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3 Generations Of Actresses Reflect On Hollywood, Harassment — And Hitchcock

In 1963, Alfred Hitchcock had a huge amount of power in Hollywood. That's when he plucked actress Tippi Hedren from relative obscurity to star in his new movie, The Birds . It was a big break for...

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Homeless In Los Angeles: A Growing Problem

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The number of homeless people in the U.S. has gone up for the first time since 2010, so says the federal government's annual report on...

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Encore: Eddie Izzard Talks About Coming Out

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: And before I say goodbye to 2017, I want to talk one more time about jazz chickens. Comedian Eddie Izzard was here with me in the studio...

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This 10-Pound Keyboard From The 1980s Is Making A Comeback

Only a well-trained ear might be able to hear the difference between a generic keyboard and the IBM Model F keyboard that was popular in the 1980s. The Model F is considered by many people to be the...

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Who's The True Boss Of Snopes? Legal Fight Puts Fact-Check Site At Risk

You may have read that Bigfoot was found dead on a lake shore in New Mexico this summer. He wasn't. You can learn about that hoax here from the myth-busting and fact-checking site Snopes. You may have...

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U.K. Bans Gas And Diesel Cars Starting 2040: Electric Cars Are The Future

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Leaders in the U.K. want to make it illegal to drive a car with a gasoline or diesel engine. Britain's environmental secretary says the...

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Muslims In The U.S. Face Increased Discrimination, PEW Report Says

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: There are an estimated 3.3 million Muslims in the United States, and that number is growing. Today the Pew Research Center released a...

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Ex-U.S. Air Force Airman Responds To Trump's Military Ban On Transgender People

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: A ban on transgender service members could mean that trans men and women would not be able to serve openly. And to understand how that would...

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Senate Health Care Debate To Dismantle Obamacare Continues

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The Senate is on its second day of debate on a Republican health care bill to remake the Affordable Care Act. The only thing that is certain...

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Sessions Has Long Shown Unwavering Support For Trump

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The relationship between President Trump and his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is not getting any better. In an interview with The New...

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On 'The Autobiography,' Vic Mensa Faces His Personal Demons And Emerges Stronger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAJi9yg0VCQ Vic Mensa has many tattoos, but there's one that is particularly striking: the phrase "still alive," emblazoned on his stomach. One of the stories behind...

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Amplified And Orbital: Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme On Living In The...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNwNSU5NikU The past few years have been all over the map for Josh Homme. There has been cause for celebration: The frontman and founder of Queens of the Stone Age...

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'This Is Their Film': Angelina Jolie Tells A Story Of Khmer Rouge Survival

The film First They Killed My Father begins in 1975 Cambodia, during the rise of the Khmer Rouge. The hard-line communist regime aimed to deport an entire nation into the countryside and form an...

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'The Apprentice' Creators Look Back

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Donald Trump's reality TV show "The Apprentice" first aired in 2004. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE APPRENTICE") PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: My...

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How Politics Have Complicated Business For Kushner Companies

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: I'm Kelly McEvers, and this is EMBEDDED. Hello, hello. Can you hear me? DANIEL GOLDEN: Hi. How are you? MCEVERS: Hey, I'm good. This is...

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Understanding How Trump Does Business And Who He Does It With

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is reportedly looking beyond whether President Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in last year's...

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For Country Music Industry And Artists, Gun Politics Presents A Minefield

The Country Music Association Awards ceremony was Wednesday, but people are still talking about the show because of what wasn't said that night. The CMA tried to create a politics-free zone for hosts...

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3 Generations Of Actresses Reflect On Hollywood, Harassment — And Hitchcock

In 1963, Alfred Hitchcock had a huge amount of power in Hollywood. That's when he plucked actress Tippi Hedren from relative obscurity to star in his new movie, The Birds . It was a big break for...

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Homeless In Los Angeles: A Growing Problem

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The number of homeless people in the U.S. has gone up for the first time since 2010, so says the federal government's annual report on...

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Encore: Eddie Izzard Talks About Coming Out

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: And before I say goodbye to 2017, I want to talk one more time about jazz chickens. Comedian Eddie Izzard was here with me in the studio...

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