LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: We take you now behind the scenes - the set, the mind of one of cinema's most highly-regarded directors of the 20th century. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY) KEIR DULLEA: (As Dr. Dave Bowman) Open the pod bay doors, HAL

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Dictionary Stories' Fictionalizes Dictionary Example Sentences

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: Unless you're a kid in a spelling bee or a high school or cramming for the SATs, it might have been a while since you've paid much attention to those example sentences in the dictionary, you know, those simple, can-I-hear-it-in-a

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美国国家公共电台 NPR How A Mule Train From Marks, Miss., Kicked Off MLK's Poor People Campaign

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Fifty years ago today, a mule train of covered wagons left the small town of Marks, Miss., headed for the nation's capital. It was fulfilling the mission of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to draw attention to the impoveris

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Rita Moreno To 'My Gente': Be Proud Of Who You Are, And Don't Give Up

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The list of accolades is long for Rita Moreno. She is the only Latina to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony for her work. And this weekend, she received a different award for her advocacy. The Ellis Island Hono

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Heroic, But He's No Hero': Revisiting Football Great Jim Brown

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In the opening paragraph of his new book, Dave Zirin writes this. Football is the closest thing we have in this country to a national religion, albeit a religion built on a foundation of crippled apostles and disposable mar

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Body Camera Maker Weighs Adding Facial Recognition Technology

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Axon, formerly known as TASER International, makes tasers and body cameras for police departments. And in the near future, body cams may be equipped with facial recognition software. The company has created a new ethics board to co

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美国国家公共电台 NPR A DACA Recipient Graduates Amid Deportation Fears

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It's graduation season for colleges and universities across the United States - a time for celebration for many families but also added anxiety for DACA recipients. The DREAMers have been able to finish and get college degrees but

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Parenting Myths And Facts

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: OK, parents and grandparents out there. Listen up. We want to dispel some of the biggest myths about parenting. NPR is kicking off a series today called How To Raise A Human. Over the next month, we're going to take a close

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美国国家公共电台 NPR An Artist's Alternative Universe And His Warehouse Full Of Dolls

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: We're going to hear now about Trenton Doyle Hancock. He's a star in the art world, and he collects dolls. He has so many dolls and toys he needs a studio the size of an airplane hangar in which to store them. Hancock's work is in

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Challenging Family Conversations On Mother's Day

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Today is Mother's Day, but you don't only have to be a parent for our next conversation. We all struggle with how to talk to our nearest and dearest about race and identity, especially right now when it can feel - let's be

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美国国家公共电台 NPR You Were Right, Mom

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Finally, a tribute to the old adage mother knows best. We asked you to share advice your mothers gave you that eventually made you say, Mom was right. Laura Bathke starts us off. LAURA BATHKE: When I was about 14, I was sta

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Brides Everywhere Are Saying Yes To The Low-Cut Dress

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry, whatever she wears is guaranteed to cause conversation. But as NPR's Neda Ulaby reports, these days she's not the only one. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: When it comes to the bridal bust line, the q

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 82 Women Walk Cannes Red Carpet In Protest

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: We'd like to introduce you to the number 82, an especially significant number at this year's Cannes Film Festival because 82 is the number of female directors who've been selected to compete at Cannes - 82 compared with more than

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Sticker Shock Jolts Oklahoma Patient: $15,076 For 4 Tiny Screws

DAVID GREENE, HOST: If you've ever read an itemized medical bill, you might have noticed that small things can come with these ridiculously high prices. Every month, NPR with Kaiser Health News has been taking a close look at some of these bills, and

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Louisiana Wants To Use The Muddy Mississippi To Build Up Its Coast

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The state of Louisiana is sinking. It's already lost thousands of square miles because of rising seas. The state's marshland is disappearing as a result. Now, there is an ambitious plan to divert parts of the sediment-rich Missis

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President Obama is making sure part of national forest outside Los Angeles will be spared from development. He declared a national monument today. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the forest service and non-profit groups are setting aside million of dolla

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NPR 美国国家电台 2014-10-13

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jenny Herbs. Federal officials say Ebola screenings in U.S airports will add an extra layer of protection against the virus that killed more than 4 thousand people around the world. The screening started at JFK airpor

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NPR 美国国家电台 2014-10-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jennie Hurbst. At Gaze reconstruction conference in Caro today diplomats from more than 50 contries including secretary Sx John Cerie, pledged money to help. Cerie announced additional 205 million dollars for the Pale

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NPR 美国国家电台 2014-10-5

Doctors in Spain are closely monitoring condition of a nurse assistant with Ebola. She is in serious condition. Reporting from Madrid lory flare says 15 people are quarantining for exposure of the patients. After Ebola crisis meeting, Spanish officia

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NPR 美国国家电台 2014-10-11

Nations gathered at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund of the world Bank promising to send increased amount of 80E to Ebola strict in Africa countries in need more quickly. Groups also promising medical evacuations for health care

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