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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: For centuries, scientists and amateur botanists scoured the country to document and preserve plant species. Their findings were prized like fine art. Now there's a new effort to digitize these collections, a treasure trove for re

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Cuts $300 Million In Aid To Pakistan; Says It's Failing To Fight Militants

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, the relationship between Washington and Islamabad has already been pretty tense, and now this. The Pentagon says it is going to suspend $300 million in aid to Pakistan. The Pentagon says Islamabad is just not doing enou

美国国家公共电台 NPR Mother Of Parkland Victim Wins School Board Seat: 'I Won't Stop' Until Kids Are Safe

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Ordinarily, we wouldn't be bringing you news of a local school board election, but this one has special resonance. This past Tuesday, Lori Alhadeff of Parkland, Fla., was elected to the Broward County School Board. Her 14-year-ol

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Funeral Fit For A 'Queen'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A weeklong tribute for the Queen of Soul came to a close in Detroit yesterday. Thousands turned out for Aretha Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple to celebrate a superstar and her musical legacy. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Rush': The Other Founding Father From Philadelphia Named Benjamin

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And now let's go to Philadelphia, the first capital of the United States, and retrace the steps of a lesser-known but fascinating Founding Father, a Benjamin who does not have his face on the $100 bill. His name is Benjamin Rush.

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Minding The Gap,' Skateboarding Is The Least Of The Pain

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: In the new documentary film Minding the Gap, we see a message hand-painted on a smashed skateboard. It says, This device cures heartache. There's a lot of heartache in this movie. And if skateboarding doesn't cure it, it offers a

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Germany, A Murder Sparks Anti-Immigrant Demonstrations

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Close to 10,000 protesters descended upon the small East German city of Chemnitz today, sparked by the stabbing death a week ago of a German man allegedly by two Middle Eastern asylum-seekers. The demonstration raised new concern

美国国家公共电台 NPR Say 'I Do' Without The Sweat: Wedding Pros Share How They Beat The Heat

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: It turns out that fall has become the most popular season for weddings. And one reason could be that rising temperatures have made summer nuptials a little sticky. As part of our series on heat, NPR's Adelina Lancianese looks int

美国国家公共电台 NPR At Aretha Franklin's Funeral, Gospel Was The Heart — And Backbone

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We are going to end this program where we started it - by remembering a towering figure from American life. On Friday, the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit embodied the spirit, the fierceness and the joy of Aretha Franklin. Thousa

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'SNL' Wasn't A Good Fit For Natasha Rothwell. Now On 'Insecure,' She's Anything But

SAM SANDERS, HOST: From NPR, I'm Sam Sanders. IT'S BEEN A MINUTE. It's Tuesday, and I have a conversation for you. Today, I'm talking with Natasha Rothwell. She joined me at NPR West studios in Culver City. A lot of you know Natasha from her role as

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Waiting For Eden,' Grief With No Guarantee Of Closure

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Elliott Ackerman served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he often draws on that experience in his writing. In a new novel out today, he explores the life of a seriously injured veteran named Eden and those who were

美国国家公共电台 NPR Still Reinventing At 80, Jane Fonda Says, 'I Feel Better Than I Ever Have'

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Jane Fonda has lived many lives from starlet to fitness guru to Vietnam protester and now a comedic actress, securing roles at an age when most people in Hollywood have left the screen. A new documentary on HBO is called Jane

美国国家公共电台 NPR Is The Record Number Of Women Candidates A 2018 Blip — Or A Lasting Trend?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A record number of women are running for Congress this year. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben asked if this marks a lasting shift. DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: Lauren Underwood, the Democratic House candidate in Illinois' 14th district,

美国国家公共电台 NPR Rosenstein Remains Deputy Attorney General Following White House Meeting — For Now

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Rod Rosenstein is still the deputy attorney general at the Justice Department despite conflicting reports about his fate earlier today. TV cameras recorded him leaving his home for a meeting at the White House. A short while late

美国国家公共电台 NPR Can't Get Comfortable In Your Chair? Here's What You Can Do

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We're going to spend the next several minutes talking about an object that you spend a lot of time with - your chair. Why are so many chairs so bad for people's backs? NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff investigated, and she's written us

美国国家公共电台 NPR Floodwaters From Florence Hit Elderly Hard

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Thousands of homes in North Carolina have been destroyed by Hurricane Florence and the flooding that followed. For the elderly, who are often living on fixed incomes and can't afford repairs, a flood can quickly become an evictio

美国国家公共电台 NPR When Florence Hit Her School Community, This Principal Stepped Up

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In North Carolina, more than 60,000 students are starting another week without school. Their districts are still taking stock of the damage caused by Hurricane Florence, and many of the students and teachers who evacuated are sti

美国国家公共电台 NPR Ex-Sawdust Factory Is Transformed Into A NYC Musical Venue

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A former sawdust factory in Brooklyn has been transformed into a nonprofit music venue with a $4 million annual budget. It spends nearly a quarter of that to commission new works, to record and release albums and support young arti

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Began In A Mother's Living Room Lab

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: In the early 1900s, a housewife in Michigan started studying young children in her living room. She called it a cosmic laboratory of baby training. From that inauspicious beginning sprang something that is now a multimillion-doll

美国国家公共电台 NPR One Year After The Las Vegas Shooting, 2 Survivors Remember

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In about a week, the city here will mark a grim anniversary. It was a year ago in October where the single deadliest mass shooting in modern American history took place. A man opened fire on a country music festival. He kil