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FTC Chairperson Lina Khan, speaking at a Senate Committee hearing in 2021. Last week, the FTC moved closer to modernizing a rule that requires funeral businesses to provide prices to consumers when they visit or call.

National

Funeral homes could soon have to post prices online

2:43pm October 26, 2022

by Robert Benincasa

A 2017 NPR investigation found that many funeral businesses failed to disclose prices to consumers. The FTC may modernize the existing rule to make such information more transparent.

With 400 to 500 customers a day at his restaurant, including many Kashmiris, Bhat of Tibet says the food "has bonded us together." He's holding one of his signature momo dumplings.

Precious memories: 8 refugees share the things they brought to remind them of home

8:10am October 22, 2022

by NPR Special Report

If you had to leave your home, you'd bring essential items for survival. But if you could take one sentimental object, what would it be? We asked refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Honduras and more.

World News

Chinese families navigate a maze of laws and COVID rules to have babies in the U.S.

6:00am October 22, 2022

by Emily Feng

There's a well-established industry centered in California that provides surrogate births and attracts Chinese mothers to the U.S. to engage in what's known as birth tourism.

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A teenager asks her mom: When can I wear the Hijab?

7:30am October 21, 2022

by Esther Honig

Basma Alawee and Danna Aljubouri, a mother and daughter who came to the U.S. from Iran in 2010, discuss the potential pitfalls of wearing a hijab in America.

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National

There's a family separation crisis in Massachusetts, and hearings are being delayed

4:37pm October 19, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mother Jones reporter Julia Lurie about her reporting on the family separation crisis in Massachusetts.

National

How Jack Baker and Michael McConnell became husbands in 1971

7:50am October 14, 2022

In this week's StoryCorps, we hear from two gay men who managed to get married in 1971 — long before same-sex marriage was legal.

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In August 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration and law enforcement partners seized brightly colored rainbow fentanyl pills in 18 states.

Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no

1:34pm October 11, 2022

by Brian Mann

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that drug dealers are marketing rainbow-colored fentanyl to kids. Many drug experts say that's likely not happening.

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Changing the gender imbalance in housework may start with how we understand time

6:56am October 11, 2022

by Andee Tagle

NPR's Life Kit has advice on how partners can share the domestic workload. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 9, 2022.)

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Changing the gender imbalance in housework may start with how we understand time

5:19pm October 09, 2022

by Andee Tagle

A 2020 Gallup Poll of more than 3,000 heterosexual couples found that women handle the majority of the domestic workload, including doing the laundry, cleaning and cooking.

In a digital short previewing the podcast, Arthur shows his audio equipment and once again, his headphones are not on his actual ears.

Arts

Arthur the Aardvark returns with a new podcast. His headphones are still on wrong

11:35am October 08, 2022

by Juliana Kim

The podcast will revisit tales from the former PBS TV series and narrate new stories about school, friendships and family. Listeners will also be able to send voice messages for Arthur to respond to.