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The Science Behind The World Cup Ball DAVID GREENE, HOST: If you've been watching the World Cup, maybe you've noticed that there is a custom-designed soccer ball being used. NPR's Merrit Kennedy reports that scientists ran tests in a wind tunnel to u

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Sometimes, there's an image that breaks through and captures the essence of a story that we've all been hearing about. This past week, award-winning photographer John Moore from Getty Images photographed a 2-year-old Hondur

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Rural Towns Lose Population, They Can Learn To 'Shrink Smart'

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Some researchers think they've found a way for rural towns to manage an almost universal problem. Many rural American towns face depopulation. They've been declining in population for decades. Some hope for big turnarounds that w

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise, Major Crops Are Losing Nutrients

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The amount of carbon dioxide in the air is rising because of human activity. And NPR's Merrit Kennedy reports that scientists around the world are trying to understand how more CO2 is going to impact the plants we eat. MERRIT KENN

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Science Behind South Korea's Race-Based World Cup Strategy

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The sports behemoth known as the World Cup is underway across Russia. Sweden played South Korea today. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED BROADCASTER: And Sweden have their first goal of this World Cup. KELLY: And

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's gotten way easier for people to get their DNA tested for health reasons. Nowadays people can get their genes scrutinized to determine whether they are carrying genetic diseases they could pass on to their kids or whether the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Stay-At-Home Dads Still Struggle With Diapers, Drool, Stigma And Isolation

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: On this Father's Day, let's hear about the growing number of stay-at-home dads in this country. Nationwide, the number of men who are full-time stay-at-home parents has risen significantly since the 1970s. But full-time fathers s

美国国家公共电台 NPR A 50-Year-Old Popcorn Machine Feeds Nostalgia At The Movies

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Nowadays, there's no shortage of competitors for your entertainment dollar - on demand television, games on your phone, workouts, cooking videos, movies streamed into your home - not to mention the World Cup, about which we will

美国国家公共电台 NPR Former U.S. Ambassador To Mexico Calls Trump's Immigration Policies 'Un-American'

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited a biblical passage, Romans 13, to defend the administration's zero tolerance immigration policy. He said on Thursday that it was wise to, quote, obey the laws of the government because G

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The nation's third president, Thomas Jefferson, is revered as a Founding Father of the nation, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, a scholar and inventor, and he owned 607 human beings - 400 of them lived at his

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Welcome to the world of ball culture. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: The category is Bring It Like Royalty. GARCIA-NAVARRO: High fashion, makeup, voguing competitions. In the 1980s, balls were cul

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to spend some time now talking about two world championships. Now, you've probably heard about the World Cup. It starts this week. And if you haven't, we'll tell you more about it in just a few minutes. But we're gues

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Guide To Parental Controls For Kids' Tech Use

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The battle over screen time for families - that's what we're exploring this week in All Tech Considered. (SOUNDBITE OF ULRICH SCHNAUSS' NOTHING HAPPENS IN JUNE) KELLY: Apple recently became the latest company to announce they

美国国家公共电台 NPR Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-Winning Columnist, Dies Of Cancer

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer has died. He was 68 years old. Krauthammer has been a mainstay of The Washington Post and Fox News for years. The Post confirmed his death this

美国国家公共电台 NPR Fearing Deportation, Some Immigrants Opt Out Of Health Benefits For Their Kids

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To Texas now where the shock waves from President Trump's zero tolerance border policy reach beyond the crisis around reuniting thousands of children with their parents. U.S.-born children whose parents are here in the U.S. w

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美国国家公共电台 NPR A 18th Century, Gender-Bending Mystery: What Did 'The Fox' Say?

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Confessions Of The Fox is a mystery story enrobed in a mystery. Dr. R. Voth is depressed and dedicated, a literary scholar recently discarded from a romance who has now, in his phrase, slipped off the map of the world. He slipped o

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that police must obtain a search warrant in order to gain access to an individual's cellphone location information. The 5 to 4 decision imposes new limits on law enforcem

美国国家公共电台 NPR Military Asked To Provide 20,000 Beds For Detained Immigrant Children

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: All right, now where families may be housed will depend a lot on what the Pentagon can do. The U.S. military has been asked to provide facilities for migrants. NPR's Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman has been trying to get so