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  • What Do Abortion Bans Mean For Miscarriage Care?
    At least 10 percent of pregnancies end in a miscarriage, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

    But those are just the ones doctors know about. Some estimates put that number much higher to account for all the times a person didn't realize they were pregnant.

    The care for a miscarriage is often identical to an induced abortion. With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, some doctors are raising the alarm about how that could affect routine miscarriage care.

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    30 min
  • 'Joy Luck Club' To 'Pachinko': The Asian Diaspora On-Screen
    From "Turning Red" to "Pachinko" to "After Yang," it's been a big year for stories about the Asian diaspora.

    Even so, the entertainment industry — and the projects it greenlights — remains overwhelmingly white.

    A new book chronicles Asian-American contributions to pop culture — from the problematic to the groundbreaking. It's called "Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now."

    We talk with Yang, sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen, and "Pachinko" director Soo Hugh about telling stories of the Asian diaspora.

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    36 min
  • The News Roundup For May 20, 2022
    The United States passed one million COVID-related deaths this week. It's now the third-leading cause of death in the country.

    President Joe Biden traveled to Buffalo to visit a community devastated by a racist attack that claimed the lives of ten Black people at a supermarket.

    Meanwhile, the United Nations is warning that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could cause a global food crisis. Global prices are rising, causing poorer nations to struggle to feed their citizens. Ukraine's ports, once major exporters of cooking oil and cereals, are closed — sparking concerns about the global food supply.

    The former Somali president, a man relieved of his power in 2017, has been voted back into office by lawmakers in the country amid a lockdown in the capital of Mogadishu.

    We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.

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    1 hr 29 min
  • Buffalo's Black Community Is Reeling After Being Targeted By A Mass Shooting
    On Saturday, a shooter targeted shoppers at the only Black-run grocery store in Buffalo, New York. Ten people were killed and three were injured. Eleven of the victims were African American.

    The racist attack left residents of Buffalo and America reeling but has especially shaken the city's Black population.

    As we continue the conversation about the weekend's tragedy, we look at the history of race in Buffalo and America.

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    36 min
  • Finding the Formula: Why Parents Are Scrambling To Feed Their Children
    As the nationwide infant formula shortage continues, parents are scrambling to feed their children.

    43 percent of formula is sold out nationwide as retailers struggle to keep it on the shelves. That's according to Datasembley, which collects real-time data on retail and grocery services.

    There isn't a substitute for formula and that is especially true for children who require specialty formulas.

    So where can parents go for help? And what solutions exist to ensure this crisis doesn't happen again?

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    33 min
  • Data Privacy And Clinic Safety After Roe v. Wade
    With the Supreme Court set to roll back federal protections for abortions, protesters have mobilized across the country.

    A new report by Reveal looks into the growing number of calls to police from abortion clinics in Florida. It found that reports of harassment, violence, and intimidation doubled between 2016 and 2021, with one clinic reporting a 400 percent jump in calls within that time.

    Now that Florida's new restrictive abortion measures take effect in July, providers are preparing for an escalation in that violence.

    Later on, privacy advocates and supporters of the pro-choice movement have raised the alarm about how personal data could be used by law enforcement and anti-abortion activists if Roe vs. Wade is overturned by a Supreme Court decision this summer.

    There have been several bills sponsored by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden to limit the information tech companies can collect from individuals and provide to law enforcement.He joins a panel conversation about the role digital privacy plays in reproductive rights.

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    33 min
  • The Science Behind Preventing The Next Mass Shooting
    There have been nearly 200 mass shootings in the first 5 months of 2022, including a shooting at a Buffalo grocery store that left 10 dead. And incidents near a public school in Washington D.C. and on the New York City subway in April have the public concerned about safety in shared spaces.

    We discuss the emerging field of research called behavioral threat assessment, which is used to prevent mass shootings before they occur. As well as take a look at the history of mass shootings in America.

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    34 min
  • Best Of: Yasmin Khan On Food, The Mediterranean, And The Meaning Of Home
    On the Greek island of Lesvos, refugees from the nearby Moria camp gathered in a fish restaurant for lunch.

    The owners had converted the restaurant to a nonprofit dedicated to feeding refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, and elsewhere. Families sat around tables, laughing, chatting, and playing music.

    In 2020, Moria burned down leaving 13,000 people unsheltered. Before the fire, the camp was often called a living hell by those stuck in it.

    But for a few hours a week, refugees could forget their political status. They could get lost in the taste of delicious food and be reminded of home.

    This is one of many stories Yasmin Khan tells about the power of food in her third cookbook, "Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus." Khan's food writing is more than just recipes.

    We speak to her about the stakes of a good meal in the moments you feel you have little else.

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    29 min
  • The News Roundup For May 13, 2022
    Senate Democrats put forward a bill to codify Roe v. Wade after a leaked draft of a majority opinion suggested the Supreme Court was poised to overturn the landmark abortion access case. The effort failed.

    Elon Musk said that he would reverse President Donald Trump's ban from Twitter. Musk added he thought the ban was morally wrong.

    Inflation in the U.S. is beginning to come down, although it's still at a 40-year high.

    Ukrainian troops pushed Russian invaders back from the city of Kharkiv. Russian authorities are calling for the military to cut its losses and annex the Ukrainian territory of Kherson.

    The Kremlin is also worried about the expansion of NATO. Finland is signaling its intent to submit a bid for membership.

    Shireen Abu Akleh, journalist for Al Jazeera was shot and killed while reporting on an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank.

    We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.

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    1 hr 29 min
  • What Cremation's Surge In Popularity Says About Our Evolving Views On Death
    According to the Cremation Association of North America (CANA), 56 percent of Americans who died in 2020 were cremated.That's more than twice the rate two decades ago.

    What's behind this surge? And what does it suggest about the way our cultural values have shifted?

    For families scattered across multiple states, there often seems little point in investing the effort and expense to bury a loved one in a cemetery no one will visit. Like pet food and leisure footwear, cremation is now available through direct-to-consumer websites such as Solace and Tulip.

    We talk with deathcare experts about the rise of cremation.

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    35 min

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