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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: So let's say Santa and his helpers have settled on all the gifts - hopefully, good ones - and made it down the chimney or however he gets there. Most of us will have our cameras ready to capture the moment. But, not so long ago,

美国国家公共电台 NPR This Yente Found The Perfect Match, Performing 'Fiddler' In Yiddish

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And finally today, Fiddler On The Roof. If you think you know it word for word, you're probably not wrong. It's been one of the best-known, most loved and most often staged productions since its Broadway premiere in 1964, but you

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Partial Government Shutdown Could Affect You

NOEL KING, HOST: This morning, a partial government shutdown continues. It started on Saturday after lawmakers failed to agree on a set of spending bills. The main sticking point was President Trump's demand for $5 billion for border wall funding. Th

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Madoff Victims, Scars Remain 10 Years Later

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Ten years ago, this country was reeling from the worst financial crisis in decades, and in the middle of it all came shocking news. Bernie Madoff, a pillar of Wall Street, was arrested for orchestrating a multibillion-dollar Ponzi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Researchers Show Parachutes Don't Work, But There's A Catch

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This just in - research published in a major medical journal concludes that a parachute is no more effective than an empty backpack. But before you leap to any conclusions, hear the whole story from NPR science correspondent Richar

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Asylum-Seekers Waiting In Mexico, Volunteers Offer Medical Help

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Thousands of Central American migrants are living in shelters across Tijuana, waiting for their chance to ask for asylum at the U.S. border. They're living in close quarters, and as the temperatures drop, there are concerns about t

美国国家公共电台 NPR LA Is Grim, And Nicole Kidman Is Grizzled, In 'Destroyer'

NOEL KING, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Noel King. DAVID GREENE, HOST: And I'm David Greene. Nicole Kidman has been pretty busy. She is currently starring in three movies, as the queen of Atlantis in Aquaman, as a supportive mothe

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Other Options Fail, A Family Tries Medical Marijuana For Son With Autism

NOEL KING, HOST: All right. Here in the U.S., a small but growing number of states are allowing medical marijuana to treat severe forms of autism. That's raised the hopes of some parents whose kids are autistic, but there's not a lot of science about

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Policy Knot Leaves Oklahomans From Marshall Islands Struggling To Get Health Care

NOEL KING, HOST: In the town of Enid, Okla., there's a tight-knit community of immigrants from the Marshall Islands. After World War II and up until the 1980s, their homeland in the South Pacific was a U.S.-administered territory. And for over a deca

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Evangelicals, A Year Of Reckoning On Sexual Sin And Support For Donald Trump

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Evangelical Christians are among those who've been forced to address sexual misconduct this year. They regard infidelity as an especially serious sin. The president that they broadly support is accused of covering up extramar

美国国家公共电台 NPR A New Twist On The 'Santaland Diaries' Tradition

NOEL KING, HOST: If you think you're stressed out during the holidays, try being one of Santa's little helpers. Before he became a bestselling writer and humorist, David Sedaris worked as a department store elf. Turns out good tidings of comfort and

美国国家公共电台 NPR For The Catholic Church, A Year Of Unending Clergy Abuse Revelations

NOEL KING, HOST: Here in the U.S., the Catholic Church has been in turmoil. In Pennsylvania, a grand jury report released this summer laid out decades of misconduct and cover-ups. More than 300 priests across the state were implicated. Despite all of

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'On The Basis Of Sex' And 'Vice': 2 Biopics — 1 Bathed In Light, 1 Steeped In Shadow

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Two films opened today with titles that make them sound a lot sexier than they are. One is called Vice and the other On The Basis Of Sex. What they are is biopics about a conservative vice president and a liberal Supreme Court just

美国国家公共电台 NPR Aaron Sorkin Brings 'To Kill A Mockingbird' To The Broadway Stage

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: When Aaron Sorkin first sat down to write a stage adaptation of the Harper Lee novel To Kill A Mockingbird - didn't go well. AARON SORKIN: My first draft of To Kill A Mockingbird was terrible. Really, the best thing that you could

美国国家公共电台 NPR At The End Of The Year, N.K. Jemisin Ponders The End Of The World

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In late December, we sometimes talk to people who've had a very big year. Well, science-fiction author N.K. Jemisin has had a very big three years. In 2016, she became the first African-American writer to win the Hugo Award for bes

美国国家公共电台 NPR Chef Dominique Crenn: 'Everything I Do Could Have ... Impact' For Other Women

DAVID GREENE, HOST: I was on assignment in San Francisco recently, and it involved some food tasting. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: So this is Chef Crenn's brioche served with a little bit of cultured butter and sea salt. It's her grandmother's recipe. What's

美国国家公共电台 NPR Some Japanese-Americans Wrongfully Imprisoned During WWII Oppose Census Question

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There's a legal battle growing over a controversial new question on the 2020 census. It asks, is this person a citizen of the United States? A ruling in one of the lawsuits over the question is expected soon from a federal judge in

美国国家公共电台 NPR Patients Are Turning To GoFundMe To Fill Health Insurance Gaps

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: According to GoFundMe, 1 of every 3 of its online campaigns is now related to medical expenses. Some appeals are for people who say they don't have health insurance. Others say they have big bills left over after insurance or

美国国家公共电台 NPR Financially Struggling Government Workers Are Caught Up In Shutdown

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We are now into day seven of a partial shutdown of the federal government. Government employees are still getting paid for work they did before the shutdown, but the checks will soon be stopping. Among the 800,000 people to be aff

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Fierce Female Characters Of Film In 2018

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Strong female characters seem to have had a pretty good year in Hollywood. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, BLACK PANTHER) DANAI GURIRA: (As Okoye) Drop your weapon. SHAPIRO: Black Panther had several, Danai Gurira's war general for one. (SOUND