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U.S. Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray explains a video of an unidentified aerial phenomena, as he testifies before a House Intelligence Committee subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on May 17, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Opinion: What extraterrestrials might learn on Earth

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the first congressional hearings on UFOs — rebranded now as UAPs (Unexplained Aerial Phenomena) — in 52 years. Sadly, the search for intelligent life continues.

May 21, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Women wearing a burqa (left) and a niqab (right) walk along a street in Kabul on May 7.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The return of the burqa in Afghanistan

Women in Afghanistan continue to experience more restrictions under the Taliban, including the return of the burqa. NPR's Scott Simon notes how the world seems to be distracted from their plight.

May 14, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Dave Chappelle looks on during UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3 at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Opinion: For comedians, safety is a growing concern

NPR's Scott Simon wonders if comedians are at increased risk for assault these days, given Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock and an incident this week involving Dave Chappelle.

May 07, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
A mural of Melissa Ortega, an 8-year-old victim of gun violence in Chicago, painted by artist Milton Coronado.

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Opinion: Painting the smiles of people we know, love and will never see again

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the work of Chicago-based artist Milton Coronado, who paints murals that memorialize people killed by gun violence.

April 30, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
A Ukrainian national flag is seen through a window of a destroyed apartment, on Thursday in Borodianka, Ukraine.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The failed promise of 'never again'

NPR's Scott Simon has a remembrance of a 91-year-old woman who surived the Holocaust, but could not survive Russia's weeks-long assault on Mariupol.

April 23, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
A little girl looks on during an evening prayer on the eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Three faith traditions come together for a weekend of remembrance

Ramadan, Passover, Easter - NPR's Scott Simon remarks on an unusual weekend when three of the world's major religions are celebrating their faiths.

April 16, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, on Wednesday.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal?

This week, President Biden said Vladimir Putin has committed war crimes in Ukraine, but will the Russian president ever stand trial for such crimes? NPR's Scott Simon discusses in this week's essay.

April 09, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
South African actress Khanyi Mbau, one of the stars of Netflix's new original reality show set in Africa, <em>Young, Famous & African. </em>

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  • Opinion

Opinion: 5 Things I'd change about Netflix's 'Young, Famous & African'

If Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor could have a hand in creating another season of the reality show, he'd ditch the 'Real Housewives' drama and get the cast to talk about COVID vaccines.

April 05, 2022
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  • Ifeanyi Nsofor
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Opinion: The weightlessness of peace

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the cooperation between Americans and Russians working with the International Space Station, despite tensions on Earth over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

April 02, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
The nominees in this year's two "global music" categories for the Grammys include (from left): Burna Boy and WizKid (both from Nigeria), Benin superstar Angelique Kidjo, Hawaii's Daniel Ho and Femi Kuti (he's also Nigerian).

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Opinion: Grammy's 'global music' categories ignore musicians from much of the globe

This year, the Grammys has not 1 but 2 "global" categories. But 7 of the nominees come from just 2 countries: Benin and Nigeria. It's part of a Grammy pattern of focusing on a short list of nations.

April 02, 2022
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  • Ian Brennan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on March 3, 2022.

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Opinion: Zelenskyy's comedy background is ever-present in his approach to nations

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the communication skills Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a comedian and actor, is using to lead his country.

March 19, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Michael Jordan, No. 23 of the Chicago Bulls, is seen in a game in 1984. An unused ticket from his first game as a Bull, Oct. 26, 1984, has sold for $468,000.

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Opinion: Spending big on old game tickets

NPR's Scott Simon wonders about the money collectors paid for ticket stubs: one for the 1st game Jackie Robinson played as a Dodger, the other for the 1st game Michael Jordan played as a Chicago Bull.

March 05, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Ukrainian citizens hold posters and national flags during a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside the Russian Embassy in Lima, Peru, on Friday.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Our world's chilling return to authoritarianism

NPR's Scott Simon recalls the years of the Cold War, its aftermath and how hopes for a freer world seem to have dimmed.

February 26, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Dr. Paul Farmer (right) and Dr. Sriram Shamasunder on the Butaro hospital campus in Rwanda on Feb. 17. Farmer died on Feb. 21.

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With love and tears: My first and last memories of Dr. Paul Farmer

Dr. Sriram Shamasunder just spent a week in Rwanda at the university co-founded by Paul Farmer — and witnessed the passion and compassion of this global health champion days before his untimely death.

February 22, 2022
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  • Sriram Shamasunder
A film premiere at the Palazzo del Cinema in Venice, Italy.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Famous, but wanting to be forgotten

The fight by an Indian reality television star to get websites to erase his driving under the influence arrest recalls a larger movement to be forgotten.

February 19, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
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