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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We want to take a moment now to remember John Young, NASA's longest-serving astronaut. His career at NASA was filled with firsts, including being the first to fly in space six times. Young was also 1 of 12 people to walk on the m

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Tenn. Man Recently Discovered The Largest Prime Number Known To Humankind

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美国国家公共电台 NPR The Call-In: Sharing Your Passwords With Your Partner

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Meeting After A Moment Of Musical Connection, 17 Years Later

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: There are times when we can connect surprisingly deeply with a stranger and then never see them again, a missed connection. A while ago, we asked you to call in with your missed connection stories and let us help you find t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Molly Bloom And Aaron Sorkin On The Real Story Behind 'Molly's Game'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: You don't have to be a movie buff to know Aaron Sorkin. You know him from movies like The Social Network, Steve Jobs and Moneyball and television shows like The West Wing. Over more than two decades of screenwriting, Sorkin has m

美国国家公共电台 NPR Robert Siegel Superfans Say Farewell To 'All Things Considered' Host

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美国国家公共电台 NPR GOP Tax Law Sparks Confusion And Outcry In Blue States As N.Y. Threatens Lawsuit

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Just before the new year, many people in high-tax states scrambled to prepay their state and local taxes. The idea was to pay what they owe for the upcoming year ahead of the new tax law that limits the amount that they could ded

美国国家公共电台 NPR While The Eastern U.S. Freezes, It's Too Warm In Alaska

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It is too warm in rural Alaska. In the state's southwestern region, high temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees above average are affecting everything from recreation to survival. From member station KYUK in Bethel, Anna Rose MacArthur r

美国国家公共电台 NPR NPR Host Robert Siegel Signs Off

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Stocks Continue A Winning Streak; Dow Industrials Now Over 25,000

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We are four days into the new year and the stock market rally shows no signs of letting up. Today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished above 25,000 for the first time. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that strong global growth and

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics' Offers Practical Advice For Stressed-Out Cynics

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Imagine having one of the worst moments in your professional life play out in front of 5 million people. ABC News anchor Dan Harris doesn't have to. In 2004, he had a panic attack on live television after years of working in war

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Lebanon, Mile-Long Artwork Is A Sign Of Peace

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Lebanon, twin brothers welcomed the new year with a work of art nearly a mile long. Mohamed and Omar Kabbani are 34-year-old graffiti artists. They painted the rooftops of more than 80 buildings lime green. Seen from above, the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Scientists Warn 'Bomb Cyclone' Brings Strong Winds, Cold Temperatures

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The winter storm hitting the East Coast today is part of a pattern of weather over a number of days. It had a prologue, and it's going to have an epilogue, too. So let's talk it all through in sequence. What comes before a bomb c

美国国家公共电台 NPR Confusion Follows Trump's Tweeted Threat To Cut Aid To Palestinians

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: One of the president's tweets in the new year that Ari mentioned earlier is sowing confusion and anger in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: Just last month, th

美国国家公共电台 NPR MacArthur 'Genius' Paints Nigerian Childhood Alongside Her American Present

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The 34-year-old visual artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby is a creature of two worlds. She was born in Nigeria and has lived in the U.S. for almost two decades. She weaves those worlds together into her large-scale paintings. Last year

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Sub-Zero Temperatures, Skiers Find 'Bliss' In The Frozen Woods

In Sub-Zero Temperatures, Skiers Find 'Bliss' In The Frozen Woods ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: It's winter, which means lots of social media posts of weather forecasts or temperature readings on car dashboards. In the Adirondacks this week, the low could hit

美国国家公共电台 NPR Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch Announces Retirement, With Speculation Focused On Romney

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: 2018 will be the last year in the Senate for Orrin Hatch. The Utah Republican announced today that he is retiring and will not seek re-election this November. Hatch has shaped some of the most meaningful legislation of the past 40

美国国家公共电台 NPR From Retirement To The Front Lines Of Hepatitis C Treatment

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We're going to hear now about a doctor at a free clinic in Florida. His mission is to cure as many people as possible who have hepatitis C. The treatment exists, but the medication costs more than $90,000. So he went directly to

美国国家公共电台 NPR What Makes Us Click: How Online Dating Shapes Our Relationships

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美国国家公共电台 NPR How Germany Wins At Manufacturing — For Now

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Germany's economy is strong. Its manufacturing sector is really strong. But that's not so in the U.S. where manufacturing jobs have crept back up only slightly after a steady decline over the past quarter century. So how does Germa