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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

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the median number of years that American workers have been working for their current employer is a little over four. I say that to acknowledge how unusual it is that I've been working at Nation

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

What Makes Us Click: How Online Dating Shapes Our Relationships AILSA CHANG, HOST: All right. I don't know if you know this, but peak online dating season is here. Match.com says now through Valentine's Day is the busiest time of the year for dating

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

美国国家公共电台 NPR To Help Others, One Couple Talks About Life With Early-Onset Alzheimer's

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Researchers say as many as 200,000 Americans experience early-onset Alzheimer's disease. They develop dementia-like symptoms in their 40s and 50s. And that can mean struggles with jobs and money or with identity and family. Bella D

美国国家公共电台 NPR Can Home Health Visits Help Keep People Out Of The ER?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When people with simple, non-urgent medical problems go to the emergency room for treatment, it creates all kinds of problems - ERs get overcrowded, treatment is expensive, it's often inefficient. This is a big issue here in Wash

美国国家公共电台 NPR China's Most Popular Mobile Game Charges Into American Market

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Chinese tech giant Tencent is trying to do something that's never been done before - take the biggest online mobile game in China global. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The game is called Kings Of Glory. Tens of millions of Chinese play it e

美国国家公共电台 NPR What's New In 2018? Here's A Brief Tour Of State Laws Now In Effect

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: It is, of course, a new year, and that means a bunch of new state laws. You might have heard about some of the headliners like recreational marijuana here in California and minimum wage hikes in several states. There are some tha

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Is Venison On Expensive Plates And Food Pantry Shelves?

AILSA CHANG, HOST: There is a wintertime food that bridges the gap between rich and poor. It's a luxury food that you can also find in surprisingly un-luxurious (ph) places. It's venison, a kind of meat that you can spend a lot of money on or nothing

美国国家公共电台 NPR Reproductive Freedom Lies Just Outside The U.S. Border In 'Red Clocks'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The novel Red Clocks imagines a time in which something called the Personhood Amendment has made abortion and in vitro fertilization a crime in the United States, and Canada returns women who slip across the border to seek one. It'

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Rules May Make Getting And Staying On Medicaid More Difficult

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Trump administration has moved quickly to let states impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients. Kentucky got the green light today. Indiana is likely to get approval soon. Some people consider the work requirement go