Alieu Kamara is the first and only neurosurgeon in Sierra Leone. “Before Dr. Kamara, there was no hope,” said professor Kehinde Oluwadiya of the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospital Complex.
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Sunday Puzzle: Dressed to the rhymes
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and NEPM listener Alison Triebwasser of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
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Washington’s hydropower has created a data center boom. Some are concerned about its future.
In small town Washington — where hydropower is plentiful — data centers are creating jobs and funding amenities. But water and energy aren’t unlimited — and some worry about long-term sustainability.
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Washington’s hydropower has created a data center boom. Some are concerned about its future.
In small town Washington — where hydropower is plentiful — data centers are creating jobs and funding amenities. But water and energy aren’t unlimited — and some worry about long-term sustainability.
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Hundreds march to White House to protest Trump’s D.C. crackdown
Protesters marched to the White House on Saturday as D.C. Metropolitan Police officers and National Park Service police looked on from a distance.
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State Department halts ‘medical-humanitarian’ visas for people from Gaza
The U.S. State Department says it’s halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
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Immigration arrests dip in July, and activists hope they’re partly responsible
Immigration arrests falter in July after a big push for mass deportations in June. Activists in sanctuary jurisdictions hope their resistance plays a role.
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Video shows prominent Palestinian prisoner for the first time in years
The world got a glimpse of Marwan Barghouti for the first time in years in a video of a far-right Israeli minister berating him.
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Hurricane Erin becomes a Category 4 in the Caribbean as the region braces for flooding
Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday and continues to intensify, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Opinion: Remembering Ted Clark, great colleague — better friend
Scott Simon remembers former longtime NPR colleague Ted Clark, who passed away last week at the age of 79.
