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Clockwise from left: Brad Mehldau, Maryam Keshavarz, Samantha Irby, Lauren Fleshman, Ke Huy Quan and Christian Cooper.

'Fresh Air' staffers pick the 2023 interviews you shouldn't miss

9:18am December 29, 2023

Interviews with actor Ke Huy Quan, pianist Jason Moran, humorist Samantha Irby, and media critic Brian Stelter are among the conversations that stuck with the staff of Fresh Air this year.

Health & Safety

Where gender-affirming care for youth is banned, intersex surgery may be allowed

2:54pm April 11, 2023

by Jojo Macaluso

Some states that ban gender-affirming care for trans youth do allow intersex surgeries.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron visit the garden of the residence of the Governor of Guangdong on April 7.

World News

Macron comments raise questions about Europe's allegiance to the U.S. and Taiwan

11:13am April 11, 2023

by H.J. Mai

When French President Emmanuel Macron remarked that Europe should not blindly follow the U.S.'s lead on China, it set off criticism on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Lasse Wellander performs on stage with ABBA at the Wembley Arena in London in 1979.

Music & Culture

Lasse Wellander, longtime ABBA guitarist, has died at 70

10:21am April 11, 2023

by Barry Gordemer

Lasse Wellander, lead guitarist for the band ABBA, died Friday at the age of 70.

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Supreme Court justices pose for a group photo in April 2021.

Politics & Government

Why it's unlikely ethics rules on Supreme Court gift disclosures will work

2:13pm April 10, 2023

by Destinee Adams

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may not comply with stricter disclosure rules, according to a legal expert who says, "They're the Supreme Court. They do what they want."

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Boxes of the drug mifepristone a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls Texas judge's abortion pill ruling 'shocking'

12:12pm April 10, 2023

by Leila Fadel

The future of access to abortion pills is uncertain after two federal judges issued a pair of conflicting rulings on Friday evening.

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A nurse prepares to inject residential care home staff with the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Health & Safety

'Kind Of A Chess Game': For States, Distributing COVID-19 Vaccine Poses Myriad Hurdles

7:40pm December 09, 2020

by Emma Bowman

Claire Hannan, head of the Association of Immunization Managers, says the officials planning vaccine distribution face plenty of challenges. One is not knowing how many doses are coming their way.

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A woman stands in front of a line of police officers near the White House during a protest in Washington, D.C.

National

Photos: Protests In Response To The Death Of George Floyd Shake The Nation

3:28pm May 31, 2020

by Nicole Werbeck

Photos show demonstrators and police clashing as anguish and rage swept through cities across the nation in response to George Floyd's death in Minneapolis police custody.

Robert Hyde posing with President Trump. Hyde has emerged as the latest figure in the impeachment saga following the release of messages in which he discusses surveillance of former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.

From Obscurity To Impeachment Figure: Who Is Robert Hyde?

3:30pm January 19, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Hyde says he was joking when he messaged an associate of Rudy Giuliani that he was tracking former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. Now, U.S. and Ukrainian authorities are investigating.

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