All Things Considered on APR
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On May 03, 1971, All Things Considered debuted on 90 public radio stations. It is now the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Every weekday, the two-hour show is hosted by Alisa Chang, Audie Cornish, Mary Louise Kelly and Ari Shapiro. In 1977, ATC expanded to seven days a week with a one-hour show on Saturdays and Sundays, which is hosted by Michel Martin.
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There's an area in China that's home to a huge trove of dinosaur fossils. It was thought to be caused by a volcanic eruption. But new evidence has come to light about how it likely came to be.
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A Gitmo judge has reinstated plea deals with three 9/11 defendants, ruling that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was wrong to rescind them.
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German opposition parties and business groups are urging chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger new elections after his government collapsed Wednesday, plunging the economy into political turmoil.
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Donald Trump’s first presidency was marked by near-constant turnover of senior personnel. For his second run, the focus seems to be on hiring loyalists who won’t challenge the president’s wishes.
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President Biden said he's committed to a smooth transition of power -- and gave a pep talk to Democrats disappointed in the election results.
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On a rare undeveloped point of the California coast, scientists are trying to repopulate shorelines with an endangered marine snail. This type of experimental conservation is becoming more necessary.
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Trump won the swing state of Georgia with approximately 50% of the vote. Voters celebrating his victory weigh in.
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Now that voters have decided to end one of the toughest abortion bans in the country, what are the steps before abortion can start being provided in Missouri?
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Luke Durant, a researcher and amateur mathematician, has identified the largest new prime number known to humankind. The newly discovered prime number is 2 to the power of 136,279,841, then minus one.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with political consultant Mike Madrid on the causes that motivated the Latino voting bloc in this year's election.