A federal program kills hundreds of thousands of wild animals a year. Documents obtained by NPR show that many of those animals were killed in places where no wildlife damage was reported.
Ashley Tribble
Ashley (aka Tribble) joined the TPR team as a substitute afternoon host in 2023. Hailing from the Midwest, Tribble is a comedian, producer and host who has been working in digital media since 2015. She started her career in audio as the creator, producer and host of P Power Radio, a podcast that shares the stories of revolutionary millennial women and the history of the world they are working to change. The podcast featured a range of women artists, activists, entrepreneurs and bosses from Chicago and beyond, and was listed among Ebony’s “5 Black Podcasts to Have in Your Arsenal” in 2016. In 2019, she helped launch More Sauce, a network focused on stories from creators of color at Stitcher. There she started her journey as the producer for Dead Ass with Khadeen & Devale Ellis, where she currently leads creative audio and live show production. In 2020, Tribble helped launch The Black Effect at iHeart, a network focused on Black stories and experiences.
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Why does it feel so weird to ride in a driverless car?
Driverless cars are expanding into more markets across the country. In San Francisco they’re already ubiquitous, but the robo-taxis’ behaviors are unsettling riders.
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Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at age 96
Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes for decades thereafter, died Thursday.
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Amid airstrikes and armed conflict, Lebanese musicians hit a somber note
Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they’re dealing with escalating conflict in the region.
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Powerhouse classical music producer Adam Abeshouse dies at 63
Over a career that lasted more than 30 years, Grammy-winner Adam Abeshouse made hundreds of records with some of classical music’s biggest stars.
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Politicians say health plans should cover IVF. Currently only 1 in 4 employers do
This election, the future of health coverage for fertility treatments has been a hot political issue. A new report highlights what coverage looks like for American workers right now.
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South Korean author Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel Prize in literature
Han Kang is first Korean writer to win the award. The citation commended “her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”
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Taylor Lorenz leaves ‘Washington Post’ after rift with editors
Washington Post editors lost faith in former tech columnist Taylor Lorenz, who called President Biden a “war criminal” and initially misled them about it. She has launched a new digital magazine.
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These maps and images show what’s left of Gaza, 1 year into the Israel-Hamas war
Israel’s war with Hamas has destroyed much of Gaza. Recent analyses find that nearly 60% of buildings, nearly 70% of orchards and 68% of roads have been damaged or destroyed by the conflict.
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‘The Apprentice’ director talks about the film Donald Trump doesn’t want you to see
Ali Abbasi’s new film The Apprentice shows ex-President Donald Trump’s years as a real estate businessman under the tutelage of lawyer Roy Cohn. The film coincides with Trump seeking another term.
