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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to writer Nicole Holofcener about her new movie, The Last Duel.

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks to Marielena Hincapie, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, about a new DHS memo that aims to end workplace raids on immigrant workers.

Veterans, along with the rest of the country, see long waits for mental health and other specialty care. Veterans Affairs has announced it will redesign how it schedules and pays for private care.

Colin Powell died at age 84 on Monday. He spent much of his life in the military and served in the Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush administrations.

NPR's David Welna reports on the battle to succeed Dick Gephardt as the leading of the Democrats in the House. Two candidates have emerged: Nancy Pelosi, a San Francisco liberal and the current Democratic whip, and Martin Frost, a centrist Texas Democrat who is making ideology his campaign theme. Frost says it would be a mistake for the Democrats to turn to the left in the wake of their disappointing showing in this year's midterm elections.

Michele Carew's 14-year career as an election administrator is soon ending. Carew resigned after supporters of former president Trump pressured her out of her position with unfounded claims of fraud.

Recent research shows black carbon in soot may contribute to global warming by absorbing sunlight. Diesel engines are one source of soot. But wood fires in less developed countries -- including China -- are also a problem. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

People from all points of the globe delight in the crusty bread baked by Lionel Poilane, who died in a helicopter crash this week. Poilane's daughters will keep the business -- and their father's memory -- alive. NPR's Scott Simon and Alice Furlaud remember the master baker.

Host Scott Simon reflects on the problems with political polling.

NPR's Margot Adler tells the story of a woman she knew as a child who now has a New York City water taxi named after her.

Host Scott Simon talks with Greg Herro, chief executive officer of LifeGem, a company that creates diamonds out of the carbon from the cremated remains of loved ones.

Colin Powell was hailed as a hero for a swift and speedy U.S. victory in the Gulf in 1991. But his reputation suffered from his flawed presentation in advance of the second Iraq war 12 years later.