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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It's a moment to dance in New York. The New York City Council has voted to repeal a ban on dancing in bars and restaurants that's been on the books for 91 years. The so-called Cabaret Law was passed during Prohibition - a way to cr

美国国家公共电台 NPR President Trump Is Going To Asia: What To Watch For At Each Stop

DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump is traveling to Asia this morning. And this likely will be the most consequential trip of his presidency so far. The threat from North Korea's nuclear program will be top of the mind for the president and Asian lea

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Chemical Fires, Texans Worry About Toxic Effects

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We're going to revisit a community hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. Crosby, Texas, is home to a chemical plant owned by the company Arkema. After that plant lost power in the storm, trailers of unstable chemicals caught fire and

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Picks Federal Reserve Insider Jerome Powell To Be Its Chairman

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Today President Trump nominated Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve. The president said Powell will provide the leadership needed to sustain the country's economic progress. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD

美国国家公共电台 NPR Transgender Women Of Indonesia Have A Champion In A 26-Year-Old Doctor

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Indonesia is as wide as the continental United States, and it's diverse. In the far west, Sharia law governs Aceh province. To the east, Hinduism dominates the island of Bali. There are pockets of Christianity and Buddhism. And thi

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Diversity Visa Lottery Works

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: One of the details we've learned about the suspect in the New York terror attack is that he was a native of Uzbekistan. He came to this country through a visa lottery system. This lottery is open to people from countries that hav

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Unlikely Friendship Reignites 2 Artists' Ambitions

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) DAVID GREENE, HOST: And it's time now for StoryCorps. Today, what can happen when you take the time to start a conversation with a stranger? Thirty-one-year-old Brian Peterson is a car designer living in Santa Ana, Calif. Every d

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'It's Our Right': Christian Congregation In Indonesia Fights To Worship In Its Church

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Western leaders often hold up Indonesia as a role model. It's the third-largest democracy in the world, a majority Muslim country where religious coexistence is literally written into the founding documents. Lately human rights act

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: And few New Yorkers have been as ubiquitous in the entertainment world, from acting to writing to podcasting, as Michael Rapaport. His path to more than 100 TV and film credits began with stand-up comedy in the late '80s. These da

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Mueller Picks Up Pace, Capital Roils With Talk Of Pardons And Firing

DAVID GREENE, HOST: This week, special prosecutor Robert Mueller picked up the public pace of his investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election. He rolled out two indictments and also revealed a potentially important plea agree

美国国家公共电台 NPR 30 Years Of Criminal Justice Reporting From Robert Siegel

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A big change is coming to our program and to NPR. It involves our next guest, who I'm not used to seeing on the opposite side of the table. Robert Siegel, welcome to the studio. ROBERT SIEGEL, BYLINE: You think you're not used to s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Japanese Lawmaker's Baby Gets Booted From The Floor

ELISE HU, HOST: A Japanese lawmaker did something shocking earlier this week. She brought her baby to work. Yuka Ogata took her seat in the front row of the Kumamoto Municipal Assembly and held her 7-month-old in her lap. The baby quietly sucked his

美国国家公共电台 NPR Even After 100 Years, People Are Still Reaching For The Moon(Pie)

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: OK. The turkey and dressing may be dry or disappeared by now, but this season also sees a celebration of another distinctly American treat, the MoonPie. Maybe I should say moon-pye (ph). The snack food that began as a coal miner's

美国国家公共电台 NPR How One Pop-Up Restaurant Is Fighting Stigma Against HIV/AIDS

ELISE HU, HOST: This month, diners in Toronto were treated to a four-course meal at a pop-up restaurant called June's. In addition to the food, the chefs at June's also served a message which they wore on their shirts - break bread, smash stigma. The

美国国家公共电台 NPR Less Waste, More Taste: A Master Chef Reimagines Thanksgiving Leftovers

Less Waste, More Taste: A Master Chef Reimagines Thanksgiving Leftovers ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Food waste is a huge global problem, starting with our own refrigerators. Over this Thanksgiving week, Americans will throw out almost 200 million pounds of tu

美国国家公共电台 NPR Protecting The Netherlands' Vulnerable Coasts With A 'Sand Motor'

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美国国家公共电台 NPR The Sea Level Threat To Cities Depends On Where The Ice Melts — Not Just How Fast

ELISE HU, HOST: The world's oceans are rising up about eight inches on average over the past century. The seas are rising more in some places than others. As NPR's Christopher Joyce reports, scientists are beginning to predict where the rise will be

美国国家公共电台 NPR Björk Invites You To Her 'Utopia'

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Have you felt like the last couple of years have been particularly heavy, hard - made you want to run away? Well, our co-host Rachel Martin sat down with the Icelandic musician Bjork, whose new album is designed to take you somew

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(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's Friday, which means we hear from StoryCorps. Many of us spent Thanksgiving with family and friends. And today, we have a story about those who are alone. David Wynn and Carolyn Lyon volunteer at St. Jose

美国国家公共电台 NPR NASA Taps Young People To Help Develop Virtual Reality Technology

NOEL KING, HOST: NASA has high hopes for virtual reality and wants to use VR for everything - from geological research to fixing satellites. And to that end, they are tapping some new talent - high school students. NPR's Rebecca Hersher has the story