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His podcast company faced a crossroads. Now Jesse Thorn's employees are owners

Jesse Thorn has built a sizable audience with his podcast business Maximum Fun. His NPR interview show, "Bullseye With Jesse Thorn," has brought on guests including Jonathan Majors, Tom Hanks and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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Why car prices are still so high — and why they are unlikely to fall anytime soon

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Got a question for Twitter's press team? The answer will be a poop emoji

Twitter's communications email went dark after mass layoffs late last year. CEO Elon Musk announced this weekend (and NPR confirmed) that it now responds to press inquiries with a single poop emoji.

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A nuclear power plant leaked contaminated water in Minnesota. Here's what we know

The 400,000 gallon leak of water containing tritium occurred in November 2022, but the general public was not notified until last week. Officials said the leak is contained and poses no public danger.

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Audubon faces a backlash after deciding to keep name that evokes a racist enslaver

Three board members resigned after the National Audubon Society rejected calls to change its name. Some local groups are renaming themselves anyway.

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An infamous Russian unit that downed a civilian plane in 2014 was active in Ukraine

A secretive Russian military unit, known for its part in the deaths of hundreds of civilians on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 nearly a decade ago, was fighting in eastern Ukraine, NPR uncovered.

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San Francisco will discuss reparation proposals — but even supporters are split

While many cheered the possibility of a huge financial windfall for the city's Black residents, one civil rights leader says the proposal is a distraction from tangible efforts to redress racism.

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Paris Hilton was the center of it all. Now she's shedding the 'character' she created

Before the word "influencer" was a household term, before Instagram and TikTok allowed users to document every moment of their life in real time, Paris Hilton was the woman at the center of it all.

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Cyclone Freddy shattered records. People lost everything. How does the healing begin?

The countries hit by this unprecedented storm now must help survivors who may have lost nearly everything. We talk to an aid worker on the ground in Mozambique for insights.

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WHO calls on China to share data on raccoon dog link to pandemic. Here's what we know

Data was released briefly, then rescinded. As NPR reported previously, there is already strong evidence pointing to these animals in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan.

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Wales misses out on £1bn as UK Government defines a second major English rail project as 'England and Wales'

Rishi Sunak boasts about the the 'biggest major rail investment since the Victorian era' but Wales is missing out

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Will Fox News settle the Dominion defamation lawsuit? First Amendment experts aren’t so sure

Has the voting machine company at the centre of right-wing conspiracy theories met the extremely high bar for proving defamation by the press? Maybe, but the network says losing the case would be a blow to all media, Alex Woodward reports

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Russia awards pilots involved in confrontation with a U.S. drone over Black Sea

The United States accused Russia of an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" intercept of its MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone that forced it to be brought down over the Black Sea this week

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How the slam dunk became this director's metaphor for the Asian American experience

When is a dunk more than a dunk? When it's wrapped up in proving yourself to your entire high school.

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7 deputies and 3 others face murder charges in a Black man's death at mental hospital

Irvo Otieno was transferred from jail to a state mental health facility on March 6. Prosecutors say he was handcuffed during the intake process and "smothered" by seven deputies for some 12 minutes.

The Conversation

Lineker-BBC row: survey shows how different outlets approach their staff's social media presence

The row over Gary Lineker’s tweet criticising the UK government’s proposed asylum legislation has re-ignited the debate about impartiality in journalism and the way news organisations deal with social media.

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A train carrying corn syrup derails in Arizona

About eight train cars went off the tracks Wednesday evening in Mohave County, Ariz., near the California border. The incident follows a recent string of high-profile train derailments.

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Sickle cell patient's success with gene editing raises hopes and questions

A Mississippi woman's life has been transformed by a treatment for sickle cell disease with the gene-editing technique CRISPR. All her symptoms from a disease once thought incurable have disappeared.

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Press 1 for more anger: Americans are fed up with customer service

A new survey shows Americans are unhappy with the service they're getting — and are not afraid to let people know about it.

The Independent UK

What is stealthing? Dutch court convicts man who secretly removed condom without consent

It’s a civil offence in California to remove a condom without consent during sex

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Students want this women's college to rethink its notion of gender in admissions

Wellesley College currently admits only some transgender and nonbinary applicants. Students voted for a non-binding referendum pushing for more inclusive admissions and communications policies.

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Gifted jewelry from Saudi Arabia entangles Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro

A scandal is unfolding in Brazil involving millions of dollars worth of jewels, the Saudi government and former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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A major South Korean broadcaster omitted 'ladies' from Michelle Yeoh's Oscars speech

The broadcaster said it removed the word because of the connotation surrounding "ladies," offering a glimpse into the tense atmosphere surrounding gender discourse in South Korea.

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Ride-Share and Delivery Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Says Court

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