NPR’s Linah Mohammad reports on the diversity of views within Islam about the issue.
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NPR’s Linah Mohammad reports on the diversity of views within Islam about the issue.
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Ailsa Chang went to the site of Saturday night’s mass shooting in Monterey Park to speak to people there about the tragedy’s impact on their community, which is often described as the “first suburban Chinatown” in America.
We also hear from Min Zhou, a professor of sociology and Asian American studies at UCLA, about Monterey Park’s history and significance as a safe space for Asians and Asian Americans.
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Spending a few dollars for a chance at a massive jackpot seems irresistible. Roughly half of all Americans buy at least one lottery ticket per year, despite the nearly impossible odds of winning. But some people take it much further.
Unlike casino games and sports betting, messaging around playing the lottery can make it seem much less like actual gambling and more like a fun way to chase a dream of luxury and wealth.
But some critics feel that the lottery uses predatory practices to disproportionately target low-income communities and people of color.
Host Michel Martin talks to Jonathan D. Cohen, author of For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries In Modern America.
NPR reporter Jonathan Franklin contributed to this episode.
NPR’s Emily Feng reports that the holiday may be bittersweet for some. We also hear reporting from NPR’s Wynne Davis, who collected recipes to help ring in the Lunar New Year.
And in Ukraine, many Orthodox Christians marked the feast of the Epiphany on Thursday by plunging into the frigid waters of the Dnipro River. NPR’s Elissa Nadworny talked to some of the brave swimmers, who said that this year the ritual felt like a needed respite from the ongoing war.
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That means the clock is ticking for Congress to take action to raise the debt ceiling. For the moment, though, Democrats and Republicans are in a staring match.
House Republicans say they won’t raise the limit without significant spending cuts. The White House says it won’t negotiate over it.
Juana Summers talks with two people who’ve been here before: Jason Furman, who was an economic advisor to then-President Obama during the 2011 debt ceiling stalemate, and Rohit Kumar, who was then a top aide to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
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That’s the question Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Robert Waldinger has been attempting to answer through decades of research. He’s the director of “the world’s longest-running scientific study of happiness,” and he spoke with Ari Shapiro about the factor that appears to make the biggest difference in people’s lives.
Waldinger is a co-author of The Good Life: Lessons from the world’s longest scientific study of happiness.
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Wahl died from an aortic aneurysm. His wife, epidemiologist Dr. Céline Gounder, gave multiple interviews and released Wahl’s autopsy results to combat the disinformation.
We ask Gounder about her decision to speak out about her husband’s death, and about his legacy.
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In some ways, being open about pursuing treatment for mental health concerns is becoming more commonplace. But for men who are socialized not to express vulnerability and keep emotions in check, seeking therapy may feel taboo.
Black men must also contend with the long history of neglect and abuse that has influenced how generations of African-Americans feel about health services, a lack of Black mental health professionals, and the understanding that shielding emotions are a way to face the pressures and dangers of racism.
Host Michel Martins talks with writer Damon Young, author of What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays, and psychologist Earl Turner of Pepperdine University, on making therapy more accessible for Black men.