美国国家公共电台 NPR CDC Seeks Controversial New Quarantine Powers To Stop Outbreaks

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Federal health officials may soon have strong, new powers to quarantine people in order to prevent or stop outbreaks of dangerous infectious diseases. The new powers are designed to help the Centers for Disease Control and Preven

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'I Am Not Your Negro' Gives James Baldwin's Words New Relevance

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Filmmaker Raoul Peck's documentary I Am Not Your Negro is nominated for an Oscar. It features the work of the late James Baldwin, American writer, poet and social critic. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO) JAMES BALD

美国国家公共电台 NPR Military Widows Find Hope And Understanding Together

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the women seeking help from the American Widow Project were young, and their husbands had been killed in combat. Today, the widows who contact the organization are older and, as Gloria Hilla

美国国家公共电台 NPR Chasing A Dream Built On Dairy, This Master Of Milk Came Home

SCOTT SIMON, BYLINE: We've been hearing stories of people who've pursued their American dream through food in bakeries, restaurants - now on a farm. Mike McCloskey is one of the biggest and most influential producers of milk in America - makes him so

美国国家公共电台 NPR Beyoncé, Bandcamp And Bob Dylan: The Week In Music News

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We're going to turn from financial to music news. And joining us now to do that is Jacob Ganz, senior editor with NPR Music. Jacob, thanks for coming down. JACOB GANZ, BYLINE: You're welcome, Audie. CORNISH: All right, so we're g

美国国家公共电台 NPR Categories To The Letter

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Reba McEntire's New Album Is A Dedication To Family And Faith

(SOUNDBITE OF REBA MCENTIRE SONG) REBA MCENTIRE: (Singing) Walking down some winding roads, twisting in some long shadows. SCOTT SIMON, BYLINE: Reba McEntire has sung about love and the blues, New England and the night the lights went out. In her lat

美国国家公共电台 NPR Transparency Advocates Fear Trump Officials Will Block Flow of Information to Public

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There's been a lot said about the new administration's hostile stance towards the news media. President Trump has criticized entire networks and individual reporters by name, yet advocates for transparency in government say there

美国国家公共电台 NPR Health Insurers Say They Don't Want To Go Back To Being The Bad Guys

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: President Trump and other Republican leaders are working furiously to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Millions of Americans who have health insurance through the Obamacare marketplaces are wondering what will happen t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Uber CEO Leaves Business Council After Criticism From Trump Opponents

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The CEO of Uber has resigned from President Trump's economic council. Travis Kalanick says people misinterpreted his presence on that council as an endorsement of the president, and he's quitting amid a consumer boycott. NPR's La

美国国家公共电台 NPR Justina Machado On Her Quincea?era, Rita Moreno's Abs And 'One Day At A Time'

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美国国家公共电台 NPR After 2 Weeks In Office, Trump Faces More Than 50 Lawsuits

After 2 Weeks In Office, Trump Faces More Than 50 Lawsuits

美国国家公共电台 NPR Hopes Are High In Russia For Improved Relations With U.S. 'Pragmatic Partners'

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Russia, officials say they're pleased that Rex Tillerson has finally been sworn in as U.S. secretary of state. When Tillerson was an ExxonMobil executive, Vladimir Putin awarded him Russia's Order of Friendship. Now Russians e

美国国家公共电台 NPR With Conflict And Drama, Trump Hooks You Like A Reality TV Show

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The 2016 presidential election was so much more than just a political race for Tom Forman. TOM FORMAN: It was the best reality TV show. Who knew how it was going to end? Constant elimination - a big field that got narrowed over th

美国国家公共电台 NPR How's The New President Doing? Voters In One Trump County Talk

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Pachinko' Is A Family Saga Of Exile, Discrimination ... And Japanese Pinball

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you've ever been to Japan, you've probably seen these crazy-looking video game centers all over. They've got lots of fluorescent flashing lights, and it's where businessmen often unwind after work. The game is called pachinko,

美国国家公共电台 NPR Kenyan Bus Driver Speaks Out Against Everyday Corruption On Live TV

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's no secret that corruption is widespread in Kenya. But recently, the conversation about it got real when a bus driver confronted the police and the president with a story of bribery on national television. NPR's Eyder Peralta

美国国家公共电台 NPR Prion Test For Rare, Fatal Brain Disease Helps Families Cope

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Scientists have developed a better test for a very rare brain disease. And as NPR's Rae Ellen Bichell reports, this test could lead to new ways to diagnose more common diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. RAE ELLEN BICHELL,

美国国家公共电台 NPR Judge Gorsuch's Originalism Contrasts With Mentor's Pragmatism

DAVID GREENE, HOST: When the country elects a Republican president and there's an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court, it's expected the president will nominate a conservative to fill that seat. The question is, what kind of conservative? There are dif

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Companies Uncertain Of NAFTA Trading Under Trump Administration

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Present Trump's threat to change America's trade relationship with Mexico has got businesses on both sides of the border concerned. As Frank Morris of member station KCUR reports, this includes a 130-year-old railroad called Kans