Month: January 2022

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NPR's Book of the Day - Ghosts and the sea take lead roles in Violet Kupersmith and Edwidge Dantica’s novels

The first interview today, Build Your House Around My Body, is by debut novelist Violet Kupersmith and it's about a young Vietnamese woman who disappears; ghosts are involved. She told NPR's Ari Shapiro that she was "attracted to the ghost as a way of getting revenge." The second novel is also about a young woman's disappearance, this time in Haiti. Award winning author Edwidge Danticat's Claire of The Sea Light involves the sea instead of ghosts, though. Danticat told NPR's Rachel Martin that the sea is very important in Haitian Creole.
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 01/20

Defeat for Senate Democrats on the filibuster and voting rights. President Biden defends his first year in office. The Supreme Court rejects former President Trump's efforts to block the release of records on the Capitol attack. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Thursday, January 20, 2022:

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Bay Curious - How You Can Responsibly Recycle Old Clothes

A lot of us are cleaning out our closets these days, getting rid of the stuff we don't wear and maybe even downsizing. But what do you do with all those old clothes? And, can stained or ripped clothes be recycled? We've got answers.


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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Dresden Green Vault Burglary

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In the early morning of November 29, 2019, a team of thieves broke into the Green Vault Museum in Dresden, Germany. 


Their target was jeweled treasures of Saxony which were some of the most valuable gems in Europe. 


In under an hour, they had left with items that were worth a staggering sum of money.


Learn more about the Dresden Green Vault Burglary, the greatest heist in world history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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The NewsWorthy - Biden’s First Year, Troops as Teachers & Stars at Sundance – Thursday, January 20th, 2022

The news to know for Thursday, January 20th, 2022!

We're talking about President Biden's first year in office: what the president says he's most proud of and what he admits he could have done differently.

Also, servicemembers might need to brush up on their science, math, and social studies. They're going to start filling in for some public school teachers. 

Plus, how you can get high-quality masks for free, which time of year sends more kids to emergency rooms, and have you started cursing more lately? There's a reason for it.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Twilight of Democracy’ chronicles the rise of authoritarianism

Today marks one year since Joe Biden was sworn in as president. It's no secret that politics have become — well...messy in the U.S. — so we thought today would be a good opportunity to take a deep dive into democracy. How much staying power does it have, and why has it started to crumble in countries around the world? Author Anne Applebaum looks at how the world has changed over the past 20 years in her book, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure Of Authoritarianism. She told NPR's Steve Inskeep in 2020 that authoritarianism isn't outside the realm of possibility for the U.S.
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 01/19

COVID protection -- at no cost. Fraud allegations against former President Trump's family business. Three suburban Philadelphia police officers are charged in the shooting death of a young girl. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Wednesday, January 19, 2022:


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