NPR News
- Replacing Plastic: Can Bacteria Help Us Break The Habit? June 17, 2019Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a "natural" plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them. But the process is still in early days.
- Naples Rolls Out A Fine-Tuned Dough And The New 'Cloud Pizza' Is Born June 17, 2019Bucking generations of tradition, some Neapolitan pizzaiolis are experimenting with new ideas, bolstered by a new flour that creates a charred, puffier and lighter crust. And the trend is catching on.
- A Year After Spinal Surgery, A $94,000 Bill Feels Like A Backbreaker June 17, 2019A service called neuromonitoring can cut the risk of nerve damage during delicate surgery. But some patients are receiving large bills they didn't expect.
- Tobacco's 'Special Friend': What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell June 17, 2019The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.
- Former First Lady Leads In 1st Round Of Voting In Guatemala Presidential Election June 17, 2019Sandra Torres, who is now divorced from former President Álvaro Colom, is leading a field of nearly 20 candidates. She has promised to invest heavily in health care, education and agriculture.
- Germany's Far-Right Party Defeated In Closely Watched Mayoral Election June 17, 2019A candidate from beleaguered Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union wins a convincing victory over the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the country's conservative east.
- Pompeo Says 'There's No Doubt' Iran Attacked 2 Tankers June 16, 2019U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledges to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil route where the two tankers were hit.
- Notre Dame Holds 1st Mass Since Fire Devastated The Historic Paris Cathedral June 16, 2019A group of around 30 people wearing hardhats gathered for Mass in the cathedral on Saturday, exactly two months after a severe fire. The service was not open to the public.
- Boeing CEO Admits Mistake In 737 Max Communication June 16, 2019Ahead of the Paris Air Show, Dennis Muilenburg concedes his company did not give enough information about a malfunctioning safety light.
- U.S. Continues Dominance In Women's World Cup With 3-0 Win Over Chile June 16, 2019They won before a sell-out crowd in Paris on Sunday. It was a gem of a game for the team, which controlled play from the beginning with crisp and precise passes. The win assures the U.S. will advance.
- Phoenix Mayor Apologizes After Police Draw Gun On Family After Child Takes Doll June 16, 2019Viral footage of the incident captured by bystanders has already prompted an internal police probe, a $10 million civil rights claim and a chorus of fury on social media.
- Power Restored After Tens Of Millions In South America Experience Prolonged Blackout June 16, 2019Argentina's energy minister says electricity has been fully restored after a massive failure halted trains and darkened homes and traffic lights.
- Hong Kong Executive Apologizes As Protests Continue Over Extradition Bill June 16, 2019Chief Executive Carrie Lam says her management of an extradition bill caused "disputes in society." Protesters say they want the bill scrapped and Lam to step down.
Pew Research Fact Tank
- About three-quarters of Americans favor steps to restrict altered videos and images June 14, 2019A majority of Americans say altered videos and images create confusion about current issues, and most support restrictions on such content. The post About three-quarters of Americans favor steps to restrict altered videos and images appeared first on Pew Research Center.
- Lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans are more critical of churches than straight adults are June 13, 2019About seven-in-ten LGB adults said churches and other religious organizations focus too much on rules, compared with half of straight adults. The post Lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans are more critical of churches than straight adults are appeared first on Pew Research Center.
- 5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S. June 12, 2019There were 10.5 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2017. The number of Mexican unauthorized immigrants declined since 2007. The post 5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S. appeared first on Pew Research Center.
- Mexicans decline to less than half the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population for the first time June 12, 2019The number of Mexican unauthorized immigrants has fallen since its peak of 6.9 million in 2007 and was lower in 2017 than in any year since 2001. The post Mexicans decline to less than half the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population for the first time appeared first on Pew Research Center.
- 8 facts about American dads June 12, 2019The changing role of fathers has introduced new challenges as dads juggle the competing demands of family and work. The post 8 facts about American dads appeared first on Pew Research Center.
- Migrant apprehensions and deportations increase in Mexico, but remain below recent highs June 12, 2019Mexico has apprehended and deported more migrants within its borders so far this fiscal year than at the same point in fiscal 2018. The post Migrant apprehensions and deportations increase in Mexico, but remain below recent highs appeared first on Pew Research Center.
- Key takeaways about how Americans view the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church June 11, 2019A majority of U.S. adults say recent reports of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church reflect problems that are still happening. The post Key takeaways about how Americans view the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church appeared first on Pew Research Center.
- Only 2% of federal criminal defendants go to trial, and most who do are found guilty June 11, 2019Trials are rare in the federal criminal justice system: Just 2% of criminal defendants went to trial in 2018. Acquittals are even rarer. The post Only 2% of federal criminal defendants go to trial, and most who do are found guilty appeared first on Pew Research Center.
- People in other countries don’t necessarily see U.S. and China in a zero-sum competition June 10, 2019Across 25 countries surveyed in 2018, at least a plurality of respondents in nine nations have favorable views of both the U.S. and China. The post People in other countries don’t necessarily see U.S. and China in a zero-sum competition appeared first on Pew Research Center.
- 7 facts about Southern Baptists June 7, 2019Southern Baptists are the largest evangelical Protestant group in the United States. Yet the total number of Southern Baptists is falling. The post 7 facts about Southern Baptists appeared first on Pew Research Center.
BBC-World
- Nigeria suicide blast kills 30 football fans in Borno June 17, 2019Bombers detonate devices outside a hall where people are watching football on TV, killing 30.
- Hong Kong protest: Joshua Wong calls for HK leader Carrie Lam to resign June 17, 2019Joshua Wong gives his backing to protesters angry at a bill allowing extradition to China.
- Italian George Clooney fraudsters arrested in Thailand June 17, 2019Police arrest "Italy's Bonnie and Clyde" who used the US actor's image to promote a fashion label.
- Ecuador 'allows US military planes to use Galapagos island airfield' June 17, 2019Ecuador’s decision to allow US planes to use a San Cristobal airfield prompts environmental concerns.
- Family thought US police were going to shoot them June 17, 2019Armed police surrounded the family car after a young child left a shop with a doll without paying for it.
- Huawei smartphone sales hit amid US curbs June 17, 2019The founder of the Chinese telecoms giant says overseas sales of its mobile phones have sunk 40%.
- Iran nuclear deal: Enriched uranium limit will be breached on 27 June June 17, 2019It will exceed the amount allowed under a nuclear deal, amid heightened tensions over US sanctions.
- South America power cut: Argentina investigates 'unprecedented' outage June 17, 2019Tens of million were left without power in Argentina and neighbouring countries on Sunday.
- Indonesia bus crashes as passenger grabs steering wheel June 17, 2019Police in West Java say 12 people died and dozens were injured when the bus hit oncoming traffic.
- Phoenix mayor apologises after US police threaten to shoot black family June 17, 2019Police say they are investigating the video and have issued a public apology.
The Atlantic
- Introducing The Atlantic’s Daily Idea June 17, 2019New smart-speaker skill delivers daily, illuminating ideas for Amazon Echo and Google Home
- Instagrammers Are Exploiting the Sudan Crisis June 17, 2019The Sudan Meal Project and similar accounts claim to be helping—but they’re just a ploy to get more followers.
- Dear Therapist: My Daughter Desperately Wants to Meet the Child She Put Up for Adoption June 17, 2019She thought that her daughter would want to meet her one day. Twenty-five years later, that’s not true.
- “Good Night. Malaysian Three-Seven-Zero.” June 17, 2019On The Atlantic’s July cover, the definitive account of how Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished
- What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane June 17, 2019Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
- Debunking the Court’s Latest Death-Penalty Obsession June 17, 2019The conservative majority complains that capital-defense lawyers are making up claims at the last minute. It’s wrong.
- It’s a Winner-Take-All World, Whether You Like It or Not June 17, 2019And a person needs to cultivate particular traits to be successful within it.
- ‘Giving You Salt’: The Most Powerful Moment on Big Little Lies So Far June 17, 2019In the second episode of the show’s new season, Jane does the thing she has been desperately reluctant to do.
- Tip Your Hotel Maid June 17, 2019My grandmother worked in housekeeping for 10 years—and it’s a job where you could use a gratuity.
- The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: There’s No Such Thing as a Bilateral Spat June 16, 2019The week ahead in national security. Plus: The U.S. says Iran is “lashing out,” but even if the two nations aren’t headed for war, the conflict is now ensnaring other countries.
Political Wire
- Buttigieg Says He Wouldn’t Be First Gay President June 17, 2019If Pete Buttigieg wins the 2020 presidential election, he told Axios that he’s “almost certain” he won’t be the first gay man to serve as president. Said Buttigieg: “I would imagine we’ve probably had excellent presidents who were gay — we just didn’t know which ones. I mean, statistically, it’s almost certain.”
- Buttigieg Says Trump Wants Border Crisis to Get Worse June 17, 2019Pete Buttigieg told Axios that he believes President Trump doesn’t care about addressing the border crisis, saying he “wouldn’t put it past him to allow it to become worse in order to have it be a more divisive issue, so that he could benefit politically.”
- Leaked Polls Were Intended as Wake Up Call for Trump June 17, 2019Washington Post: “Trumpworld is trying to wave a red flag in front of the president to warn him that his 2020 reelection battle is going to be a tougher fight than he’s willing to acknowledge. That’s why, people close to the campaign, said that unflattering internal poll numbers leaked about matchups with Joe Biden and […]
- Trump’s Support Is Just 50-50 In Texas June 17, 2019“Half of the registered voters in Texas would vote to reelect President Trump, but half of them would not,” according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. “Few of those voters were wishy-washy about it: 39% said they would ‘definitely’ vote to reelect Trump; 43% said they would ‘definitely not’ vote for him. The […]
- Democrats Eye Witnesses Outside White House June 17, 2019“Democrats investigating Donald Trump for obstruction of justice are eyeing a new strategy to break the president’s all-out oversight blockade: calling witnesses who never worked in the White House,” Politico reports. “Key lawmakers tell Politico they hope to make an end run around Trump’s executive privilege assertions by expanding their circle of testimony targets to […]
- Democrats Defer to Pelosi June 17, 2019Washington Post: “As pressure has mounted in recent weeks on House Democrats to move more aggressively against Trump, Pelosi has demonstrated the firm grip she wields over her caucus — quashing, at least for now, the push for impeachment.” “It is a command that colleagues say is drawn from a deep well of respect for […]
- Bonus Quote of the Day June 17, 2019“If you can believe it, Abraham Lincoln was treated supposedly very badly. But nobody’s been treated badly like me.” — President Trump, in an ABC News Interview.
- Trump Facing 15 Outside Investigations June 17, 2019“President Trump is facing a hurdle no other president has — an unprecedented onslaught of investigations into almost every recent organization he has led,” Politico reports. “In total, Trump faces at least 15 criminal or civil inquiries by nine federal, state and city agencies into his business, his charity, his campaign, his inaugural committee and […]
- Buttigieg Raised $7 Million In April Alone June 17, 2019“Pete Buttigieg’s campaign jolted its top donors with big news on a conference call last month: The upstart mayor had raised $7 million in the month of April alone, as much as Buttigieg had in his entire eye-catching first quarter in the presidential race,” Politico reports.
- Florida Shapes Up as a Battleground Again June 17, 2019Associated Press: “Though the state has trended — by the narrowest of margins — toward Republicans in recent elections, both parties are mobilizing for a fierce and expensive battle in Florida. Democratic candidates, including early front-runner Joe Biden, have already visited the state to tap donors and connect with voters, and will descend on Miami […]
NPR Podcast Feed
- Monday, June 17th, 2019 June 17, 2019U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says a military conflict with Iran is not off the table, but that President Trump doesn't want a war. So why are some U.S. allies skeptical? And why did protesters march again in Hong Kong, even after authorities delayed an extradition bill with mainland China?
- BONUS: Hooponomics June 15, 2019The first year after it was introduced, not many three-pointers were attempted. But by last season, more than one out of every three shots attempted in NBA games was a three-pointer. We bring you the story of the three-point shot's takeover of basketball, the economic lessons of how it changed the game, and why it […]
- Friday, June 14th, 2019 June 14, 2019The U.S. blames Iran for an attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. What does Iran's dismissal of the accusation mean for the standoff between the two countries? And Democrats are responding to President Trump's remarks about foreign campaign influence with legislative plans, but have they moved the needle on impeachment plans?
- Thursday, June 13th, 2019 June 13, 2019President Trump says he doesn't think there would be anything wrong with listening to foreign actors who offer information on campaign opponents. Why does the FBI director say there is? And health officials say a fear about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has come true: The virus has spread to […]
- Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 June 12, 2019Protests in Hong Kong turned violent as tens of thousands of people filled the streets overnight to oppose a controversial extradition bill. Why do citizens say it could threaten their freedom from mainland China? And what do President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden stand to gain by trading barbs with each other […]
Five Thirty Eight
- Significant Digits For Monday, June 17, 2019 June 17, 2019You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 3 of 5 pollsters President Trump’s reelection campaign is ditching three of its five pollsters “to prevent further disclosure of survey data.” The leaked internal polls showed Trump trailing Joe Biden in several battleground states and by double digits in Michigan, […]
- Will The Supreme Court Punt On Partisan Gerrymandering Again? June 17, 2019Welcome to a special edition of FiveThirtyEight’s weekly politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarahf (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): There are two cases — Rucho v. Common Cause, a case from North Carolina, and Lamone v. Benisek, a case from Maryland — currently before the Supreme Court that deal with partisan gerrymandering, […]
- The Citizenship Question Could Cost California And Texas A Seat In Congress June 17, 2019Graphics by Ella Koeze In a matter of days, the Supreme Court may dramatically change the census. The court is slated to rule on whether the Trump administration can add a question about citizenship to the 2020 form. When the case was argued back in April, many court-watchers predicted that the court’s five conservative justices […]
- The Lakers Land Anthony Davis. OK — Now What? June 16, 2019If the door for contention out in the Western Conference swung wide open this week after a pair of brutal Golden State injuries, it appears that the Lakers just walked right through it. Los Angeles, vying to make the most of LeBron James’s remaining window, agreed to a deal Saturday that would land them Pelicans […]
- The DNC Tried To Avoid A Lopsided Debate. It Got One Anyway. June 14, 2019The lineups for the first Democratic debates — on Wednesday, June 26, and Thursday, June 27 — are out! Only 20 candidates qualified, obviating the need for any complicated tiebreakers. And on Friday, the Democratic National Committee held a two-part random drawing to determine who would debate on each night. The eight candidates with polling […]
- The Raptors Traded For An MVP, And It Got Them Over The Championship Hump June 14, 2019With a chance to win the franchise’s first-ever championship Thursday night in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the Toronto Raptors didn’t miss. Led by Kawhi Leonard, Toronto officially sealed its membership in the exclusive first-time winners club. Maybe the Raptors drew inspiration from another first-time winner that had sealed its own unlikely championship on […]
- This NBA Offseason Was Already Going To Be Chaotic. Then Klay Tore His ACL. June 14, 2019The confetti had barely settled on the Toronto Raptors’ championship celebration before another stunning injury report hit their NBA Finals opponents, the Golden State Warriors, like a punch to the stomach: Golden State’s Klay Thompson has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, his agent Greg Lawrence tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June […]
- How Inefficient Can You Make Your Walk To Class? June 14, 2019Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. There are two types: Riddler Express for those of you who want something bite-size and Riddler Classic for those of you in the slow-puzzle movement. Submit a correct answer for either, and […]
- The Raptors’ Championship Doesn’t Deserve An Asterisk June 14, 2019OAKLAND, Calif. — Even as the Raptors celebrate their first NBA championship in franchise history, there will undoubtedly be naysayers downplaying the win because of the circumstances surrounding the victory. Golden State star Kevin Durant missed the first four games of the series with a right calf injury and tore his Achilles when he returned […]
- Significant Digits For Friday, June 14, 2019 June 14, 2019You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 2 oil tankers Yesterday, a Norwegian-owned ship registered in the Marshall Islands chartered by a Taiwanese company bound for Taiwan from the United Arab Emirates, and a Panamanian-flagged ship with an all-Filipino crew bound for Singapore from Saudi Arabia — both […]
Real Clear Politics
- It's Really Stupid to Assume Trump Will Lose In 2020 June 17, 2019It is lazy, devoid of intellectual honesty... and completely within character for some people.
- Law Should Require FBI Notification of Foreign Meddling June 17, 2019
- What Do Black Working-Class Voters of Ohio Think? June 17, 2019Talking to the blue-collar residents the national media usually ignores.
- Dems Weaponize Race In Quest For 'Permanent Majority' June 17, 2019Leftists' approach to seizing and holding onto power would almost be admirable in terms of its ingenuity, if it weren't so devious. First, expand the voter base to include literally everyone, with or without a pulse.
- Scrapped Nuke Deal Leading to Blowup With Iran June 17, 2019At minimum, Iran and America need a hotline to deconflict their military forces and avert a serious escalation. But that has been rejected before.
- Bolton: America Willing to Talk to Iran But Ready to Retaliate June 17, 2019Bolton revealed in an interview that intelligence reports over the past month warned of covert attacks in the Middle East and South Asia by Iranian proxies.
- Gavin Newsom: GOP Destined for 'Waste Bin of History' June 17, 2019The generously coiffed former San Francisco mayor, who spent the better part of the last decade waiting his turn back in the political klieg lights, is on the attack, and on multiple fronts.
- CA's 'Free' Healthcare for Illegals, Courtesy of Taxpayers June 17, 2019More than 1.2 million California residents left for other states between 2006 and 2017. Raising taxes to fund an ever-expanding Medi-Cal program will only drive more middle- and upper-income Californians elsewhere.
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