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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin On Filling The Supreme Court Vacancy

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., about the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the political maneuvering following her death.

September 19, 2020
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Trump, Biden React To Justice Ginsburg's Death While Visiting Minnesota

President Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden were both in Minnesota yesterday, a sign of how both campaigns see the state in play.

September 19, 2020
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  • Asma Khalid and
  • Tamara Keith
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Week In Politics: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Sets Up Political Battle

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives President Trump a chance at a third Supreme Court justice. What the usual process is, and how it could be altered this time around.

September 19, 2020
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  • Ron Elving
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

Texas Supreme Court Blocks Harris County Clerk From Sending Voters Mail-In Ballots

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins about the Texas Supreme Court's order to halt the distribution of mail-in ballot applications to registered voters.

September 19, 2020
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GPB News NPR

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Remembering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The nation is mourning the loss of Ginsburg, a champion of gender equality, who died of cancer complications Friday.

September 19, 2020
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Mourners Gather At Supreme Court To Honor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice, sent mourners flocking to the Supreme Court for an impromptu vigil.

September 19, 2020
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Users Flock To Cameo To Celebrate Life's Events During The Pandemic

It's tough marking special events these days. The New Yorker's Naomi Fry explains many people are now turning to an app called Cameo for personalized celebrity messages for their friends and family.

September 19, 2020
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GPB News NPR

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It's Been A Tense Week For Politics And Pandemic Science

Political interference on COVID-19 guidelines at the CDC, a DHHS spokesman on leave after attacking scientists on facebook live, and the President continues to contradict the science of the pandemic.

September 19, 2020
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  • Pien Huang
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón Discusses Trump's Puerto Rico Aid Package

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Representative Jenniffer González-Colón of Puerto Rico about President Trump's $13 billion aid package to help rebuild the island three years after Hurricane Maria.

September 19, 2020
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GPB News NPR

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Saturday Sports: Stanley Cup Games Begin, Big Ten Decides To Play

NPR's Scott Simon is joined by ESPN's Howard Bryant to discuss the Stanley Cup and the Big Ten college football decision to play after all.

September 19, 2020
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — here in her chambers during a 2019 interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg — died on Friday at the age of 87.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87

Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.

September 19, 2020
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  • Nina Totenberg
A funnel appears in a thick plume of smoke from the Loyalton Fire last month in Lassen County, Calif. It is one of many wildfires to have hit the state recently.

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Opinion: The California Dream, A Catastrophic Wake-Up Call

NPR's Scott Simon recounts what life in California, once the stuff of dreams, has become for too many residents as wildfires, mudslides, earthquakes seem to happen with increasing frequency.

September 12, 2020
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  • Scott Simon
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Mall Company Simon Property Group Saves Another Retailer From Bankruptcy

Malls are saving another retailer. J.C. Penney is the fourth bankrupt chain this year getting sold to a venture with its landlords, including the biggest U.S. mall company.

September 12, 2020
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  • Alina Selyukh
GPB News NPR

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  • History

'It Was Said' Podcast Breaks Down Iconic American Speeches

NPR's Scott Simon talks with historian Jon Meacham about his new podcast, It Was Said, which examines impactful speeches from modern American history.

September 12, 2020
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Tomoko stands at the inn in Fukushima prefecture that has been in her family for generations.

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  • Asia

Fukushima Has Turned These Grandparents Into Avid Radiation Testers

After losing trust in official information, the Japanese public took it upon themselves to learn to measure for radioactive matter. Nearly a decade after the nuclear disaster, they're still testing.

September 12, 2020
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
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