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Sleater-Kinney Releases A Last Album, Ending An Era For the Indie Rock Trio
August 20, 2019
Sleater-Kinney's longtime drummer is leaving the band — but not before they release one last album together. It marks the end of an era for the indie rock power trio.
Environment
How The Flying Shame Movement Got Off The Ground
August 20, 2019
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Umair Irfan, who covers climate change and the environment for Vox, about the flying shame movement and what can be done about carbon emissions from air travel.
Middle East
A Look At The ISIS Presence In Afghanistan
August 20, 2019
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kelly Magsamen, vice president for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress, about ISIS in Afghanistan, and beyond.
KERA | National
When Texas Legalized Hemp It Forced Some Counties To Change How They Prosecute Pot
August 20, 2019
Some counties in states that have legalized hemp, but not marijuana, are having to stop prosecuting low-level crimes because labs to test the difference between the substances are hard to come by.
Middle East
Syrian Government On The Verge Of Taking Back Important Town From Rebels In Civil War
August 20, 2019
An important rebel city falls in Syria as the government's relentless attack on the last rebel province turns one of the last corner's in the civil war.
National
Trump Administration Faces Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Health Care Failures By ICE
August 20, 2019
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Lisa Graybill of the Southern Poverty Law Center about its new class action alleging deficient health care in ICE detention facilities.
Middle East
How The Trump Administration's Sanctions Are Affecting Iranians
August 20, 2019
Reporting from Tehran, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks about how the Trump administration's decision to reimpose sanctions is affecting Iranians and whom they blame for their economic woes.
Elections
Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang On His Universal Basic Income Plan
August 20, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a plan to save the U.S. economy — a Universal Basic Income, which he says will take the country by storm.
Environment
Why Sea Level Rise Varies Across The World
August 20, 2019
The sea level is rising more in some coastal places than in others. But why is that? It has to do with wind, currents, glaciers and even the last Ice Age.
National Security
Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Tries To Rally U.N. Security Council To Counter Iran
August 20, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes his case against Iran to the United Nations Security Council, addressing a special meeting on threats in the Middle East.