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A historically Black university holds what could be its last graduation
NPR· 5 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Commencement ceremony at a small historically Black university in North Carolina recently was full of joy - but it may have been the ...
Over 300 people have died after flash floods in Afghanistan
WUNC Chapel Hill· 5 days agoNPR's Scott Simon speaks to Arshad Malik, Afghanistan country director for Save the Children, about the aftermath of the deadly floods that hit several provinces there last weekend.
Financial troubles force dozens of Red Lobster restaurants to close down
WUNC Chapel Hill· 5 days agoNPR's Scott Simon speaks with Amy McCarthy, a reporter for the food blog Eater and fan of Red Lobster, about the closure of dozens of the chain's restaurants.
Boeing held its annual shareholders meeting amid a string of controversies
NPR· 5 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Another bad week in a brutal year for Boeing. The troubled aircraft maker held its annual shareholder meeting yesterday, under heightened ...
The assassination attempt on Slovakian PM is the latest example of violence in Europe
NPR· 5 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: This week's assassination attempt on Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is a reminder of the tense political divides in Europe. Officials ...
What Russia's latest military offensive means for Ukraine
NPR· 5 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Russia's opened up a new front in its war in Ukraine. Troops have pushed into the northeast region of Kharkiv, home to Ukraine's second ...
What makes 'photo finishes' in sport unique?
NPR· 5 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan will take the track this afternoon for the Preakness Stakes. He won the Kentucky Derby a couple of weeks ...
'A Fatal Inheritance' follows a family's struggle with cancer across generations
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 5 days agoNPR's Scott Simon talks to Larry Ingrassia, former managing editor of the Los Angeles Times, about his latest book, "A Fatal Inheritance," which details his family's struggle with cancer.
Saturday Sports: Denver Nuggets struggle, Caitlin Clark's first week in the WNBA
WLRN Miami· 5 days agoNPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media talk about the struggles of the NBA's defending champion Denver Nuggets and about Caitlin Clark's first week as a pro in the WNBA.
A Crimean couple in Ukraine says they're reliving an 80-year-old story
NPR· 5 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Most Ukrainian Muslims are part of an ethnic group, the Crimean Tatars. And they left their ancestral home in the southern peninsula ...
