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How Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton made history

Laura Benshoff — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:25:00 +0000

Black women have broken new ground in state capitols. A record-setting six Black women now lead legislative chambers in their states, including Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton.

Silicon Valley is breathing a sigh of relief after Biden’s remarks on the bank crisis

Array — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:15:00 +0000

President Biden spoke this morning about the government's efforts to protect the banking system, after two regional banks collapsed in recent days.

Regulators change tactics to address the biggest bank failure since 2008

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:12:07 +0000

Regulators stepped in over the weekend and said all deposits at Silicon Valley Bank would be guaranteed by a banking insurance fund.

On Kali Uchis’ soulful new album, love has many dimensions

Array — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:38:00 +0000

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with singer-songwriter Kali Uchis about her soulful new album 'Red Moon in Venus' and the inspiration behind it.

The 1A Movie Club recaps the 2023 Oscars

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:30:48 +0000

This weekend’s Academy Awards celebrated all things Hollywood. But the movie business isn’t booming like it used to.

1A Remaking America: Crime, the Senate, and Washington D.C.

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:20:25 +0000

The Senate voted 81-14 to block a criminal code rewrite that was unanimously approved by the D.C. City Council.

The FDA is changing how women are informed about breast cancer

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:18:39 +0000

The new regulations dictate that women receive information about their breast density when getting mammograms.

Why Bolivia and Colombia want coca leaf, cocaine’s main ingredient, legalized

Carrie Kahn — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:15:00 +0000

Two of the world's biggest cocaine suppliers, Colombia and Bolivia, want the U.N. to remove the coca leaf from its list of dangerous drugs. They argue the leaf has many uses unrelated to narcotics.

Exhibit opens this week to give visitors a peek inside the rebuilding of Notre Dame

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:32:00 +0000

The Parisian landmark has been closed since fire gutted much of the cathedral in 2019. Tour guide Marie Segura is already looking forward to a reopening — set for December of next year.

Future of the COVID pandemic: Scientists say there is still a lot to learn

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:32:00 +0000

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with immunologist Akiko Iwasaki about the future of COVID research as the pandemic enters its fourth year.