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Should Justice Thomas recuse himself from hearing cases about Jan. 6 or the election?

Nina Totenberg — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 21:02:00 +0000

Ginni Thomas' texts to former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows have caused many to ask whether Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself because of his wife's activities.

The COVID fund for the uninsured is shutting down, which will likely drive spread

Selena Simmons-Duffin — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:49:00 +0000

Congress failed to approve billions in new funding to fight COVID-19. Among threatened program cuts are free treatments for COVID patients who are uninsured.

Images from the Ukraine conflict are triggering survivor’s guilt in combat veterans

Steve Walsh — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:49:00 +0000

Images from the war in Ukraine may have profound impacts on combat veterans, triggering survivor's guilt and mental health crises.

A business built a new supply chain due to the pandemic. It’s now having doubts

Array — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:49:00 +0000

Earlier in the pandemic, a Massachusetts manufacturer rebuilt its supply chain to meet the demand for medical gowns. But with the market rush over, the head of the company is having second thoughts.

Biden condemns Russia’s Vladimir Putin while visiting Poland

Tamara Keith — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:49:00 +0000

President Biden traveled to NATO's eastern flank as a show of support to allies most unnerved by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Afrobeats harmonize with British electronica on the latest from Ibibio Sound Machine

Will Hermes — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:49:00 +0000

Ibibio Sound Machine is an Anglo-African band from London, and they've teamed up with Hot Chip to create the album Electricity. Together, they balance African funk with British electronica.

Law students praise Ketanji Brown Jackson’s poise at the Senate hearings

Alana Wise — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:23:00 +0000

Ketanji Brown Jackson's posture at the U.S. Senate hearings drew praise from Black law students.

Allies Push To Isolate Russia

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Veteran national security and foreign affairs reporter James Kitfield on President Biden's trip to Europe and next steps for the Western allies in countering Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Remembering Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state

Terry Gross — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:49:00 +0000

Appointed by President Clinton in 1997, Albright advocated for the expansion of NATO into the former Soviet bloc countries of Eastern Europe. She died March 23. Originally broadcast in 2003 and 2018.

There’s a multiverse of roads not taken in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

Justin Chang — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:49:00 +0000

Michelle Yeoh stars as a Chinese American immigrant who suddenly develops the power to leap between parallel universes in this moving and often exasperating movie.