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https://www.npr.org/2021/10/22/1048289046/the-head-of-the-va-says-the-u-s-failed-some-veterans-for-30-years
The head of the VA says the U.S. failed some veterans for 30 years : NPR
Oct 22, 2021 - NPR's Steve Inskeep and Quil Lawrence speak to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough about how the agency is caring for veterans.
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https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5759679/us-gas-price-4-dollars-gallon-iran
Gas crosses $4 a gallon in the U.S. for the first time in 3 years : NPR
Mar 31, 2026 - The war with Iran has driven up gas prices at a time when affordability is high on people's minds.
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https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/nx-s1-5694296/lesley-manville-oedipus-midwinter-break
Lesley Manville on balancing stage and screen for more than 50 years : NPR
Mar 2, 2026 - The decorated British actress discusses her new film Midwinter Break, her role in Oedipus on Broadway and how she balances stage and screen.
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https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5694296
Lesley Manville on balancing stage and screen for more than 50 years : NPR
Mar 2, 2026 - The decorated British actress discusses her new film Midwinter Break, her role in Oedipus on Broadway and how she balances stage and screen.
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https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5753707
For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader : NPR
Mar 25, 2026 - A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman.
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https://www.npr.org/2017/02/25/517257273/trump-will-be-first-president-in-36-years-to-skip-white-house-correspondents-din
Trump Will Be First U.S. President In 36 Years To Skip WHCA's Dinner : NPR
Feb 25, 2017 - The president tweeted that he will not attend this year's dinner. He'll be the first president to do so since Reagan missed it in 1981, after he was shot.
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https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/nx-s1-5181804/young-men-helped-trump-retake-the-white-house-a-trend-years-in-the-making
Young men helped Trump retake the White House -- a trend years in the making : NPR
Nov 12, 2024 - Where did Democrats go wrong with men this election? How did Republicans win them over, and how might Democrats work to win some of them back?NPR's Michel...
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https://www.npr.org/2014/12/25/373038431/28-years-later-lynda-alsip-gets-her-mustang-back
28 Years Later, Lynda Alsip Gets Her Mustang Back : NPR
Dec 25, 2014 - The California woman had her 1967 Mustang stolen when she was 17. She got a call from the Highway Patrol — they'd found the vehicle and traced it back to her...
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https://www.wuwm.com/wuwm-celebrates-60-years-in-radio
WUWM celebrates 60 years in radio | WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
WUWM turned 60 on September 28, 2024. WUWM is celebrating with six months of events, programming, fundraising and other initiatives. Many Voices, One...
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https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/912150085/waste-land
Why Have We All Been Recycling Plastic For 30 Years? : Planet Money : NPR
Sep 11, 2020 - Recycling plastic has never worked very well. So who convinced us this was a good idea? In this episode, we might have the answer. | Subscribe to our weekly...
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https://www.npr.org/2021/12/22/1066642237/50-years-ago-this-week-president-nixon-signed-the-national-cancer-act
50 years ago this week President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act : NPR
Dec 22, 2021 - Five decades ago, the National Cancer Act became law. What did it take for cancer to go from an unmentionable disease to among the most visible and best-funded...
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https://www.npr.org/2023/04/03/1167815751/50-years-ago-martin-cooper-made-the-first-cell-phone-call
50 years ago, Martin Cooper made the first cellphone call : NPR
Apr 3, 2023 - On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper made the first ever cellphone call on the streets of New York. His invention, a brick-sized device, became the first cellphone...
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