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The Daily

This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise. Twenty minutes a day, five days a ... Read more

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Joe Biden’s 30-Year Quest for Gun Control

Joe Biden’s 30-Year Quest for Gun Control

In less than a week, the United States has seen two deadly mass shootings: one in Boulder, Colo., and another in the Atl... Read more

24 Mar 2021

21mins

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Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017

Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017

A baker in Colorado refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. After he was charged with discrimination, he... Read more

5 Dec 2017

18mins

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The Sunday Read: 'On Female Rage'

The Sunday Read: 'On Female Rage'

In this episode, Leslie Jamison, a writer and teacher, explores the potentially constructive force of female anger — and... Read more

2 Aug 2020

33mins

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The (Misunderstood) Story of NATO

The (Misunderstood) Story of NATO

On a combative opening day of the NATO summit in Brussels, President Trump called other member countries “delinquent” on... Read more

12 Jul 2018

26mins

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The Cruel Reality of Long Covid-19

The Cruel Reality of Long Covid-19

This episode contains strong language.Ivan Agerton of Bainbridge Island, Wash., was usually unflappable. A 50-year-old a... Read more

22 Mar 2021

27mins

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A #MeToo Moment in the Military

A #MeToo Moment in the Military

The remains of Vanessa Guillen, an Army specialist, were discovered last month about 25 miles from Fort Hood in central ... Read more

31 Jul 2020

28mins

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The Big Tech Hearing

The Big Tech Hearing

The C.E.O.s of America’s most influential technology companies — Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook — were brought befor... Read more

30 Jul 2020

33mins

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Deployed in the U.S., Just Waiting for the Caravan

Deployed in the U.S., Just Waiting for the Caravan

At nearly every turn, President Trump’s own generals tried to persuade him not to deploy active-duty troops to the Unite... Read more

21 Nov 2018

20mins

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Brett Kavanaugh’s Change of Heart

Brett Kavanaugh’s Change of Heart

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who has been nominated to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, once made the cas... Read more

11 Jul 2018

21mins

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Confronting China

Confronting China

A cooperative relationship with China has been a pillar of U.S. foreign policy for more than half a century. So why does... Read more

29 Jul 2020

26mins

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Monday, Oct. 23, 2017

Monday, Oct. 23, 2017

“It’s horrible what I went through, horrible what my family went through,” Bill O’Reilly said of the sexual harassment a... Read more

23 Oct 2017

22mins

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Why $600 Checks Are Tearing Republicans Apart

Why $600 Checks Are Tearing Republicans Apart

A fight has erupted among congressional Republicans over how long and how generously the government should help those un... Read more

28 Jul 2020

23mins

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The Jungle Prince, Chapter 3: A House in Yorkshire

The Jungle Prince, Chapter 3: A House in Yorkshire

In a ruined palace in the woods, rummaging through discarded papers, our reporter finds a clue.For more information, vis... Read more

28 Nov 2019

34mins

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A New Way to Solve a Murder, Part 2: The Future of Genetic Privacy

A New Way to Solve a Murder, Part 2: The Future of Genetic Privacy

The police identified a suspect in a double murder after combing through DNA profiles on a website designed to connect f... Read more

7 Jun 2019

28mins

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Introducing ‘1619,’ a New York Times Audio Series

Introducing ‘1619,’ a New York Times Audio Series

Four hundred years ago, in August 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of ... Read more

23 Aug 2019

45mins

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Boeing’s Broken Dreams

Boeing’s Broken Dreams

This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of 2019 and checking in on what has happened since th... Read more

3 Jan 2020

26mins

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The Mistakes New York Made

The Mistakes New York Made

A New York Times investigation found that surviving the coronavirus in New York had a lot to do with which hospital a pe... Read more

27 Jul 2020

31mins

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Why U.S. Bombs Are Falling in Yemen

Why U.S. Bombs Are Falling in Yemen

The killing of Jamal Khashoggi has renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia more broadly, including the kingdom’s role in the w... Read more

20 Nov 2018

26mins

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What Went Wrong in Brazil

What Went Wrong in Brazil

Brazil has a long, distinguished history of successfully navigating public health crises. But in recent weeks, it has em... Read more

2 Jul 2020

27mins

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The Candidates: Pete Buttigieg

The Candidates: Pete Buttigieg

Today we launch Part One in our series on pivotal moments in the lives of the 2020 presidential front-runners. In studio... Read more

22 Nov 2019

40mins

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