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How to cure loneliness? Stammtisch.
1 week, 3 days ago

How to cure loneliness? Stammtisch.

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How to cure loneliness? For our Sounds Of The Season series, NPR's Laurel Wamsley takes us to one convivial gathering. ROBERT CHRISTOFFEL: Growing up in the '80s, '90s, early 2000s, the idea of Stammtisch in Germany's youth was sort of rejected as this is something that our parents' generation, our grandparents' generation, would do. I mean, to meet a certain …

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How to take charge of your finances before the end of the year
2 weeks, 3 days ago

How to take charge of your finances before the end of the year

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How to take charge of your finances before the end of the year The end of the year is fast approaching. And one of these - a Roth IRA, in particular - can be a good complement to that 401, because down the road when you take money out, it's tax free. But most people these days, when they do …

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Why mortgage rates have gone up, and when they might settle
2 months, 1 week ago

Why mortgage rates have gone up, and when they might settle

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Why mortgage rates have gone up, and when they might settle Mortgage rates have inched higher recently, after falling for several weeks. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: You might expect that mortgage rates would be falling right now after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a point last month. It's because mortgage rates aren't tied to the Fed's interest rate, …

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How are downtowns doing? Philly offers clues
6 months, 3 weeks ago

How are downtowns doing? Philly offers clues

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How are downtowns doing? LAUREL WAMSLEY, BYLINE: It's lunchtime on a weekday afternoon when I meet up with Prema Katari Gupta, CEO of Philadelphia's Center City District. GUPTA: We are standing in Rittenhouse Square, which is one of the great parks in Philadelphia - really large trees, lots of people enjoying what's not even a particularly nice day. WAMSLEY: One …

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The economic impact of the Baltimore bridge collapse
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The economic impact of the Baltimore bridge collapse

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The economic impact of the Baltimore bridge collapse One week after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, we look at the economic impact in the city and the ripple effects on industries that relied on the port. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We start this hour, though, marking one week since a malfunctioning cargo barge collapsed a …

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Baltimore bridge collapse takes toll on port workers
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Baltimore bridge collapse takes toll on port workers

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Baltimore bridge collapse takes toll on port workers Workers at the Port of Baltimore are losing their jobs because of the bridge collapse. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the resulting blockage of the shipping channel means lost work for many at the Port of Baltimore. WAMSLEY: Still, he expects Baltimore's port to …

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For Baltimore-area residents, bridge collapse means longer commutes, uncertain prospects
8 months, 3 weeks ago

For Baltimore-area residents, bridge collapse means longer commutes, uncertain prospects

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For Baltimore-area residents, bridge collapse means longer commutes, uncertain prospects Enlarge this image toggle caption Carol Guzy for NPR Carol Guzy for NPR For Marylanders like Becky Grimes, who works at an Amazon warehouse near the eastern end of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the bridge's sudden collapse immediately changed the shape of her day — and many days ahead. …

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Mayor of Washington, D.C., pushes for workers to return to the office
10 months, 1 week ago

Mayor of Washington, D.C., pushes for workers to return to the office

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Mayor of Washington, D.C., pushes for workers to return to the office Washington, D.C.'s mayor has urged the Biden administration to require federal employees to return to the office most days. It's about downtowns built to serve commuting office workers and those commuters who've gotten used to working from home, as NPR's Laurel Wamsley reports. LAUREL WAMSLEY, BYLINE: On a …

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When covering car-cyclist collisions
1 year, 3 months ago

When covering car-cyclist collisions

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When covering car-cyclist collisions Journalists often use passive sentences Enlarge this image Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor When a person driving a vehicle hits a cyclist or a pedestrian, the common newswriting construct is to craft the sentence in the passive voice, so that the victim of the crash is the subject of …

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More than a dozen HBCUs received bomb threats on the 1st day of Black History Month
2 years, 10 months ago

More than a dozen HBCUs received bomb threats on the 1st day of Black History Month

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More than a dozen HBCUs received bomb threats on the 1st day of Black History Month More than a dozen historically Black colleges received bomb threats on Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month, following a number of bomb threats at HBCUs on Monday. TAMARA KEITH, HOST: At least 13 historically Black colleges received bomb threats yesterday, and half …

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