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How musicians in Lebanon are dealing with an escalating conflict
by Scott Detrow
Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they're dealing with escalating conflict in the region.
Brittney Griner's supporters want you to know what it's like for women in the WNBA
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Nadine Domond, head of women's basketball at Virginia State University, about the work to bring attention to Brittney Griner's case.
Fighting invasive crabs — with whiskey
Invasive green crabs are destroying marine ecosystems in the United States. A New Hampshire distillery is making crab-flavored whiskey to take them on.
What Haiti looks like a year after its president was assassinated
by Carrie Kahn
Even after a year, much is still unknown about the figures behind the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. It has created a political vacuum filled by instability and gang violence.
Filipino online news site Rapper plans to fight government's shutdown order
The Filipino government has ordered the online news site Rappler to shut down, but the publication's founder, Nobel Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa, says she plans to fight the order in court.
Taiwan is watching Ukraine to prepare for a possible invasion by China
by Mary Louise Kelly
As people in Taiwan watch the war in Ukraine, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with veteran journalist Chris Horton about what they think it could mean for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
A mountain tower in the Adirondacks lets visitors see more than wildfires
by Brian Mann
For decades, the fire towers in New York's Adirondack Mountains defended the wilderness against fires. The soaring structures offer a vantage point high above summits to take in beautiful sunrises.
What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ipas Central America and Mexico director Maria Antonieta Alcalde about what the U.S.'s abortion rights movement can learn from reproductive rights wins in Latin America.
The man who killed rising rap star Nipsey Hussle has been convicted
by Andrew Limbong
In 2019, rising rap star Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside his own South LA clothing store. A jury has just found the shooter, a man named Eric R. Holder, guilty of first degree murder.
The report on mishandling of remains of MOVE bombing victims has reopened old wounds
by Kenny Cooper | WHYY
Several remains from the Philadelphia bombing of the MOVE house in 1985 have yet to be released. The bombing left several dead, including children.
Scientists are learning just how climate change impacts extreme weather events
by Rebecca Hersher
For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that.