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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Brett McGurk, a former U.S. envoy to the coalition fighting ISIS, about the changing U.S. policy and strategy for defeating ISIS.

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii who sits on the judiciary committee, about confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh. NPR's Scott Detrow weighs in on the discussion.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with bluesman Bobby Rush about his new album, Sitting on Top of the Blues.

Tariffs are really hurting some small growers because the big ones who've lost their overseas market are dumping fruit domestically, and the small growers aren't eligible for USDA relief.

Animals bark, sing, growl and chat. Plants, one would think, just sit there. But it turns out that plants bark, growl and chat as well. Here's how they do it.

In-house chaplains have helped detainees cope with daily frustration, even reducing violence in detention centers. But meeting the spiritual needs of people from all over the world is a challenge.

R.C. Sherriff's recently reissued 1931 novel, which follows a British family on their two-week holiday, is a reflection on how time changes shape in periods like a vacation — or even a pandemic.

Samantha Balaban and NPR's Life Kit provide insight to teaching old and new dogs new tricks.

Dubai's summer is a long, hot stretch. And the migrant workers who keep the city running year-round find brief escape in simple pleasures, even if it is outdoors.

One of the first places shoppers may feel the effects of the dockworkers' strike is in the produce aisle. Hundreds of tons of bananas are stuck in transit — and they won't keep for long.