Новости за 05.04.2018

A postindustrial small town in Nebraska. A young girl killed. A New York host who is "kind of a sociopath." It's all in the satirical news agency's take on serial audio storytelling.

Listening to Cut Chemist's latest album is like looking under a microscope at a drop of ocean water. The longer you examine, the more life you find.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Brandon Judd, president the National Border Patrol Council, about President Trump's plan to deploy National Guardsmen to assist with border security.

National Guard troops have been stationed on the Texas border with Mexico for most of the past decade. Some folks including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott welcome the latest plan to send troops from President Donald Trump while others remain skeptical.

Behind the brewing trade war with China is U.S. concern at China's ambitions to dominate the technologies of the future. Skeptics doubt, though, that massive state investment can transform China into an innovative economy.

Facebook has announced changes to how the company shares data with third parties. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bloomberg columnist Shira Ovide about what the changes include and how much they matter.

Following news that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated, riots broke out in his Chicago neighborhood. Fifty years later, some things have changed, but others remain as they were in 1968.

Protests in the Gaza Strip and the lethal Israeli response is expected to continue this weekend. Palestinians there face a desperate economic situation and have trouble buying medicine and food.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with sports writer Christine Brennan about the decision by Augusta National, one of golf's most exclusive clubs, to establish a women's tournament.

In a world increasingly drawn to the black-and-white of defined categories, Allie n Steve Mullen has found living in between those categories to be invigorating. They switch between male and female throughout each day, based on their activities.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Frank Pallone. D-N.J., about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that he will testify before Congress next week about the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

President Trump wants military troops to help guard the U.S.-Mexico border, but there are legal limits on what the military can do. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with George Mason University law professor Tim MacArthur about the Posse Comitatus Act.

The diplomatic confrontation between the U.K. and Russia over the use of nerve gas in Britain last month is shifting to the U.N. Meanwhile one of the victims, Yulia Skripal, has released a statement saying she's recovering quickly and thanking those who came to her aid.

Police officers in New York City fatally shot a black man after mistaking a metal pipe for a gun. Witnesses say the man, Saheed Vassell, 34, was not given a chance to surrender, but was shot to death immediately.

It has become the longest protest ever at the historically black university and still the school's president has ignored calls to resign following a financial aid scandal.

China exempted many of Boeing's airplanes from proposed tariffs. Experts say that's because Chinese companies can't keep up with the growth of domestic air travel. But Boeing is still nervous.

The new plane will test technologies to reduce the loud boom planes make when they break the sound barrier.

And the number of sufferers is expected to increase, especially in lower-income countries as people in rural areas move to urban centers and adopt more sedentary lives. So what can help them?

As the U.S. Muslim population grows, so does demand for meat from animals slaughtered according to Islamic law. But some grocers don't use the halal label because of fears of an Islamophobic backlash.

The 2018 Slingshot artist wowed at SXSW for her super-charged vocal performances, and she matches that intensity with a rendition of "Lottery" for Jimmy Fallon.

Tons of great music came in during the winter months and time to share the wealth.

The Algeria-born French pianist combines serious improvising with a playful attitude on his solo recital album. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Solal pulls listeners along "like a great storyteller."

Meat and veggie burgers evolved together in the 20th century, but when it comes to associations with gender, their histories diverge. Anthropologist Barbara J. King explores a new book on the topic.

Violin plucks, finger snaps and a slick flow percolate on "Nont For Sale," the first taste of Sudan Archives' upcoming EP Sink.

In the midst of thrusting drums, claps and chants, there is the mesmerizing thicket of Bombino's guitar — a clear celebration.