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Celia Llopis-Jepsen
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Harvest Public Media
People have harvested wild foods for millennia, but learning how to do it today is harder, because fewer people have those skills. These groups are teaching people to eat "field to fork" again.
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State lawmakers considered Wednesday streamlining the application process for federal benefits so people who qualify for cash assistance and food assistance can receive both through one application. -
Suzanne Perez/KMUWBanned Books Week launched in 1982 in response to a surge in the number of book challenges in libraries and schools. This year's theme is "Let Books Be: Protect the Freedom to Read."
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Across the central U.S., more communities are passing ordinances to regulate renewable infrastructure development. A University of Missouri study examines the economic impact of renewable energy in rural areas. -
For this month's ArtWorks, Torin Andersen talks to an artist whose exhibit highlights the joy of living. -
For some students and teachers, a new cell-phone ban is a welcome relief. Also, an art exhibit that highlights the joy of living. -
More than a month into the semester, some students and teachers say it's going better than expected. -
Immigration enforcement targeted western Kansas with sweeping actions over the last week, leaving people with and without legal status reeling. The beef industry that employs thousands in the area is working to get back on track.
NPR News
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NetflixJohn Steinbeck's 1952 epic was first adapted to film in 1955 by director Elia Kazan. Now, Kazan's granddaughter Zoe has directed a new Netflix miniseries, starring Florence Pugh. -
Christian K. Lee/APennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.
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Like his previous work, including Homeland Elegies, The Radiance exposes the fissures of American racial, political and economic identity. -
The front line in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches more than 700 miles and has barely moved in four years. Yet straddling this line is the kill zone, dominated by constantly evolving drone technology. -
The FBI and U.S. prosecutors say Wanying Zhang, also know as Heather, surveilled the Taiwanese president's son and his family.
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Talks between Khan's party and the government failed two days ago. Besides Khan's release, protesters demand his transfer to a hospital and family visits. -
The ongoing investigation has found the attacker intended to crash the plane into Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, a person familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak publicly told NPR.
Commentary & Podcasts
Joanna Grace Babb
Los Angeles based musician Paula Fong discusses her new album, A Bird on the Wing.
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