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"The Gravy" raises concern for residents of Chicago's 35th Ward.

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Opinion: The global reason behind Chicago's 'garbage juice'

Chicago residents are upset about a foul liquid running through their streets. NPR's Scott Simon notes that runoff from rundown garbage trucks has long had a stomach-turning nickname: "The Gravy."

October 16, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Orphaned mountain gorilla Ndakasi lies in the arms of her caregiver Andre Bauma on Sept. 21, shortly before her death.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: A gorilla's life and death, in 2 viral photos

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of Ndakasi, the gorilla who went viral for a photobomb a few years ago. A picture taken of her last moments in her caretaker's arms also went viral this week.

October 09, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Former President Donald Trump has been hinting at another White House run and, in doing so, has frozen the Republican field.

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  • Politics

Potential candidates always test political waters in Iowa. Trump's trip is different

Former President Donald Trump, who is teasing another run, is holding a large rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Saturday night.

October 09, 2021
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By:
  • Clay Masters
President Biden, after a meeting with the House Democratic caucus last week. Countering China is one of his top issues, but he hasn't said what he plans to do about Trump-era tariffs yet.

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  • Politics

Biden campaigned against the trade war with China, but ending it is complicated

So far, President Biden has kept the steep tariffs on Chinese goods put in place by his predecessor. On Monday, his administration plans to unveil details of its own trade policy with China.

October 03, 2021
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  • Asma Khalid
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov and his Italian bride, Victoria Romanovna Bettarini, exit St. Isaac's Cathedral following their wedding in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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  • Europe

After a century of waiting, Russians witness a royal wedding once more

A descendant of the czarist Romanov dynasty was married in the first royal wedding in over 100 years — kicking off a weekend of lavish events that sparked public curiosity, awe and derision.

October 02, 2021
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  • Charles Maynes
An engraving from the Illustrated London News in 1871 of the Randolph Street Bridge during the Great Chicago Fire.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: 150 years after the Great Chicago Fire, we're more vulnerable

The Great Chicago Fire happened 150 years ago. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the tragedy's historical impact and modern relevance.

October 02, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
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  • Politics

Week in politics: Democrats continue negotiations on infrastructure bill

Disagreements among fellow Democrats are holding up President Biden's agenda.

October 02, 2021
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Cmdr. Jeanine Menze, stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Oahu, Hawaii, in 2006.

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  • National

How the Coast Guard's 1st Black woman pilot helped give the next one her wings

Jeanine Menze was discouraged from pursuing her dream to fly planes when she didn't see any women of color in the field. Then she met La'Shanda Holmes. "When I met you, I saw myself," Menze told her.

October 02, 2021
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  • Eleanor Vassili and
  • Emma Bowman
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, smiles as she leaves her home in Vancouver on Friday.

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  • Business

Canadians Are Released After A Chinese Executive Resolves U.S. Criminal Charges

Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of the Chinese communications giant, has left Canada after being detained for three years. Canada announced two of its citizens were freed by China.

September 25, 2021
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  • Emily Feng
Memorial to poet José Martí in Old Havana

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Free Expression Is On The Decline, In Cuba And Elsewhere

Cuba is one of dozens of countries, including some U.S. allies, using emergency powers to stifle free expression.

September 25, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Three Chicago aldermen face criminal charges in federal court, and just since the start of 2019, nine current or former Chicago aldermen have been indicted or investigated for bribery, racketeering and tax fraud.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Automatic Pay Raises Haven't Stopped Chicago's Corruption

Scott Simon questions the automatic aldermanic pay raises in Chicago even as three aldermen face criminal charges in federal court.

September 18, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
President George W. Bush stands in the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York and speaks to workers involved in the cleanup effort on Sept. 14, 2001.

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  • National Security

Two Decades After 9/11, Are We Safer?

Just hours after the Sept. 11 attacks, President George W. Bush said, "The resolve of our great nation is being tested." So here we are 20 years later. Have we passed the test?

September 11, 2021
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  • Greg Myre
Recovery workers head to ground zero in New York City after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: United We Stood As 9/11 Responders Toiled And Families Searched

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the displays of unity and diversity following the Sept. 11 attacks.

September 11, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Ali Malik, 37, with his sons Muhammad Binyamin, 9, and Layth Noah, 5. Malik is part of a class action lawsuit against the FBI alleging religious discrimination and violations of surveillance laws.

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  • National

For Many American Muslims, The Legacy Of 9/11 Lies In The Battle For Civil Rights

A Southern California community grapples with the legacy of being secretly surveilled by the FBI. Twenty years later, the matter is a legal fight that has reached the Supreme Court.

September 11, 2021
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  • Leila Fadel
Journalist and activist Gildo Garza, right, reads the names of murdered journalists at a demonstration outside the federal attorney general's office in Mexico City.

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  • World

Mexico's Journalists Speak Truth To Power, And Lose Their Lives For It

A government agency protects 1,500 journalists and human rights activists, but it is strapped for resources and its record is mixed.

September 04, 2021
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  • James Fredrick
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