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What to know about Li Qiang, China’s new premier

John Ruwitch — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:50:00 +0000

China has a new premier — Li Qiang, widely regarded as one of Xi Jinping's closest allies. We take a close look at Li's career and his government's priorities in the coming decade.

A veterinarian says pets have a lot to teach us about love and grief

Dave Davies — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 20:53:00 +0000

Karen Fine says "I feel like I learn from my patients all the time. ... They really have skills and senses that we don't." Her new memoir is The Other Family Doctor.

Old Ebbitt Grill will get a suburban spinoff in Reston, with more locations on the way

Matt Blitz — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 20:50:28 +0000

Clyde’s Restaurant Group is launching Ebbitt House, which it hopes to bring to multiple locations around the D.C. region.

Caroline Polachek’s new album pulses with the sound of exhilaration and relief

Ken Tucker — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:52:00 +0000

Desire, I Want to Turn Into You was recorded during a time when many were emerging from pandemic isolation, and, intentionally or not, it taps into the upheaval and disorientation we've lived through.

How the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank affected one startup

Array — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:29:00 +0000

Tiffany Dufu, CEO of tech startup The Cru, responds to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Colleges and universities are betting big on sports gambling

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:46:17 +0000

Colleges like Michigan State, LSU, Maryland, University of Denver, and the University of Colorado have partnered with companies like Caesar’s Sports Book and PointsBet.

In the northern California snow, stranded cows are getting emergency hay drops

Kai McNamee — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:19:00 +0000

After heavy snowfall left cows in northern California stranded and starving, officials launched an unusual rescue mission.

Biden spoke on his administration is taking to save customers of Silicon Valley Bank

Array — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

The Biden administration has stepped in to save customers of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

After 10 years as pope, Francis continues to reshape the Catholic Church

Sylvia Poggioli — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:31:00 +0000

The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative leadership. Opposition within the Vatican is fierce.

2 bank failures have the federal government taking extraordinary action

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:28:00 +0000

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nobel Prize winner Douglas Diamond, who studies why banks fail, about what the collapses say about the stability of America's banking system.