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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Actor and producer Jada Pinkett Smith is expanding her onscreen presence. From the early '90s in A Different World... (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, A DIFFERENT WORLD) JADA PINKETT SMITH: (As Lena) Understand that I'm here just trying to

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A new sitcom premiering tonight on Comedy Central offers a unique look at how fame happens these days. NPR's Glen Weldon says The Other Two mixes over-the-top satire with a surprisingly warm, intimate sense of humor. GLEN WELDON,

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now let's talk of religious voters. When we talk about voters who are people of faith, religious conservatives get most of the attention. But with liberals increasingly energized, some faith leaders want to rally religious voters

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Killings Of Guatemala's Indigenous Activists Raise Specter Of Human Rights Crisis

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Guatemala, there's been a wave of killings of indigenous leaders over the last year. International human rights organizations have tried to raise the alarm, but in Guatemala itself, there's been little outrage and silence from

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sen. Kamala Harris Announces 2020 Presidential Candidacy

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Senator Kamala Harris is running for president. The California Democrat made the announcement this morning. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, GOOD MORNING AMERICA) KAMALA HARRIS: My parents were very active in the civil rights movement, and

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: At least half a dozen Democrats interested in the 2020 presidential nomination are speaking today at events commemorating the Martin Luther King holiday. NPR's Asma Khalid reports that this is really a reminder of how important bl

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Furloughed Workers In Hard-Hit Community Organize Potluck During Shutdown

SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: We're going to turn now to the partial federal government shutdown, which is now the longest in history as we've entered day 22. We're going to hear from voices across the country during the program today about how the shutdown

美国国家公共电台 NPR What A Case Of Mistaken Identity Tells Us About Race In America

DAVID GREENE, HOST: This week, 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes was buried in Harris County, Texas. The second-grader was shot and killed as she sat in a car on the morning of December 30, during a drive-by shooting. After initial reports that the shooter w

美国国家公共电台 NPR House GOP Leaders Move To Strip Rep. Steve King Of Committee Assignments

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, let us meet a modern renaissance woman. You might know actress and comedian Amanda Seales from her role as Tiffany in the hit HBO show Insecure. But over the years, you might have caught her on MTV as the host know

美国国家公共电台 NPR Devastating Wildfires Force California's Largest Utility To Plan Sale Of Gas Assets

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: California's largest utility could be on the hook for billions of dollars in liability damages from deadly wildfires these last two years. The fires left more than 130 people dead, wiped out thousands of homes and businesses and

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's Day 21 of the partial federal government shutdown, and it's causing big financial concerns for hundreds of thousands of people who aren't getting paychecks today. Here's one example. Some furloughed workers can't refinance t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Says He Wouldn't Be A Spoiler In Race For White House

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We had a talk yesterday with Howard Schultz. The billionaire former CEO of Starbucks says he is considering an independent run for president. In our talk, the man who popularized upscale coffee answered critics who warned he coul

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Fifty years ago today, a damaged oil well off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., caused what was then the largest oil spill in the history of the United States. The public reaction helped to shape the modern environmental moveme

美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Employees Return To Work, But Fears Of Another Shutdown Loom

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