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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with L. Rafael Reif, former president of MIT, about his piece in Foreign Affairs, "America's Coming Brain Drain: Trump's War on Universities Could Kill U.S. Innovation."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with comedian Jamie Loftus about her book "Raw Dog," which chronicles her hot-dog eating travels.

Once Pfizer's vaccine gets delivered, it's up to individual states to actually get people vaccinated. States have different priorities and plans.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is the deadliest tickborne disease in the U.S. Rates of the disease are especially high on some tribal lands, but public health efforts to limit deadly cases are working.

How to do a Wisconsin cheese festival Right? Have a cheesemonger — essentially a cheese expert — lead the way in introducing, pairing and eating cheese in America's dairyland.

Pamela Melroy, former Deputy Administrator of NASA, talks about the importance of NASA to U.S. interests amid concerns about proposed budget cuts.

A new book tells the story of Bobby Fuller, who was best-known for the song "I Fought the Law." He was a talented guitarist and producer who moved from El Paso, Texas, to LA. He was on the verge of his big break when his body was found in his car doused in gasoline. The Los Angeles police ruled it an accidental death.

Republican-led states have raced to redraw congressional lines to advantage their own party. But the effort has hit unexpected pushback in Indiana, and become a test of Trump's grip on his party.

Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, is changing the way the Chinese communicate and has become a major source of news. Its more than 300 million users are, among other things, using it to criticize government policies, stop official injustice and help ordinary people — but only up to a point.

As millions of acres of forests burn across the state this summer, there's growing concern about what impact that might have on permafrost — and how melting permafrost might affect climate change.