LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: This past week, one of the last remaining secrets from the Watergate scandal was finally revealed. It's a report that prosecutors sent to Congress 44 years ago. Experts say the document could offer a precedent for how the R

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: There are many issues on the ballot this Tuesday. And in Louisiana, voters will decide whether to require a unanimous jury verdict for criminal convictions. A proposed state constitutional amendment would repeal a Jim Crow-

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Many journalists claim the title war correspondent. But few have really deserved it as much as Marie Colvin. Colvin was a journalism legend, a fearless American reporter who wrote for the British paper The Sunday Times. She

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Barbra Streisand has two Oscars, eight Emmys and millions of album sales. She could probably read and record the stops along the route of the D train through the Bronx and get a million downloads. But she's done something different

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(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, HIJABI) MONA HAYDAR: (Rapping) What that hair look like? Bet that hair look nice. Don't that make you sweat? Don't that feel too tight? LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Mona Haydar first made her mark with the music video Hijabi. Billbo

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In the new film Unlovable, we witness Joy, a woman played by Charlene deGuzman, hit bottom because of an addiction to sex and love. And a quick warning. As you can imagine, this conversation may be unsuitable for younger li

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Beyond Plastic Bans: Creating Products To Replace It LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Plastic pollution is a big problem. And there are a growing number of campaigns to ban plastic waste. That's putting pressure on companies not just over straws but all ki

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: This is Lulu's log, stardate November 4, 2018, where we consider matters of space, the stars and the universe. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GARCIA-NAVARRO: When looking up at the stars, it's hard not to wonder what else or even who

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And now we're going to look at how one issue in one race is playing out. The tobacco industry is pouring money into Montana to fight a ballot initiative that would raise tobacco taxes to pay for Medicaid expansion. Montana

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you woke up before your alarm went off this morning, it's no big surprise. Those of us who turned back our clocks over the weekend are still adjusting. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports that scientists are learning just how sensiti

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: About 30,000 brain scientists are meeting in San Diego this weekend. And when neuroscientists meet, it's often the most simple questions that generate the most intense debate. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on one ongoing controversy

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How The 2020 Census Citizenship Question Ended Up In Court RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A trial begins today that may determine whether a controversial new question will stay on the 2020 census. The question is as follows. Quote, is this person a citizen of

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New Documentary Paints A Picture Of The Contemporary Art Market Run Amok MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Even if you don't follow the art scene, you might've heard of a wild scene at a London auction a few weeks ago. The anonymous street artist Banksy was selli

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday morning in Kabul, Afghanistan, in what authorities are calling an insider attack. The soldier's name was Major Brent Taylor. He was a member of the Utah National Guard and the mayor of North Ogd

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LINDSEY SMITH, HOST: Hey, it's Lindsey. Thanks for listening. A quick heads up - this episode talks about the sexual assault of a young girl. Also, if this is the first time you're listening to BELIEVED, everything will make a lot more sense if you s

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SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: More than two weeks after the nation's deadliest fire in a century erupted in Northern California, crews are still trying to find hundreds of people. The Camp Fire has killed at least 85. It's now fully contained. But dozens of

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world. But it's been preventable since a vaccine was introduced in 1963. So public health officials are surprised that Europe is now reporting tens of thousands of new cases in

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This year's list of U.S. Rhodes Scholars is remarkable for many reasons. Almost two-thirds are women. Nearly half are first-generation Americans or immigrants. But one scholarship recipient has specially made history this year. Jin

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Today is Small Business Saturday. There is a small, family-owned business in the small town of Show Low in Navajo County, Ariz., which sells a huge range of items that lauds, celebrates and otherwise supports that marketing celebri

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Tamara O'Neal grew up in La Porte, Ind., sang in her church choir and returned every weekend from Chicago, where she was an emergency room physician at a South Side hospital that cares for many who have been shot on the city's stre

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