John Ketchum
Stories
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Sports
Naomi Girma makes soccer history with Chelsea transfer
Naomi Girma's move to Chelsea marks the first ever million-dollar transfer fee in women's soccer. iThe Athletic's Meg Linehan explains what the move means.
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Politics
Why a Jan. 6 defendant rejected Trump's pardon
More than 1,500 people who participated in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol four years ago got a pardon from President Trump this week. Pamela Hemphill, age 71, turned down the offer of clemency.
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Health
Trump administration tells federal health agencies to pause external communications
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post reporter Dan Diamond about the Trump Administration's directive to Department of Health and Human Services agencies to pause all external communications.
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Business
As TikTok ban looms, small business owners wait with uncertainty
TikTok has become its own economy, with thousands relying on it for their businesses. We talk to some small business owners about the impact a potential ban will have on their bottom lines.
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National
FEMA fire administrator talks response and what recovery looks like for L.A. residents
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Lori- Moore-Merrell, the Fire Administrator for FEMA, about fighting -- and plans to rebuild after -- the fires in Los Angeles.
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National
A power blackout in Puerto Rico has left most of the island in the dark
Early Tuesday morning, almost the entire island of Puerto Rico was hit with a blackout, leaving more than a million people without power. Officials are warning it could take days to restore.
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World
The fall of Syria's dictatorship ripples out to one family in Toledo, Ohio
When Syria's dictatorship fell, celebrations broke out around the world, including in Ohio, where Mohammed al-Refai, a refugee from Syria, lives now. NPR has followed his story for nearly a decade.
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United Health Care autism treatments
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with ProPublica reporter Annie Waldman about her discover that United Healthcare has been strategically denying access to care for families living with autism.
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Arts & Life
Cassava bread is named a cultural heritage of humanity
In December, UNESCO labeled cassava bread as a cultural heritage of humanity. The flatbread is common to several Latin American and Caribbean countries, especially of indigenous communities.
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Checking in with a refugee nine years after he fled Syria for the U.S.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mohammed al-Refaai, who we first met nine years ago when he moved to Ohio from Syria.