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Poisoning allegations at girls schools in Iran sparks responses from leaders

Peter Kenyon — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:53:00 +0000

Allegations of poisonings at dozens of girls schools has prompted responses from Iran's supreme leader and others, showing the pressures on the government to respond to continued unrest.

Georgia’s president on how her country is doing a year into the war in Ukraine

Array — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:53:00 +0000

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Georgia President Salome Zourabichvili about how her country is faring a year into Russia's war in Ukraine.

D.C. Council withdraws crime bill Congress set to block, but Senate says vote will proceed

Martin Austermuhle — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:31:27 +0000

Despite a move by D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson to pull back the controversial bill, the Senate could vote as soon as Wednesday to block it anyway.

Bob Cialdini dreamt of playing baseball, but a scout told him to follow a new dream

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:26:00 +0000

When Bob Cialdini was in high school, a scout gave him an offer to play in the minor leagues. On the way to get a pen to sign the contract, the scout gave him advice that changed his life.

Bills targeting drag have a long history in the U.S., says historian

Array — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:26:00 +0000

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Jules Gill-Peterson of Johns Hopkins University about the long history of laws targeting drag in the U.S.

Remembering disability rights activist Linda Heumann

Array — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:26:00 +0000

Judith Heumann was a disability rights activist and a leader of the disability community. In 1977, she helped to revive legislation that set the groundwork for the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Amid derailments, state lawmakers work on legislation to improve rail safety

Array — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:26:00 +0000

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with state lawmakers Michele Grim of Ohio and Mike Jacobson of Nebraska about legislation to improve rail safety amid multiple derailments.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, ‘Putin’s Chef,’ has emerged from the shadows with his Wagner Group

Charles Maynes — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:14:00 +0000

Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as "Putin's Chef" because of his company's origins in the catering business, now fields a mercenary army of 50,000. Its role in Ukraine is central to Russia's war effort.

Massive fire tears through a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

Destinee Adams — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:09:00 +0000

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to UNICEF's Ezatullah Majeed about a fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh that displaced thousands of people who had fled a military crackdown in Myanmar.

Bernie Sanders is angry about capitalism. He thinks it’s okay for you to be, too.

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:13:13 +0000

The Vermont senator talks about his struggle against economic inequality and the power of America’s billionaire class in his new book.