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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There were horrible floods in West Virginia last summer. Twenty-three people died. Thousands of homes were destroyed. Many flood victims are still struggling to find adequate housing. Now high school students are stepping in to t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Three Years After A Car Bomb Damaged It, Cairo's Islamic Art Museum Reopens

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A museum in Cairo that was damaged by a car bomb three years ago recently opened its doors again. The Museum of Islamic Art houses some of the most important treasures of Islamic culture. NPR's Jane Arraf was there to ta

美国国家公共电台 NPR At New York Fashion Week, Ungendered Clothes Make Appearance On Runway

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now it's time for our regular segment Words You'll Hear. That's where we try to understand a story that will be in the news in the coming days by focusing on a key word or phrase. And while tonight may be all about football for s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Utah Representative Wants Bears Ears Gone And He Wants Trump To Do It

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Republicans want to eliminate one of the nation's newest national monuments. President Obama created the 1.3 million-acre Bears Ears National Monument in Utah just days before he left office. The land which is near the F

美国国家公共电台 NPR Documentary Focuses On 'Voicelessness And Helplessness' Of Solitary Confinement

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have one more conversation about the prison system with a look at a new film about solitary confinement. As we just talked about, prisons are closed off from the outside world. That's just one reason the access granted to dire

美国国家公共电台 NPR Travel Ban Keeps Scientists Out of the Lab

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: President Trump's travel ban, though lifted for now, threw tens of thousands of people into limbo. Among the groups affected are scientists. NPR's science correspondent Joe Palca has more now on how recent events have cr

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Wheeler' Follows Life And Career Of Little-Known Country Music Singer

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A new movie called Wheeler follows an aspiring country singer-songwriter who moves to Nashville looking for a break. The film eavesdrops documentary-style on confessional songs that may have viewers seeking out more of the music

美国国家公共电台 NPR Commercial For Nicer Living: The Gift Of Doing Nothing

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美国国家公共电台 NPR When Old Medicine Goes Bad

DAVID GREENE, HOST: And now a dilemma that most of us have probably experienced, reaching for a painkiller or other medication only to discover it's expired according to the date on the label. NPR's Patti Neighmond takes a look at what these dates ac

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Tower In Toronto Is Up For Sale And Facing Legal Woes

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have an update now on the business empire that President Trump still owns. His personal interests, which stretch from New York to India and beyond, include the Trump International Hotel Tower in Toronto. It opened in 2012, a 6

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump's Role As President May Be Boosting His Brand's Reputation

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump's approval ratings are the lowest on record for a new chief executive. But there's some evidence that a different number is going up - the dollar value of the president's commercial brand. NPR's Jim Zarroli report

美国国家公共电台 NPR At 79, David Hockney Isn't Keen On Parties, But Still Paints Every Day

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The painter David Hockney once said, quote, it is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work. A major retrospective opens in London tomorrow at the Tate Britain museum, giving vi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Raise Your (He)art Rate With A Workout At The Met

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Great Hall at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has a way of humbling people and hushing you to prepare for some quiet contemplation. For the next few weeks, though, through March 9, it's also the starting point for

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Stylish FX Series 'Legion' Suffers From A Split Personality

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Tonight on FX is the debut of a TV show called Legion. It's about a super-powered man who may or may not be mentally ill. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says it has the feel of a superhero show for people who don't really like superh

美国国家公共电台 NPR Famously Eccentric Comedian Irwin Corey Dies At 102

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Irwin Corey described himself as the world's foremost authority. The famously eccentric comedian was kidding of course, but it took a special sort of person to accept a national book award on behalf of the reclusive author Thomas

美国国家公共电台 NPR Joyce Carol Oates' New Novel Begins With An Abortion Doctor's Murder

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Joyce Carol Oates is also taken aback by the relevance of her fiction these days. She's written dozens of books, won piles of literary prizes, and she joined our co-host Ari Shapiro to talk about her latest novel, which begins wi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' Soars To Top Of Amazon Bestseller List

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: At this point, it's probably safe to call it a trend. Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel, The Handmaid's Tale, is the latest work of classic dystopian fiction to hit the Amazon Bestseller lists since the presidential election. It joins

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Mexico, The Crowd Loves To Hate Pro Wrestler Who Plays Trump Supporter

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Mexico has taken its share of punches from President Trump. He's accused Mexico of sending rapists and criminals to the U.S. And he's threatened to make it pay for a border wall. Well, all of this has left Mexicans confused, angr

美国国家公共电台 NPR DOJ Files Brief In Appeals Court, Defending Trump's Immigration Executive Order

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Properly vetted refugees can enter the United States, at least today. That's because a judge temporarily blocked President Trump's ban on travel for refugees and people from seven countries. Today, judges from a federal appeals c

美国国家公共电台 NPR Obamacare Helped The Homeless, Who Now Worry About Coverage Repeal

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We do not know yet if Obamacare will be replaced. As NPR's Pam Fessler reports, one community facing uncertainty are the homeless. PAM FESSLER, BYLINE: Joseph Funn was homeless for almost 20 years, and his body took quite a beatin