Julie M. McCarthy
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NPR International Correspondent. Previously Tokyo, London, Jerusalem, Rio de Janeiro, Islamabad, New Delhi, and Manila. Opinions expressed are my own.
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Joined February 2009
Last week, I sat down with some old friends at @PodSaveAmerica to reflect on the 15th anniversary of the 2008 election, the work our Obama alumni are doing, and the state of our democracy. Check out our conversation: https://t.co/KLJgPz5S8T
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Not only does it slack the thirst of a “quick” retail experience, it’s becoming pricier and pricier to slack that thirst.
I joined Costco today to buy one item. Just. One. Item. I didn’t even make it past the first display on the other side of the welcome door. Toothpaste. The kind I like. $25 for five packs. I left with $500 worth of items. They sell gas. The line was so long it looked like what
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A trek to The National Zoo was a delight knowing the Pandas were there frolicking. T’was a mournful send off.
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The National Zoo’s giant pandas took off for China on Wednesday, ending a half-century chapter that left an enduring black-and-white imprint on the D.C. region.
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Reminder of the luminaries and institutions that took the favors and the money of the late sexual predator: The layers of Jeffrey Epstein’s connections - Washington Post
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When crossing oceans on his private jet, hosting friends in his Manhattan, Palm Beach, and New Mexico homes, or stopping by his private Caribbean island, Jeffrey Epstein was surrounded by businessmen...
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Dam in the Cross-Hairs: Superb look at what NYT quoted specialists say was likely a massive explosion in the vicinity of the Soviet-built dam's "machine room," undetectable by satellites. Why the Evidence Suggests Russia Blew Up the Kakhovka Dam
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The Kakhovka dam was designed to withstand almost any attack imaginable — from the outside. An inside job was another matter.
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This Pulitzer award-winner by @elisaslow is one of the most compelling and important stories of 2022. Anger and heartbreak on Bus No. 15
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As American cities struggle to recover from the pandemic, Denver's problems spill over onto its buses.
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The most fun read of the Day. Don't miss it: The Uneventful Success of King Charles’s Coronation https://t.co/pFfBsjcHpP via @NewYorker
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The careful preparation with which every detail had been mapped out in advance is a prerequisite for military maneuvers. A comparable precision had been applied to the minutiae of peace.
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Must View: Fun Video captures the vastness of he Sierra Nevada. See What California’s Record Snowpack Looks Like, Up Close
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Sensors on low-flying planes can measure mountaintop snow with great precision, helping forecasters predict what will happen as it melts.
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Must Read: Note the story of Connie Bunch, a 38-year old mother in Austin who cares for a child with cerebral palsy and lost her job becuz she couldn't afford meds to control her high blood pressure. Millions to lose Medicaid as pandemic coverage ends.
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States will begin this week to sever an anticipated 15 million low-income Americans from Medicaid rolls that ballooned during the pandemic.
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The Truth-Teller of Congress? Senate chaplain says lawmakers must ‘move beyond thoughts and prayers’ after Nashville shooting
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“Lord, deliver our senators from the paralysis of analysis that waits for the miraculous," Senate chaplain Barry C. Black said Tuesday in an unusually pointed call for action.
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Very tough week for the staff of NPR. Send your positive vibes our way. We need them.
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Must Read: New Yorker interview with historian Stephen Kotkin provides one of the most trenchant analysis of what the world wants to know: How the War in Ukraine Ends
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An eminent historian envisions a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West.
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Great Listen: Our Man in Moscow on how Russians view the war in Ukraine on the one year anniversary of its invasion. @NPR @NPRWorld
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We are failing to teach one another what it means to be American. That is why support for the teaching of civics in high schools & colleges is central to my new book, "The Bill of Obligations," out Tuesday. Parents, political & business leaders, & educators should get on board.
"America is organized around a set of ideas that needs to be articulated again and again to survive. It is thus essential that every American gets a grounding in civics," @RichardHaass writes:
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The high cost of the lowly onions has brought tears to the eyes of Filipinos. Manila residents noted this week that the stratospheric price of the humble bulb was coming down from $10 a kilo--but insist $6.50 a kilo was not that big of an improvement. https://t.co/VMLhq2rQfW
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While Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. tries to drum up business, his myriad overseas trips are beginning to grate back home. "Why not take the money spent on travel and give it to the poor," one Manila retiree asks. https://t.co/hJL5ZMga7t
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More history ... and happiness ... bundled ... in PBS!
And (in a much lesser category) my first NPR interview was with him! Happy Birthday to a wonderful man, Chicagoan, and public figure!
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Heart-breaking images as China battles run-away infections: This Is What Shanghai’s Covid Outbreak Looks Like
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The Chinese city is being gripped by a massive Covid wave, leading to a surge in hospitalizations and crowded funeral homes.
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Happy 2023! In the Philippines, revived traditions bring hope and gratitude in the new year. https://t.co/LcNaaoOwQb
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