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Harris' identity and the 2024 presidential race
by Asma Khalid
How Harris' racial identity is resonating with those who identify with her. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Jolikha Ali, Hardeep Reddick and Jaya Krishnan.
Assessing the Biden administration's progress on climate change
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with outgoing deputy climate envoy Jonathan Pershing about what the Biden administration has accomplished on climate change so far.
Why Ukraine gave up its nukes
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mariana Budjeryn about the Budapest Memorandum, an agreement guaranteeing security for Ukraine if it gave up nuclear weapons left over after the Soviet Union fell.
How China dominates the electric vehicle supply chain
by Camila Domonoske
The entire auto industry is making a massive pivot to electric vehicles. The world is going to need a lot more batteries. And China dominates the supply chain.
Putin invading Ukraine would cost Russia billions. Here's a breakdown of the costs
by Greg Myre
A Russian invasion and occupation of Ukraine would cost billions. Russia's weak economy would face tough sanctions. And there are the political costs of alienating Europe and revitalizing NATO.
A community college in Kansas is at the center of lawsuits alleging racism
by Frank Morris
A Kansas community college president is under fire for comparing a Black student athlete to Hitler. Lawsuits accuse the president of a concerted effort to shrink the Black student body at the school.
How countries should prepare for climate migration
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Jay Balagna of the RAND Corporation about his opinion piece titled "To help climate migrants, we must first recognize them."
Florida Republicans unhappy over Everglades restoration
by Greg Allen
The massive project to restore Florida's Everglades is getting new money from the infrastructure law. But some state Republicans are unhappy, saying a key part of the project was left out.
Global health champion Paul Farmer dies at 62
by Nurith Aizenman
Dr. Paul Farmer, a global health champion, Harvard Medical School professor, anthropologist and co-founder of the nonprofit health organization Partners in Health, has died at age 62.
As booster shot protections wane, here's the latest research on a 4th vaccine dose
by Michaeleen Doucleff
Scientists now know that the potency of the booster shot wanes quickly after about three months. We look at the latest research on a fourth shot.
A former Japanese internment camp is on track to become a national park
by Shanna Lewis
On the 80th anniversary of the executive order that sent 120,000 Japanese-Americans to internment camps, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visits a camp she wants to include in the National Park System.
Historian talks new doc series 'One Thousand Years of Slavery'
NPR's Michel Martin discusses the new documentary series One Thousand Years of Slavery with one of the experts featured in it, historian Spencer Crew.
International court case pits mining interests against Indigenous land rights
by Maria Martin
Batteries for electric cars are creating demand for more nickel — and a court case brought by an Indigenous community near a Guatemalan nickel mine could have broad implications.