美国国家公共电台 NPR Critics Trying To Stop A Big Study Of Sepsis Say The Research Puts Patients At Risk

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Today, a consumer advocacy organization is asking federal health officials to halt a large medical study that's being conducted at major universities nationwide. Public Citizen says this study involving treatment for sepsis puts p

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Says 'No Problem' With Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding

Trump Says 'No Problem' With Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding AILSA CHANG, HOST: President Trump is threatening to shut down the federal government this fall unless Congress approves more funding for his controversial border wall. In a Wh

美国国家公共电台 NPR HHS Inspector General's Report Finds Flaws And Fraud In U.S. Hospice Care

NOEL KING, HOST: Hospice services can offer some peace at the end of life, helping to relieve pain and providing emotional support. But a new government report highlights the ways in which some hospices cheat Medicare and neglect patients. NPR's Ina

美国国家公共电台 NPR North Dakota Prison Officials Think Outside The Box To Revamp Solitary Confinement

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There are slightly more than 2 million people who are incarcerated in the U.S. That is nearly equal to the entire population of the city of Houston. Among those prisoners, thousands serve time in solitary confinement, isolated in

美国国家公共电台 NPR Manafort Trial Begins, Ushering In New Phase In Mueller Probe

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Special counsel Robert Mueller was tapped to look into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. At the same time, Mueller was empowered to pursue any possible crimes that might come up in

美国国家公共电台 NPR Facebook Says It Removed Pages Involved In Deceptive Political Influence Campaign

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Facebook gave us fresh evidence today that other countries are still trying to interfere in U.S. politics. It announced that it had shut down several accounts and pages that it says were being used to stoke divisions among American

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Uber For Poop' Aims To Break Up Senegal's Toilet Cartel

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The laws of economics works smoothly except when it comes to cartels. Cartels happen when businesses get together and fix prices. Think OPEC for oil or De Beers for diamonds. Cartels hurt competition, drive up prices. And that's ge

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Administration Threatens Even Higher Tariffs On China

AILSA CHANG, HOST: President Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on China over trade. The administration today threatened to raise proposed tariffs on Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent. That would turn the ongoing tensions between Washing

美国国家公共电台 NPR Solving The 'Wage Puzzle': Why Aren't Paychecks Growing?

NOEL KING, HOST: A basic principle of economics is that when demand for something goes up, the cost of it goes up, too. So economists wonder why today's high demand for workers isn't translating into bigger increases in pay. Even Federal Reserve Chai

美国国家公共电台 NPR Cartoonist Thi Bui Weaves Together Personal And Political History

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Cartoonist Thi Bui's graphic memoir is called The Best We Could Do. It tells the story of her family in the years before, during and after the Vietnam War. It was nominated for an Eisner this year, mainstream comics' top award. N

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Palestinian Aid Cuts Hit Programs Providing Food And Health For Gaza's Poorest

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'I Lived Through All That?': The Temptations Musical Hits The High And The Low Notes

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Philadelphia Is Ending A Major Contract With ICE

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Philadelphia is ending a major contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal immigration agents have long had access to an arrest database maintained by local authorities there. But activists and now top city officia

美国国家公共电台 NPR Scooters: Sidewalk Nuisances, Or The Future Of Local Transportation?

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Electric scooters are suddenly popping up on sidewalks in major cities around the country. They've become just about as popular as BJ Leiderman, who writes our theme music. Companies like Uber and Google have recently invested mill

美国国家公共电台 NPR To Focus On Students' Emotional Well-Being, India Tries 'Happiness Classes'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Can you learn happiness? Some students in India are finding out. Children at about a thousand schools in Delhi returned to class this month to find a new course - happiness class. India has one of the highest student suicide rates

美国国家公共电台 NPR Opinion: When A Video Isn't The Whole Story

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We live in times of instant mass outrage. Someone does something, says something or is seen doing something, and they can be demonized with a click. The next time you might be tempted, think of this. In the fourth inning of Sunday'

美国国家公共电台 NPR The 'Downwinders' From Atomic Testing Get Deserved Attention

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: In 1945, the people of southern New Mexico saw the flash of the first atomic bomb when it was tested at a place called the Trinity Site. They weren't warned, and they weren't protected from fallout. Six years later, the composer Jo

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Postman Signs Off

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Il Soo Choi retired this week after 22 years carrying letters, magazines, catalogs and packages to 643 addresses on Manhattan's Upper East Side. He's an immigrant from South Korea. His wife has worked in nail salons. Their daughter

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Lifetime Investment: Big Money Pours Into Supreme Court Battle

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And now to another major battle. President Trump hasn't yet nominated a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, but the fight over confirming that nominee has already begun. It's going to be intense and expen

美国国家公共电台 NPR Alaska Native Tannery Is Bringing Seal Back

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: One of the few ways indigenous people in Alaska can earn cash from traditional hunting is by turning seal pelts into clothing - hats, gloves, slippers. Alaska Public Media's Zachariah Hughes brings us this story from a smal