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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Lawmakers are trying to reconcile two different versions of a tax bill, one passed by the House, the other by the Senate. They do seem to agree - Republicans, anyway - on two changes that affect America's schools. NPR's Cory Turn

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: By many measures, Mansour Omari should not be a free man. The Syrian human rights activist spent years documenting the many abuses of the Syrian government, keeping track of the tens of thousands of Syrians who have disappeared i

美国国家公共电台 NPR Religious Leaders Divided Over Trump's Jerusalem Decision

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Jerusalem is a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims. So it's not surprising that religious leaders from all those traditions have strong feelings about President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

美国国家公共电台 NPR As GOP Lawmakers Eye Cutting Estate Tax, Will They Increase Income Inequality?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Republicans in Congress are on the verge of fulfilling a long-held dream. The House and Senate have passed bills that would eliminate or reduce the tax that people pay when they inherit large estates - larger than $5.5 million. I

美国国家公共电台 NPR Even Low-Dose Contraceptives Slightly Increase Breast Cancer Risk

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Color Coding Your Babies And Other Tips For Raising Triplets

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This summer, everything was going to plan for Audrey Degraaf and her wife. They had adopted a baby boy in January, their first child. Soon, he had a sibling on the way. Audrey was pregnant. And then came the ultrasound. AUDRE

美国国家公共电台 NPR Ending Temporary Protection For Foreign Workers Could Hurt U.S. Rebuilding Efforts

DAVID GREENE, HOST: More than 300,000 people live and work under what is known as Temporary Protected Status. This is status granted to those whose home countries face war or disaster. The Trump administration has been eliminating some of these prote

美国国家公共电台 NPR Supreme Court Seems Split In Case Of Baker Vs. Same-Sex Couple; Eyes Now On Kennedy

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美国国家公共电台 NPR This New Zealand Band Is Trying To Save Maori Culture One Head Banger At A Time

DAVID GREENE, HOST: This is kind of sad. Did you know that nearly half of the world's 6,000 or so spoken languages are endangered? That's according to the United Nations. Well, in New Zealand, a group of teens is trying to save their endangered tongu

美国国家公共电台 NPR Was It 'Illegal' For Trump To Shrink Utah's Monuments? The Battle Begins

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, President Trump has dramatically scaled back two large areas of land that had been designated national monuments in Utah. But a battle over his authority to do this may be just beginning. Native American tribes and cons

美国国家公共电台 NPR Is This The Right Time For a Big Tax Cut?

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Republicans are smoothing out the details of their tax overhaul legislation. They're hoping for final passage this month. They say the changes will lead to more jobs, more investment. Most economists, though, are questioning

美国国家公共电台 NPR Credit Rating Agency Issues Warning On Climate Change To Cities

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: One of the biggest credit rating agencies in the country issued a stark warning to U.S. cities and states this week. Prepare for climate change, or risk being downgraded. NPR's Nathan Rott reports. NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE: It's hard

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Jersey Takes On Major Professional Sports Leagues In Sports Betting Case

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The federal ban on sports betting is tested before the Supreme Court today. Now, we do not know the odds in Vegas on how this case will turn out, but we do know that the United States prohibits sports betting in most states. The

美国国家公共电台 NPR What Living On $100,000 A Year Looks Like

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Over the past month on this show, we've been hearing from Americans who are straining to make ends meet. On paper, though, they're well off. They make about $100,000 a year. But it often takes just one major expense for thi

美国国家公共电台 NPR GE Struggles To Show It Still Has Magic Touch

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: General Electric is one of the most storied corporations in American history co-founded by Thomas Edison and redefined by legendary CEO Jack Welch. For more than a century, GE's products, from dishwashers to MRI machines, c

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Bombshell,' The Double Identity Of Hollywood Star Hedy Lamarr

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: If you're hearing my voice through some kind of Bluetooth of Wi-Fi gadget, here's an interesting fact. Some ideas behind that technology can be traced back to an invention by a famous actress from the 1930s - her name, Hedy

美国国家公共电台 NPR Actor Who Came Out As Undocumented Is Fighting For Hollywood To Stand With DACA

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have another story about the Obama-era government program to shield people from deportation if they came here illegally as children. It's called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA. We've heard a number

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Hiddensee,' Gregory Maguire Gets Under The Shell Of 'The Nutcracker'

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Several Trump Properties Suffer Financially (But Not Ones He Visits Often)

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: While President Trump is cruising towards a major win with taxes, the businesses he founded are facing challenges. Sales at some of the president's properties are suffering. Prices are down. And it appears many customers ar

美国国家公共电台 NPR I Am A Cheerleader, And Here's Why I Take A Knee

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The act of taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racism has spread beyond the National Football League. Athletes across the country are faced with the question. Do they kneel, or do they stand?