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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: About 30,000 brain scientists are meeting in San Diego this weekend. And when neuroscientists meet, it's often the most simple questions that generate the most intense debate. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on one ongoing controversy

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday morning in Kabul, Afghanistan, in what authorities are calling an insider attack. The soldier's name was Major Brent Taylor. He was a member of the Utah National Guard and the mayor of North Ogd

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SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: More than two weeks after the nation's deadliest fire in a century erupted in Northern California, crews are still trying to find hundreds of people. The Camp Fire has killed at least 85. It's now fully contained. But dozens of

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world. But it's been preventable since a vaccine was introduced in 1963. So public health officials are surprised that Europe is now reporting tens of thousands of new cases in

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This year's list of U.S. Rhodes Scholars is remarkable for many reasons. Almost two-thirds are women. Nearly half are first-generation Americans or immigrants. But one scholarship recipient has specially made history this year. Jin

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美国国家公共电台 NPR How The 'New World' Symphony Introduced American Music To Itself

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Northern India has some of the worst air quality in the world. This month, pollution in the capital, New Delhi, hit 20 times what the World Health Organization considers safe. Make a list of the world's 10 most polluted cities an

美国国家公共电台 NPR Racial Controversy Stirs Mississippi Senate Runoff

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Mississippi has a Senate race to settle next week. It's a runoff, and it's been overshadowed by one event. Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith made a comment. She said of a man at an event with her that she liked him so much, quo

美国国家公共电台 NPR Chief Justice Roberts Issues Rare Rebuke To Trump; Trump Fires Back

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In an extraordinary move, the chief justice of the United States, John Roberts, has released a statement rebuking President Trump for comments he made yesterday disparaging a federal judge. Within hours, Trump fired back on Twitt

美国国家公共电台 NPR Gun Shops Work With Doctors To Prevent Suicide By Firearm

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美国国家公共电台 NPR When India's Interfaith Couples Encounter Threats, 'Love Commandos' Come To Their Aid

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now we have a story of what can go wrong when you fall in love. In India, parents have a big say in who their kids marry. When a child's heart tugs them another way, particularly towards someone of a different caste or a differen

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Migrant Kids Survive Hardship To Reunite With Parents. Then What? SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We've heard a good deal lately about migrant families being separated at the southern border, but most migrant children coming to the U.S. from Central America in re

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Midterms And Lame-Duck Session Are Pushing The Farm Bill To A Deal

How The Midterms And Lame-Duck Session Are Pushing The Farm Bill To A Deal ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When Congress returns to Washington after Thanksgiving, members will be under pressure to pass a farm bill. The outcome of the midterm elections has changed