go next to California's Central Valley. It's an agricultural region, the source of half the fruit, nuts and vegetables eaten in America, and also home to Congressman Devin Nunes. But ag policy is not what drives his national p

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: It's not every day that scientists announce a new season. But that's what ocean researchers just did on the west coast. They say waters off Oregon, Washington and California now have a whole season when the oxygen level on

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NOEL KING, HOST: Across the Midwest, it's grain harvesting time. And this year, there are three big problems. One is wet fields, two, low crop prices exacerbated by a trade war that decimated the Chinese market for soybeans, and third, some twists fr

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Megyn Kelly and her NBC morning talk show may soon be off the air. Kelly was hired away from Fox News in 2017 with much fanfare and a big paycheck. Yet her time at the network has seen some controversy, including comments she mad

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'House Of Cards' Stands Without Spacey, As Claire Underwood Brings Closure

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: The caravan of migrants making its way across Mexico could have political implications far from the southwest border. With the midterm election less than two weeks away, Republican candidates are joining President Trump in talking

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Riz Ahmed On Rapping, Acting And Being His (Sometimes Shirtless) 'Most Complex Self'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Riz Ahmed is everywhere. He's the co-star of the comic book blockbuster Venom. He's in an indie Western The Sisters Brothers. Meanwhile he's releasing music and selling out concerts. He's also a magazine covers and might even be

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: This month, we have been looking at life in rural America and sharing the results of a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It found 1 in 4 rural Americans view o