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News Articles: Arts & Life

Scott Simon (top right) and Ina Jaffe (center left) pose for a picture with other NPR Chicago Bureau staff.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Remembering our colleague and friend, Ina Jaffe

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Ina Jaffe, who first edited this program and later reported on seniors for NPR. Jaffe died this week at the age of 75.

August 03, 2024
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  • Scott Simon
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is sworn-in before testifying before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 03, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Subcommittee is holding a hearing on the findings from a fifteen month Republican-led probe of former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci and the COVID…

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  • Arts & Life

'Wait Wait' for August 3, 2024: Live at Wolf Trap with Dr. Fauci

This week, Wait Wait is live at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts with special guest Dr. Anthony Fauci and panelists Negin Farsad, Karen Chee, and Tom Papa

August 03, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, left, and Algeria's Imane Khelif have competed in boxing competitions as women for years. But their presence in Paris is being scrutinized by some after they failed a vague gender eligibility test last year.

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  • Sports

What to know about the gender controversy sweeping Olympic boxing

Olympic organizers are defending the participation of two boxers who failed a gender eligibility test last year. Here's what to know about the key players, conservative outcry and official response.

August 02, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
The NFL logo is displayed on the field in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 4, 2018.  The judge who presided in a class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL said Thursday that the jury did not follow his instructions in determining damages.

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  • Sports

U.S. judge overturns $4.7 billion 'Sunday Ticket' judgment against the NFL

A jury had awarded $4.7 billion in damages to subscribers after it ruled the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service.

August 02, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
KD Deshmukh says he recently celebrated his spouse's birthday with a salmon dinner at home. He also buys in bulk, clips coupons and has switched to more store brands to save money at the grocery store.

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  • Business

Inflation math is changing America's dinner plans

For the first time in years, people are buying more groceries, including pricier brands, to replace restaurant outings. From McDonald's to Starbucks, fast food and cafes are feeling it.

August 02, 2024
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  • Alina Selyukh
The author James Baldwin would have turned 100 on Aug, 2.

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  • Books

On the centennial of his birth, James Baldwin remains relevant today

Baldwin is heralded for being everything from an orator, activist and fashion icon. None of that would be true if he weren't a writer first. We asked fans to break down what made his writing work.

August 02, 2024
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  • Andrew Limbong
American writer James Baldwin photographed on January 20, 1986.

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  • National

Reflections on James Baldwin's magnificent life from those who knew him

Writer James Baldwin is remembered by his family, a scholar, a journalist and a playwright on his 100th birthday.

August 02, 2024
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  • Walter Ray Watson
"No matter what, there's one thing you can't deny ... that I am giving it everything and leaving nothing," Brittany Howard says.

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  • Music Interviews

Brittany Howard on Prince, breakup songs and giving 'everything and leaving nothing'

As a kid, the former Alabama Shakes singer/guitarist was told repeatedly she didn't look like a lead singer. "It made me sing ... louder and perform just as hard as I could," Howard says.

August 01, 2024
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  • Terry Gross
Former President Donald Trump walks off stage after speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Five takeaways by a longtime NABJ member from Trump’s appearance before Black journalists

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared at the convention for the National Association of Black Journalists on Wednesday, creating tension within the organization.

August 01, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
The handheld video game console Game Boy manufactured by Nintendo in 1989.

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  • History

In 1989, a big gray brick with a tiny monochrome screen became gaming's new smash hit

In 1989, a big gray brick with a tiny monochrome screen became gaming's new smash hit. Nintendo's Game Boy revolutionized portable gaming. As part of NPR's special series of historical moments, a NPR reporter spoke to business executives turned Game Boy fans in 1990.

August 01, 2024
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  • Lars Hoel and
  • Andrew Mambo
Turkey's Yusuf Dikec, pictured competing in the shooting 10m air pistol mixed team gold medal match at Chateauroux Shooting Center on Tuesday, went viral for his casual look.

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  • Sports

A conspicuously dressed-down shooter won Olympic silver. Then he went viral

Five-time Olympian Yusuf Dikec shot his way to silver with regular eyeglasses and a hand in his pocket. His casual style impressed viewers and had many jokingly wondering whether he might be a hitman.

August 01, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Henrik Christiansen, pictured at a 2022 championship medal ceremony in Australia, is chasing medals as well as chocolate muffins in his third Olympic Games.

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  • Sports

A Norwegian swimmer's love affair with chocolate muffins may be winning the Olympics

When he’s not in the pool, Henrik Christiansen is documenting his deepening obsession with the gooey treats. His many dramatic TikToks are spreading muffin fever across the Olympic Village and beyond.

August 01, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Stick and ground cinnamon is displayed for a photograph in Concord, N.H., on March 2, 2008.

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  • Health

The FDA adds more brands to a new alert for lead-contaminated cinnamon

No illnesses have been reported in connection to the alerts. The FDA has recommended that manufacturers voluntarily recall their products.

July 31, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.

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  • News

A photographer captured the perfect shot of an Olympic surfer's record-breaking ride

AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet captured the Brazilian world champion Gabriel Medina surfing through a huge wave in a ride that would net an Olympic-record score.

July 31, 2024
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  • Natalie Escobar
 NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em> wants to know what Dungeons & Dragons means to you.

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  • Series: Join The Game

Dungeons & Dragons turns 50 this year. What does it mean to you?

Morning Edition want to hear what Dungeons & Dragons means to you.

July 31, 2024
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  • Charlotte Engrav
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