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  • Angela Merkel recounts being the first and only in new memoir

    Angela Merkel recounts being the first and only in new memoir
    Nov 26 2024
    In her new memoir, Angela Merkel writes about the many dilemmas she had to navigate as Chancellor of Germany. Dilemmas her male colleagues never had to sweat. Like, can you wear a pantsuit instead of a skirt in the Bundestag, Germany's parliament? She decided the answer was, yes.

    Merkel is the only woman ever to rise to the most powerful political post in Germany. She served as chancellor from 2005 to 2021.

    Angela Merkel has gone toe-to-toe with world leaders like Vladimir Putin, led Germany through times of turmoil and become a role model for other women aspiring to positions of leadership. But her legacy is complex.

    She gets into all of this in her new memoir, "Freedom."

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  • Undocumented workers brace for ICE raids, mass deportation under Trump

    Undocumented workers brace for ICE raids, mass deportation under Trump
    Nov 25 2024
    President-elect Trump's promises more ICE workplace raids like the ones in 2019. This time, advocates and undocumented people want to be prepared.

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  • "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo, can relate to being viewed as different.

    "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo, can relate to being viewed as different.
    Nov 25 2024
    The movie version of the Broadway smash Wicked hits screens Friday, just in time for the holidays. Stage and screen star Cynthia Erivo plays the Wicked Witch of the West. She speaks to NPR about the role.

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    10 mins
  • The "Bad Sisters" are back, and they're better than ever.

    The "Bad Sisters" are back, and they're better than ever.
    Nov 22 2024
    The Apple TV series "Bad Sisters" debuted two years ago. There were laughs. There was murder. And that could've been it for the Garvey sisters, because the show wasn't originally intended to have a second season.

    But, as creator and star Sharon Horgan puts it — "You don't just kill a man and move on."

    The Garvey sisters are back for Season 2 – with more banter... wickedness... and secrets. We catch up with creator and star Sharon Horgan to find out what's in store.

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    10 mins
  • Some Trump cabinet picks are accused of sexual misconduct. What's it mean for #MeToo?

    Some Trump cabinet picks are accused of sexual misconduct. What's it mean for #MeToo?
    Nov 21 2024
    If you're tracking Donald Trump's cabinet picks, you may have noticed common threads among them: top jobs are going to people fiercely loyal to Trump, people with experience appearing on TV, but no experience directly relevant to the jobs they would be doing.

    There's another thing several share: being accused of sexual misconduct. Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, Elon Musk, who Trump has picked to co-run the Department of Government Efficiency — all these men have faced some variation of accusations of sexual misconduct. All have denied it, or claimed no memory.

    Donald Trump's first presidential win helped lay the groundwork for the #MeToo movement. What do his cabinet picks say about the movement today?

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    12 mins
  • Witnesses say Israel is using sniper drones in Gaza and they're shooting civilians

    Witnesses say Israel is using sniper drones in Gaza and they're shooting civilians
    Nov 20 2024
    Last week British surgeon Nizam Mamode testified in front of a committee in the U.K. Parliament. Dr. Mamode had recently returned from working at a hospital in Central Gaza.

    He told parliamentary members what he witnessed, including drones that would come down and "pick off civilians, children. And we had description after description. This is not, you know, an occasional thing. This was day after day after day."

    For months, NPR has been collecting eyewitness accounts from Gaza that corroborate Dr. Mamode's testimony, saying the Israeli military has been using sniper drone technology and that they're not just shooting enemies, but also civilians.|

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    12 mins
  • Is Trump's defense secretary nominee qualified?

    Is Trump's defense secretary nominee qualified?
    Nov 19 2024
    What does it take to run the Department of Defense? That's a question that will be at the heart of Pete Hegseth's confirmation process early next year.

    Hegseth, a longtime Fox News host, is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense. The department he's nominated to run is one of the biggest, most complex entities in the US government. It's an institution that former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel notes – has its "own judicial code, legal system and health care system."

    Pete Hegseth is about to oversee a Defense Department with an 800 billion dollar budget, and millions of service members. Is he qualified for the job?

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    10 mins
  • If Trump gets rid of Department of Education, what would it mean for schools?

    If Trump gets rid of Department of Education, what would it mean for schools?
    Nov 18 2024
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