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Mattel is modeling a Barbie doll after space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:57:00 +0000

Aderin-Pocock's interest in space travel goes back to her childhood. She hopes the doll will inspire girls that STEM is for them. STEM being science, technology, engineering and math.

Credit Card Nation: How we went from record savings to record debt in just two years

Stacey Vanek Smith — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:25:00 +0000

U.S. consumers had the highest savings rate on record in 2020 and credit card debt was plummeting. Now our savings is gone and debt is surging. What happened?

Getting abortion pills into Ukraine during a war meant having to be creative

Gregory Warner — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:25:00 +0000

When Russia invaded Ukraine, the supply of abortion pills dwindled. NPR reporters follow a secret effort to resupply doctors and help women with pregnancies made complicated by war.

Talking to Saeed Jones at the end of the world (Rebroadcast)

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:19:01 +0000

In these poems, Jones wrestles with the loss of his mother a decade after her death.

This historic treaty might save the world’s oceans

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:18:32 +0000

International waters have been largely governed by fragmented patchworks of global agreements and organizations.

The issues with getting insulin in America

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:15:57 +0000

The patent to insulin was initially sold for $1. So why have insulin prices in the U.S. skyrocketed over the years?

As state-run police expand into Jackson, some welcome the help. Others see racism

Martin Kaste — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:50:00 +0000

To help combat Jackson's per capita murder rate, which is one of the worst in the country, the state Legislature expanded the reach of the Capitol Police. City leaders say they've been sidelined.

The hunt continues in Mexico for the gunmen who kidnapped 4 Americans

Array — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:50:00 +0000

Two of the four Americans who were held captive and survived a kidnapping in Mexico last week were taken back into the U.S. shortly before noon on Tuesday amid a heavily armed convoy.

Study shows the potential consequences of climate change for the ocean food web

Lauren Sommer — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:21:00 +0000

As the climate gets hotter, animals and plants are moving because it is harder to survive where they live. One of the most consequential shifts is happening to some of the smallest living things.

When will the U.S. run out of money to pay its bills? Moody’s Analytics say Aug. 18

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:21:00 +0000

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Cris deRitis, deputy chief economist at Moody's Analytics, about the impact of a potential U.S. debt default.