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Thousands Left Homeless In Bangladeshi Capital After Fire Burns Hundreds Of Shanties

August 18, 2019 - 5:04pm

Updated at 5:42 p.m. ET Approximately 10,000 people were left homeless in Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka, after a fire burned through hundreds of shanties in a slum on Friday night. Many residents, most of whom are low-wage garment-factory workers, were celebrating the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha and were not home...

Leaked Brexit Document Depicts Government Fears Of Gridlock, Food Shortages, Unrest

August 18, 2019 - 2:39pm

Britain would face gridlock at ports; shortages of medicine, fuel and food; and a hard border with Ireland if it left the European Union with no deal, according to a leaked government document. The U.K. seems increasingly likely to crash out of the EU on Oct. 31, and the picture...

In 'Gods With A Little G,' The Kids Are Alright

August 18, 2019 - 2:00pm

"Sometimes, I feel I got to get away," sang the Who in their 1965 single "The Kids Are Alright," and no wonder the song became an instant classic for the youth of Townshend and Daltrey's g-g-g-generation — teenagers of every age tend toward the restive, longing to experience life beyond...

No Mercy: After The Hospital Closes, How Do People Get Emergency Care?

August 18, 2019 - 11:55am

For more than 30 minutes on a frigid February morning, Robert Findley lay unconscious in the back of an ambulance as paramedics hand-pumped oxygen into his lungs. They were waiting for a helicopter to land at a helipad just across the icy parking lot next to Mercy Hospital Fort Scott,...

My Grandfather, A Killer

August 18, 2019 - 11:55am

On rare occasions, Dad and I would get together for lunch. It was 2014, and I had just started a job at NPR. Dad was retired and lived 60 miles away. From what I remember, we ate dim sum, which meant driving through the heart of downtown Los Angeles, the...

This App Aims To Save New Moms' Lives

August 18, 2019 - 11:55am

The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world. Thousands of women — especially black women — experience pregnancy-related complications just before or in the year after childbirth, and about 700 women die every year from them, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

'Black Card' Wrings Humor And Pathos Out Of A Serious Situation

August 18, 2019 - 11:00am

At one point in his hilariously searing novel Black Card , Chris L. Terry pauses the narrative to issue a list of what makes certain people racist. Some usual suspects make the list, including white guys who find stereotypical black pimps cool and those "who do the black guy voice."...

How To Handle A Massive Seaweed Invasion? Yucatán Towns Get Creative

August 18, 2019 - 11:00am

The water off the coast of the Riviera Maya was warmer than I expected, but far murkier. Endless pieces of seaweed, floating on and just below the surface, wrapped themselves like wet masking tape around my flippers and mask as I examined the second-largest reef in the world. "It's the...

Suicide Bomber Kills 63, Injures 182 At Wedding Reception In Kabul

August 18, 2019 - 5:35am

Updated at 6:32 a.m. ET A suicide bomber killed at least 63 people and wounded 182 in an explosion at a packed wedding hall Saturday night in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to the country's Interior Ministry. An Afghan government spokesperson said the bomber detonated inside the hall, where more than 1,000...

Pa. Workers Forced To Choose Between Watching Trump, No Pay Or Using Paid Time Off

August 18, 2019 - 12:12am

Workers at a petrochemical plant in western Pennsylvania were given a choice ahead of President Trump's visit to the site on Tuesday: attend the president's speech, stay home without pay or use up part of their paid time off. Many of the construction workers did not find it a difficult...

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Thousands Left Homeless In Bangladeshi Capital After Fire Burns Hundreds Of Shanties

Leaked Brexit Document Depicts Government Fears Of Gridlock, Food Shortages, Unrest

In 'Gods With A Little G,' The Kids Are Alright

No Mercy: After The Hospital Closes, How Do People Get Emergency Care?

My Grandfather, A Killer

This App Aims To Save New Moms' Lives

'Black Card' Wrings Humor And Pathos Out Of A Serious Situation

How To Handle A Massive Seaweed Invasion? Yucatán Towns Get Creative

Suicide Bomber Kills 63, Injures 182 At Wedding Reception In Kabul

Pa. Workers Forced To Choose Between Watching Trump, No Pay Or Using Paid Time Off

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