Science, Tech & Environment
The Takeaway
August 28, 2012
With winds of at least 75 mph, expected to climb slightly higher, Hurricane Isaac was prepared to hit the Gulf Coast of the United States, especially Louisiana. While the winds are relatively light, forecasters are worried the slow-moving storm will dump a lot of rain on top of an area that's already quite soggy.
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Conflict & Justice
A gay Russian gets asylum and a new life in the US
PRI's The World
February 17, 2014
The Winter Olympics has put a spotlight on Russia's anti-LGBT laws and practices. One gay Russian decided he had seen enough when new laws were passed this summer, so he took the risky course of entering the US illegally to seek asylum.
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Politics
Why Some People Around the World Struggle to Understand America's Love Affair with Guns
PRI's The World
January 15, 2013
New York State looks set to introduce the toughest gun laws in America. But it's still hard for foreigners to comprehend America's love affair with guns.
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Rwanda's President responds to genocide accusations
PRI's The World
October 13, 2011
Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, briefly responded to accusations that he shot down a plane that triggered the Rwandan genocide.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Hurricane Isaac approaches Louisiana coast
The Takeaway
August 28, 2012
With winds of at least 75 mph, expected to climb slightly higher, Hurricane Isaac was prepared to hit the Gulf Coast of the United States, especially Louisiana. While the winds are relatively light, forecasters are worried the slow-moving storm will dump a lot of rain on top of an area that's already quite soggy.
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
PRI's The World
May 23, 2008
York, England is the answer to today's Geo Quiz. The city is celebrating the centuries old tradition of rapper sword dancing this weekend. Producer Naomi Arenburg sent us an audio postcard of the Clownfish Rapper Sword Dancers of Cape Cod, Massachusetts doing their thing.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Important Viking Burial Site Discovered
PRI's The World
October 19, 2011
The Geo Quiz involves a little Viking history: We're looking for a remote and isolated peninsula in the Scottish Highlands where archaeologists have uncovered an important burial site.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Japan's Gasoline Rationing Experience
PRI's The World
November 09, 2012
Gasoline is being rationed in parts of New Jersey and New York as the area copes with the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy and this week's Nor'easter. Japan had to resort to similar measures in the aftermath of last year's earthquake and tsunami.