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Every weekday for over three decades, Morning Edition has taken listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.
A bi-coastal, 24-hour news operation, Morning Edition is hosted locally by Kirsten Kendrick and nationally by Steve Inskeep, Leila Fadel, Michel Martin and A Martínez. These hosts often get out from behind the anchor desk and travel around the world to report on the news firsthand.
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President Trump returns to the U.S. after wrapping up his whirlwind trip to China.
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Steve Inskeep speaks with Chinese economist Keyu Jin about what came out of the Trump-Xi summit.
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The UAE's drawn closer to Israel since the Iran war, but a squabble over a secret visit by Israel's leader to the Arab state lays bare how sensitive those ties are
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Trump returns to U.S. after trip to China, Supreme Court decides to maintain abortion pill access, U.K. prime minister faces challenges from his own party.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Chinese scholar Da Wei about the history of the U.S.-China relationship and how it has changed under President Trump.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., about what they believe is the nation's current greatest problem: gerrymandering.
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"Pocket gardens" of native plant species are becoming more common in urban areas. We tag along with a volunteer tending to tiny gardens in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood.
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Our Planet Money team has gotten an inside peek at the publishing industry as they follow the journey of their book. They explain how economic forces shape what choices a bookstore makes.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep visits a massive electronics market in Shenzhen, China, where buyers can source parts for just about anything.
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Children, parents and grandparents all living together are becoming more common in the U.S. Multigenerational households also cause houses themselves to change.