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National

What if the NFL Playoffs were scripted? These would be the top storylines

4:40pm January 10, 2025

by John Ketchum

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Tom Grossi about his "If the NFL Was Scripted" series and the characters and storylines viewers should be watching for in the NFL playoffs.

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Garment workers sew T-shirts at a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2009. Bangladesh, the world's second-largest clothing exporter, has lured clothing makers through a combination of low wages and light regulation.

World News

Bangladesh's Powerful Garment Sector Fends Off Regulation

by Jim Zarroli

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Protesters demonstrate in downtown Orlando, Fla., on May 1, 2006. Most news outlets have long abandoned the use of the term "illegals."

Arts

In Newsrooms, Some Immigration Terms Are Going Out Of Style

by David Folkenflik

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One of the few women competing in Pakistan's parliamentary election on Saturday is Naz Baloch, 33, a first-time candidate. She's the daughter of a politician, but is running for a different party than her father.

World News

Pakistani Women Still Struggle For A Voice In Politics

by Julie McCarthy

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Juan recorded his first diary at 18. He now lives in Colorado and is married with three children.

National

Teenage Diaries Revisited: Living Life Under The Radar

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Amanda as a teenager (left). She now lives in Manhattan and works as a massage therapist.

National

Teenage Diaries Revisited: A Gay Teen's Family, 'Evolved'

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Frankie Lewchuk had been a high school football star whose picture was in his hometown newspaper every week. Now, after struggling with a crystal meth addiction, he is trying to repair his life.

Teenage Diaries Revisited: From Kicking A Football To Kicking Meth

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Melissa Rodriguez struggled to create a stable life at home for her son in the late 1990s. Today, he's a teenager and together, they've faced many challenges.

Teenage Diaries Revisited: Mother And Son Listen To The Past

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Thien-Kim Lam (left) and Larry Bright (right) with their 3-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter, are a multiracial family. They represent a growing segment of American families that are inter-racial and whose children identify as both races.

National

Checking More Than One Box: A Growing Multiracial Nation

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Rudresh Mahanthappa's latest album is Gamak.

Music & Culture

Balancing Influences: Saxophonist Mahanthappa Blends Styles

by NPR Music

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A scene from Hayao Miyazaki's 1988 film, My Neighbor Totoro.

Arts

The Movie Mark McKinney Has 'Seen A Million Times'

by Lily Percy

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The Plymouth County Beekeepers Association distributed more than 500 crates of honeybees this spring.

For Year-Round Buzz, Beekeepers 'Fast-Forward Darwinism'

by Katherine Perry

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LL Cool J's latest album is called Authentic.

Music & Culture

LL Cool J On 'Accidental Racist' And Authenticity

by NPR Staff

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