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A phone on a pole is capturing the soundtrack of a street corner in San Francisco
by Chloe Veltman
A San Francisco man has a new spin on surveillance technology. He uses a solar-powered android phone running the song identifier app Shazam to listen and record the music passersby are listening to.
Encore: She inscribed 120,000 pennies with a pandemic message. Is one in your pocket?
by Jennifer Vanasco
As part of a public art project, 120,000 pennies modified by an artist have been released through delis and bodegas. The project connects the fragility of the economy with the losses of COVID.
The Senate has approved roughly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine
by Kelsey Snell
The Senate approved about $40 billion in aid to Ukraine in a largely bipartisan vote. The House has already passed the bill, and it now goes to President Biden to sign.
The UN security council discussed how the war in Ukraine may worsen global hunger
by Michele Kelemen
The U.S. is using its presidency of the UN Security Council to focus on food security, as much of the world worries about the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine.
Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound
by Mandalit del Barco
The Vincent Price Museum in East L.A. features a major exhibition of Latinx artists using sound in their work, from demolishing a piano to dedicating musical oldies to incarcerated loved ones.
Students and teachers spoke on gender and race classroom discussion bans in hearing
by Melissa Block
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., chaired a hearing on new laws that restrict classroom discussion of gender, sexual orientation and race. Students, parents and teachers are among those who spoke.
Only 1 human disease has ever been completely eradicated: Smallpox
by Joe Richman
More and more people are getting used to the idea that COVID 19 isn't going to just disappear one day. There's only one human disease that's ever been truly eradicated. And that's smallpox.
2 senators are working across the aisle to address the mental health crisis
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy first teamed up six years ago on mental health legislation. Now, we check in on this unlikely duo's work to update it.
Biden heads to Asia to reassure allies that China is a still a top priority
by Jackie Northam
President Biden heads to Asia Friday for a meeting of the Quad group, which includes leaders from India, Japan and Australia. The unspoken focus of the gathering is China.
A woman who grew up Mormon revisits her faith by touring D.C.'s LDS temple
by Lee Hale
A woman who grew up Mormon and her wife visit the LDS Church's temple in Washington, D.C., as it's briefly open for public tours.
A visit to one of the busiest border crossings between Ukraine and Poland
NPR's Ari Shapiro spends a day at the Medyka border crossing to see how the flow of refugees has changed over the nearly three months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
California Democrats can't agree on how to use the budget surplus to offset gas costs
by Nicole Nixon / CapRadio
With an enormous budget surplus, high gas prices and ongoing inflation, Democrats are trying to get money back in the pockets of drivers and voters in California, but can't at all agree on a plan.
Delhi — where most people don't have AC — hits 120 degrees in South Asian heat wave
by Lauren Frayer
What's it like to try to survive 120-degree heat, without air conditioning? Here's how people are coping in the heart of Delhi.