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World News

Chileans weigh a new constitution

12:43pm September 03, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.

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Science

Rats Blamed For Bubonic Plague, But Gerbils May Be The Real Villains

by Scott Simon

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Kazuo Ishiguro is also the author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go.

Books
Arts

The Persistence — And Impermanence — Of Memory In 'The Buried Giant'

by NPR Staff

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Late last month, a scuffle cut short a St. Louis Board of Aldermen meeting where a committee was to discuss a proposed civilian review board for the city's police force.

National

Police Are Learning To Accept Civilian Oversight, But Distrust Lingers

by Martin Kaste

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Pete Sokolow (center) and his bandmates in Tarras Band, a group of younger musicians inspired by the work of 20th-century clarinetist Dave Tarras.

Music & Culture

In Modern Klezmer, 'The Oldest Old Guy' Is The King Of The Scene

by Jon Kalish

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Sears — the Apple of its day for disruption and innovation — sold its own car from 1908 to 1912, before ceding the market to Ford and others. According to one expert, there hasn't been a successful new entrant into the industry in nearly a century. Th

National

Apple Must 'Think Different' On Cars, Or Join Ranks Of Failed New Brands

by Sonari Glinton

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After An Education In American Jazz, A Musician Tackles The Turkish Songbook

by Peter Kenyon

A Turkish jazz guitarist is converting Turkey's pop songs into popular jazz, the way American jazz musicians stylized tunes from the Great American Songbook.

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Under heavy rain, people take part in a "Marcha del silencio" (March of Silence) Wednesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, one month after the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman.

World News

Minor Characters Take The Stage In Argentina's Real-Life Murder Mystery

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

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World News

Latest Ukraine Cease-Fire Ends Before It Begins

The cease-fire that was supposed to halt fighting between Russian separatists and the Ukrainian government has not taken hold. NPR's Scott Simon talks to former NATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder.

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Fighters from the self-declared Islamic State parade through Raqqa, Syria, in June 2014.

There's A Reason We Say 'Self-Declared Islamic State'

by Mark Memmott

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Sloss, pictured here at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, has been a key figure associated with independent films including The Fog of War, Little Miss Sunshine and Banksy's Exit Through The Gift Shop.

Arts

Meet John Sloss, The Man Behind Some Of Your Favorite Indie Films

by Mandalit del Barco

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National

Agreement Reached In West Coast Ports Labor Dispute

by Kirk Siegler

West Coast ports and the dockworkers union have reached a tentative deal after a nine-month stalemate. Sporadic work stoppages and shutdowns are expected to end, pending ratification by both sides.

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Kathy Hanlon and her sons, Sergio (left) and Cristian, were traumatized by Superstorm Sandy. Hanlon says her flood insurance company made life after Sandy even more horrible

National

Superstorm Sandy Victims Say FEMA's Role Is Fatally Conflicted

by Charles Lane

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