RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Supreme Court is considering a case that could have a dramatic effect on the workplace. Currently, if a worker wants to bring a claim against their employer - anything from harassment and discrimination to unpaid wages - they

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Kazuo Ishiguro Is Awarded Nobel Prize In Literature

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This year's Nobel Prize for literature goes to a Japanese-born British writer who is best known for his 1989 novel The Remains Of The Day. The movie adaptation starred Anthony Hopkins as a deeply repressed butler who can't handle

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Review: 'Blade Runner 2049' Will Satisfy Fans As It Expands On Original

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner was a modest hit in theaters in 1982 and a massive one later on video. Scott's punk noir dystopia initially got mixed reviews, but the director kept re-cutting his film. And by 200

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美国国家公共电台 NPR To Save Opioid Addicts, This Experimental Court Is Ditching The Delays

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: America's opioid crisis continues to devastate families and communities across this country. It is also taking a toll on first responders and the criminal justice system. One city decided to take a new approach. Buffalo, N.Y., ha

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Deadline Looms For Thousands Of DREAMers

DAVID GREENE, HOST: So this is a very important deadline today for DACA recipients. That's the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects nearly 700,000 so-called DREAMers from deportation. Today is the last day for DACA recipients

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Sorrow, But Little Appetite For New Laws Among Nevada Gun Enthusiasts

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The question - the question - that hangs over the investigation here in Vegas is, why? We still don't have a good answer to that, to what motivated Stephen Paddock. But we are slowly gaining insight into another key question.

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Manhattan Beach,' Jennifer Egan Dives Deep Into WWII New York City

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: In 2011, the novelist Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for her book A Visit From The Goon Squad. Years before it came out, Egan began researching New York City in the 1930s and '40s. And that research wound up in her new nove

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Senator To Ex-CEO: Equifax Can't Be Trusted With Americans' Personal Data

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Senators, pretty angry senators, had some tough questions for Equifax yesterday. The heat was really on the CEO who just resigned. As NPR's Chris Arnold reports, Republicans and Democrats alike are upset about the massive hack of

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美国国家公共电台 NPR We Are What We Wear: Exhibition Examines Clothing That Changed The World

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right. What do a baseball cap, a sari and a little black dress designed by Chanel have in common? They are all on display in a new exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art. MOMA calls them garments that change the world.

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美国国家公共电台 NPR No Shortlist Of Nominees For The Nobel Prize In Literature

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced tomorrow in Stockholm. And as usual, the British betting agency Ladbrokes is driving the speculation on who might win. No matter that Ladbrokes rarely gets it right. The Nobel commi

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 112 Degrees With No Water: Puerto Rican Hospitals Battle Life And Death Daily

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And let's turn now to Puerto Rico, where three-quarters of hospitals are still operating on limited emergency power. This creates dangerous conditions for critically ill patients. NPR's John Burnett spent a day with a federal disa

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Facebook, Google Spread Misinformation About Las Vegas Shooting. What Went Wrong?

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: In the hours after the massacre in Las Vegas, fake news about it started showing up on Google and Facebook. A man was falsely accused of being the shooter. His name bubbled up on a Facebook safety check site and at the top of Goo

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美国国家公共电台 NPR For Many Women, The Nearest Abortion Provider Is Hundreds Of Miles Away

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: While abortion is legal in the United States, for some, it is not very accessible. A new study finds that many women face legal barriers and long distances to get the procedure. NPR's Sarah McCammon reports. SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLIN

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美国国家公共电台 NPR What Is, And Isn't, Considered Domestic Terrorism

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The investigation into the Las Vegas shooting is in the early stages, and already there's a debate over whether to call this crime an act of domestic terrorism. We're going to take a moment now to look at what is and isn't define

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Beautiful Things' Revealed In Stage Adaptation Of Cheryl Strayed's Advice Column

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Take a book by Cheryl Strayed, the author of Wild, actress and writer Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame and the director of the Broadway sensation Hamilton, put them all together and what have you got? An unlikely off

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美国国家公共电台 NPR James McBride Says Fiction Writing Allows Him More Freedom

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, if you have ever marveled at someone's ability to reinvent himself, then James McBride is an artist for you. He is an accomplished musician, but the world was introduced to his writing more than two decades ago wit

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Jeffrey Eugenides Calls Short Stories 'Maddening' — And Now He Has A Collection

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Jeffrey Eugenides is well-known for his novels. He won the Pulitzer for Middlesex. But his latest work, a collection of short stories, is a departure. JEFFREY EUGENIDES: Short stories are difficult, maddening, little puzzle

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美国国家公共电台 NPR The Country Music Festival That Attracted Thousands To Las Vegas

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Route 91 Harvest festival, the target of last night's shooting, is one of country music's biggest events. It's nicknamed the neon sleepover. The three-day event attracts big-name artists and more than 20,000 fans. NPR's Eliza

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美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Our Souls At Night,' Robert Redford And Jane Fonda Stage A Twilight Reunion

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Fifty years ago, two young actors played newlyweds in the classic comedy Barefoot In The Park. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK) JANE FONDA: (As Corie) Was that a kiss? Because, boy, if that's what kisses are going

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每日一词【1117】At odds：意见分歧

今天我们要学的词是at odds。 At odds, 意见分歧。 Costa Rica and Nicaragua remain at odds over border disputes, 哥斯达黎加和尼加拉瓜在边界问题上继续争执不休。在是否应该取消对军人同性恋不问不说的政策

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