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South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
by Michel Martin
Han Kang won "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Her novel "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize in 2016.
News brief: fighting in Ukraine, Student loans mismanaged, Amazon union votes
The latest in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. How the student loan safety net has failed low-income borrowers. Two Amazon union elections hang in the balance — in two areas of the country.
Singer cancels concert to watch Duke and North Carolina in the NCAA Final Four
If you're a die hard Tar Heels fan like country singer Eric Church, you are not missing that game for anything. Church canceled his sold-out show in San Antonio, Texas. The backlash has been fierce.
Being ignored at workplace meetings? Tips on how to make yourself heard
by Stacey Vanek Smith
Meetings, love them or hate them, when it comes to the workplace, they're really important. NPR's Life Kit has tips for how to be heard at work. (Story originally aired on ATC on Nov. 13, 2021.)
The war in Ukraine highlights strained relations between the U.S. and Middle East
The war in Ukraine highlights the United State's strained relations in the Middle East. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, a geopolitical risk consultancy firm.
As the price of gas goes up, can the U.S. turn to Venezuela for oil?
NPR's A Martinez speaks with author and journalist William Neuman about the tangled relationship between the U.S. and Venezuela, and America's re-assessment based on the new global oil dynamic.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompts tech CEO to get her colleagues out of Russia
The CEO of a U.S. tech company, who partnered with a Russian firm and began hiring staff in Russia a decade ago, is scrambling to book flights in a bid to get her colleagues out of the country.
What factors, such as inflation, affected the monthly jobless report?
The Labor Department is issuing its monthly report card on jobs and unemployment. The job market has been unusually tight, which is pushing up both wages and prices.
The White House announces moves to gender neutral passports
by Melissa Block
The Biden administration soon will allow people to indicate their gender as X on U.S. passports. Until now, non-binary, intersex and gender non-conforming people had to choose male or female.
2 young cousins runaway and experience freedom for a day
by Janmaris Perez
Forty years ago, Monica Jordan moved in with her cousin LaTonya Walker in Atlanta. They were raised by their moms in a house with plenty of rules. The cousins remember the day they ran away from home.
Biden will release more oil to fight high prices
by Tamara Keith
Gas prices have been soaring. President Biden is announcing he will release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Putin was misled about early failures in Ukraine, reports indicates
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania was part of a classified intelligence briefing about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the latest developments in the war.