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The promised surge in clean-energy jobs from the growing popularity of electric vehicles in the U.S. is mostly focused farther down the supply chain, like at battery assembly plants.
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World Cup quarterfinals: Who's in and the storylines to watch
The quarterfinals at the 2022 World Cup begin Friday. Favorites France, Brazil, Argentina are through — as is England, the Netherlands and 2018 finalist Croatia along with Morocco taking on Portugal.
'New York Times' editors hustle to prepare stories for newsroom strike
More than 1,100 of the newspaper's journalists say they'll strike Thursday over the paper's failure to meet the union's demand for pay raises.
Defense bill includes years-long proposal to combat sexual assault in military
Defense bill provision could move military one step closer to historic changes that will impact how its sexual assault cases are prosecuted.
How protesters in China bypass online censorship to express dissent
After weeks of protests, officials in China are loosening the country's notoriously strict anti-COVID measures. How did protestors succeed despite heavy online censorship?
The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2022
Discover a broad spectrum of this year's most compelling classical music, from booby-trapped string quartets and chilled-out piano to full-throttle percussion, electric guitars and high-flying vocals.
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This year's edition of A Jazz Piano Christmas concert features José André, Bob Thompson and Hiromi. -
Hurray for the Riff Raff performed songs of survival, community and rediscovery from the album LIFE ON EARTH at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., as part of NPR Music's 15th anniversary celebration.
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Former White House counterterrorism analyst Lee Wolosky talks about the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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Griner is heading home after being detained since February. Her release was part of a prisoner swap with Russia, President Biden announced Thursday.
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And erosion from two recent hurricanes exposed it at Daytona Beach Shores, but archeologists say the ship is in such a delicate state that they don't plan to dig it up.
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There are about 7-thousand tigers in private hands or in zoos in the U.S., almost twice as many as are in the wild around the world.
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After a recruit died earlier this year, Navy SEALs have modified their notoriously grueling basic training. But some families worry the changes don't go far enough.
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German authorities say they expect more arrests as they investigate an alleged plot to overthrow the government that led to dozens of arrests Wednesday across the country.
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Peru has a new President this morning after, after President Pedro Castillo was removed from office and charged with rebellion after attempting to launch a coup.
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The Biden administration wants to discourage migrants from crossing the border illegally when pandemic restrictions end. That deadline has revived a long-running fight about the future of asylum.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yu Jie, who studies China's relationships with Middle East and Gulf states, about Chinese president Xi's trip to Saudi Arabia and China's influence in the region.
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After input from President Joe Biden, the DNC's Rules and Bylaws commitee greenlit a new primary calendar, led by South Carolina. But both states and individual party members are raising concerns.
