NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 From Valley Public Radio NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 Valley Public Radio Mon, 23 Sep 2019 17:00:44 +0000 https://www.kvpr.org Annalisa Quinn Editor's note: This review includes graphic descriptions. Her name is Chanel Miller. For four years, she has been known publicly as Emily Doe, "an unconscious woman" or simply "Brock Turner's victim." In her memoir Know My Name , she wants to set the record straight: "I am a victim, I have no qualms with this word, only with the idea that it is all that I am," she writes. "However, I am not Brock Turner's victim. I am not his anything." In 2015, Miller was sexually assaulted by Turner on Stanford University's campus. Two Swedish graduate students were passing by on bikes and chased Turner off an unconscious Miller. Turner was convicted of three felonies but served only three months of a six-month sentence in county jail. The case became notorious for its illustration of the race and wealth gap in sentencing, and for the stinging eloquence of Miller's victim statement , which went instantly viral when it was published by BuzzFeed. Know My Name is a devastating, immersive memoir of her https://www.kvpr.org/post/chanel-miller-says-know-my-name-she-reflects-her-assault-brock-turner 108569 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:18:00 +0000 Chanel Miller Says 'Know My Name' As She Reflects On Her Assault By Brock Turner Bill Chappell The Thomas Cook travel agency and airline abruptly collapsed Monday morning, putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk. More than 150,000 travelers are currently abroad, leaving the U.K. government to carry out what Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab calls the "biggest peacetime repatriation in U.K. history." It's a stark turn of events for a company with more than 170 years of history, whose roots stretch back to the height of the British Empire. For anyone who currently has a flight booked on the company's airline, Thomas Cook says, "please do not travel to your U.K. airport as your flight will not be operating and you will not be able to travel." The job of bringing Thomas Cook customers home falls to the United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority, which says the number of travelers who must be brought home from abroad is "unprecedented." The agency says it has "secured a fleet of aircraft from around the world" to bring passengers home. "We have launched, at very short notice, what is https://www.kvpr.org/post/thomas-cook-airline-collapse-triggers-largest-peacetime-repatriation-uk-history 108568 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:38:00 +0000 Thomas Cook Airline Collapse Triggers Largest Peacetime Repatriation In U.K. History Bill Chappell YouTube Greta Thunberg has a message for world leaders at the United Nations this week: "We'll be watching you." Speaking at the Climate Action Summit in New York, Thunberg added, "This is all wrong. I shouldn't be up here. I should be back in school, on the other side of the ocean." But instead, Thunberg, 16, is trying to convince politicians to take climate change seriously, and to do something to stop a global warming trend that will affect the world's children more than it affects anyone who's currently in power. In an impassioned speech, Thunberg told those who hold office, "you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words, and yet I'm one of the lucky ones. People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing." Saying that the world is now in the early stages of a mass extinction, Thunberg criticized those who still speak of the crisis in terms of money and economic growth. "How dare you?" https://www.kvpr.org/post/all-wrong-greta-thunberg-tells-world-leaders-un-climate-session 108567 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:25:00 +0000 'This Is All Wrong,' Greta Thunberg Tells World Leaders At U.N. Climate Session editor Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. https://www.kvpr.org/post/unwelcomed-passenger-clings-roof-wonder-bread-delivery-truck 108566 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:20:00 +0000 Unwelcome Passenger Clings To Roof Of Wonder Bread Delivery Truck editor Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. https://www.kvpr.org/post/members-congress-question-trumps-discussion-ukraines-president 108565 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:20:00 +0000 Members Of Congress Question Trump's Discussion With Ukraine's President Elizabeth Trovall Copyright 2019 Houston Public Media News 88.7. To see more, visit Houston Public Media News 88.7 . https://www.kvpr.org/post/immigration-detention-facilities-can-be-breeding-ground-disease 108564 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:20:00 +0000 Immigration Detention Facilities Can Be A Breeding Ground For Disease Emily Siner Maria Fonseca found her way to mortuary school the way a lot of people do: Someone died. "Unfortunately, three years ago, I lost a cousin," she says. The funeral director who helped her family grieve left an impression. Fonseca didn't know anyone in the funeral industry, and she asked to shadow him. Then she decided to follow in his footsteps. "I want to be there to support [families] whenever they're going through the worst moment in their life," she says. Like Fonseca, 83% of mortuary college graduates in 2018 had no family in the industry, according to the American Board of Funeral Service Education. They represent a major change in an industry that for decades was dominated by family businesses passed down through generations. "Nobody just walks in here by an accident," says Todd Van Beck, an administrator at John A. Gupton College in Nashville, Tenn., where Fonseca is working toward a degree. "I believe firmly people are called to be a funeral director." From legacy to calling Van https://www.kvpr.org/post/called-be-funeral-director-most-mortuary-school-grads-are-first-family 108563 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:41:00 +0000 'Called To Be A Funeral Director': Most Mortuary School Grads Are First In The Family Darius Rafieyan Stefan Krasowski had a dream to visit every country on Earth before he turned 40. That took him to wondrous places, from the crystal blue crater lakes of Djibouti and the ancient Roman ruins of Tunisia to the foothills of the Himalayas in Bhutan. And thanks to his considerable stockpile of credit cards, he was able to complete that dream and visit the one that eluded him — Syria. The moment his tourist visa was granted, after a two-year wait, he reached for his credit card. "On one day's notice, I was able to be on a plane to Beirut and in Damascus by nightfall," he said. Krasowski is part of a growing subculture of people for whom earning points has become a kind of sport. And that's why Krasowski founded a group called Reach For The Miles in New York, a meetup of travel hackers and deal optimizers who trade tips for gaming the points system. "I've taken out over 46 credit cards in five years and earned 2.6 million miles just in sign-up bonuses" said Janice Lintz, a travel blogger. https://www.kvpr.org/post/meet-credit-card-obsessives-who-travel-world-points 108558 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:23:00 +0000 How One Man Used Miles To Fulfill His Dream To Visit Every Country Before Turning 40 Franco Ordoñez President Trump will return to the world's biggest stage this week to address heads of state at a time when U.S. global leadership is seen as waning. When he takes the stage at the United Nations General Assembly for the third time on Tuesday, Trump is expected to "affirm America's leadership role" and "underscore that America is a positive alternative to authoritarianism," said a senior administration official. Leaders will be closely watching how he addresses global concerns about the U.S. trade battle with China and insecurity over the Persian Gulf as confidence in his strategy falters. During last year's speech , many of those same leaders appeared to laugh when Trump boasted that his administration "has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country." John Feeley, who served as U.S. ambassador to Panama until last year, called it a painful moment that reflected America's decline from the "undisputed top dog" on the world stage. "What it means is https://www.kvpr.org/post/trump-returns-un-week-facing-growing-unease-about-us-leadership 108556 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:14:00 +0000 Trump Returns To The U.N. This Week Facing Growing Unease About U.S. Leadership editor Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. https://www.kvpr.org/post/intelligence-communitys-perspective-trump-whistleblower-complaint 108562 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:09:00 +0000 Intelligence Community's Perspective On Trump Whistleblower Complaint editor Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. https://www.kvpr.org/post/released-new-england-antonio-brown-tweets-hes-leaving-nfl 108561 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:09:00 +0000 Released By New England, Antonio Brown Tweets He's Leaving The NFL Patti Neighmond For people who live with chronic pain, getting up, out and moving can seem daunting. Some fear that physical activity will make their pain worse. But in fact, researchers find the opposite is true: The right kind of exercise can help reduce pain. Today, Emma Dehne agrees. Dehne is 44, lives in Chapel Hill, N.C., and works as a business officer in the office of the executive vice chancellor at the University of North Carolina. She says her commitment to exercise is relatively recent. Just a year and a half ago, Dehne pretty much avoided any physical movement she didn't have to make. Just climbing stairs was painful — "sometimes to the point where I would have to hold on to the banister to help myself up," she says, "and I couldn't even extend my leg." At times, it felt as though the ligaments in her knees "were tearing." Dehne was diagnosed around age 40 with osteoarthritis in both knees, a painful swelling and deterioration of the cushioning cartilage in those joints that reduces their https://www.kvpr.org/post/exercising-ease-pain-taking-brisk-walks-can-help 108560 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:09:00 +0000 Exercising To Ease Pain: Taking Brisk Walks Can Help Rebecca Hersher Leaders from nearly 200 countries are attending a special United Nations Summit on climate change today as they face increasing pressure from citizens around the world to cut global greenhouse gas emissions and slow global warming. Currently, global emissions are on track to cause potentially catastrophic climate change in the coming decades. The summit acts as a kickoff to international climate negotiations in 2020, which is the next deadline for countries to make dramatic emissions reduction promises under the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. "I am appealing for leadership from politicians, from businesses and scientists and from the public everywhere," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said when he announced the summit. "We face a direct existential threat. Climate change is moving faster than we are." Indeed, average temperatures on Earth continue to rise, driving sea level rise, more frequent and severe storms, longer heat waves and cold snaps, and more extreme https://www.kvpr.org/post/un-climate-summit-sets-stage-new-national-emissions-promises 108559 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:09:00 +0000 U.N. Climate Summit Sets Stage For New National Emissions Promises Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says his country will not succumb to economic pressure by the Trump administration. "We are resisting an unprovoked aggression by the United States," Zarif told NPR's Steve Inskeep in an interview in New York City on Sunday. "I can assure you that the United States will not be able to bring us to our knees through pressure." "Abandon the illusion that Iran can be defeated by pressure," said Zarif, who spoke with NPR ahead of this week's United Nations General Assembly, where he will seek to convince world leaders that harsh U.S. economic sanctions on Iran should be lifted. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will address the U.N. on Wednesday, where he is expected to introduce a new peace plan for the Persian Gulf region. The Iranian delegation's visit to the U.S. comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. On Friday, the U.S. announced fresh economic sanctions against Iran in response to a Sept. 14 attack on oil https://www.kvpr.org/post/irans-foreign-minister-abandon-illusion-tehran-will-cave-pressure 108557 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:09:00 +0000 Iran's Foreign Minister: 'Abandon The Illusion' That Tehran Will Cave To Pressure Linda Holmes If you predicted that creator-actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge would be a big winner going into Sunday night's Emmy Awards, you might just have won your Emmys pool. And if you were predicting a giant final haul of Game of Thrones trophies as that show leaves us for good, you were, well, sort of right. These Emmys started as many do, with a limp opening number that — now that "not having a host" is the new "having a host" — wandered from Homer Simpson to Anthony Anderson to Bryan Cranston, who offered a staid salute to television and the moon landing, and then to the general goodness of TV These Days. Not to complain, but ... we could always go back to having a good host. Comedy awards Comedy was up first. Ben Stiller did a wax-figure bit with Bob Newhart, who was, of course, not a wax figure. And honestly, for an awards show bit, it was pretty funny! They presented the stacked category of supporting actor in a comedy series: The nominees were Tony Shalhoub for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel , https://www.kvpr.org/post/fleabag-and-game-thrones-win-big-emmys 108555 as https://www.kvpr.org Mon, 23 Sep 2019 04:42:00 +0000 'Fleabag' And 'Game Of Thrones' Win Big At The Emmys editor Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have another story now about the power of words. Lovers of English class and Scrabble, this is the moment you've been waiting for. This is the week Merriam-Webster added more than 500 new words, phrases and abbreviations to their dictionary. You can now look up Bechdel test, free solo, vacay and sesh. But we want to focus on one added definition for one very common pronoun because it is sparking some debate. The word is they. Emily Brewster, a senior editor at Merriam-Webster, explains. EMILY BREWSTER: It is used to refer to a single person whose gender identity is non-binary. MARTIN: Non-binary meaning they don't identify as male or female. They and many other English speakers have been using they like this for years. Here, Emily Brewster will use it in a sentence. BREWSTER: Here is my friend J. They will be joining us for dinner. The they is referring to this individual who is standing right here. MARTIN: Now, there's https://www.kvpr.org/post/definition-they 108553 as https://www.kvpr.org Sun, 22 Sep 2019 21:37:00 +0000 The Definition Of 'They' Aubri Juhasz A British oil tanker detained by Iran will soon be released, according to an Iranian maritime official. The tanker, the Stena Impero, was seized along with its crew by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz on July 19 for alleged marine violations. "After the issuing of the ruling for the end of detention of the English tanker Stena Impero this vessel will soon, and after the passing of 65 days, begin its movement from the port of Bandar Abbas toward international waters," Allahmorad Afifipour, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran in Hormozgan Province, told Iran's semi-official Fars news agency on Sunday, according to Reuters . The process for the tanker to exit Iranian waters has been started, but the legal case against the ship is still open, Afifipour reportedly told Fars. The ship is currently being held off the port city of Bandar Abbas on the southern coast of Iran. An exact release date has not yet been given by Iran, but according to a statement https://www.kvpr.org/post/british-oil-tanker-seized-iran-will-be-released-soon-iranian-official-says 108549 as https://www.kvpr.org Sun, 22 Sep 2019 21:33:00 +0000 British Oil Tanker Seized By Iran Will Be Released Soon, Iranian Official Says editor Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're a week into what the federal government officially recognizes as National Hispanic Heritage Month. It's a time to celebrate the history and culture of Hispanic Americans from all backgrounds. Or should that be Latinos? Isabelia Herrera is a freelance reporter who's asking a question we've seen popping up more and more. She wrote a piece about it for The New York Times. It's titled, "Does Hispanic Heritage Month Need A Rebrand?" And she's with us now. Isabelia Herrera, welcome. Thanks so much for joining us. ISABELIA HERRERA: Thank you for having me. MARTIN: Now, you write about something that might be a surprise to some. But you write that many people within the Latino community bristle at the term Hispanic. Why is that? HERRERA: Yeah. I think these conversations have been going on for a while now. But now we're seeing them enter into more mainstream spaces. The question with the term Hispanic is primarily about its https://www.kvpr.org/post/hispanic-or-latino 108554 as https://www.kvpr.org Sun, 22 Sep 2019 21:06:00 +0000 Hispanic Or Latino? editor Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to turn now to an important anniversary in the history of this country that may not have gotten its due. On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the first version of his Emancipation Proclamation. It warned that if Confederate states did not return to the Union by January 1, they would forfeit all legal right to their slaves. Here to tell us more about this milestone and its significance is Christopher Bonner. He's a professor of history at the University of Maryland. Professor Bonner, thank you so much for talking to us. CHRISTOPHER BONNER: Hi. Thanks for having me. MARTIN: So I understand that this is called - in your business - the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. But I understand that Lincoln actually started drafting a version of the Emancipation Proclamation in July of 1862, but he didn't deliver this version until September. Why is that? BONNER: Right. So from what we can tell, Lincoln https://www.kvpr.org/post/lincoln-and-path-emancipation-proclamation 108552 as https://www.kvpr.org Sun, 22 Sep 2019 21:06:00 +0000 Lincoln, And The Path To The Emancipation Proclamation For better and worse, Paul Cauthen has spent his life breaking the rules. Parting from his conservative Christian upbringing in East Texas, the "Cocaine Country Dancing" singer served a brief stint in jail for marijuana possession. The death of his grandfather, who first introduced him to the guitar, followed by his parents' divorce, had set Cauthen on a rocky path to early adulthood. One day during his six-month incarceration, Cauthen says he'd managed to convince a prison sergeant to let him feed Whataburger cheeseburgers to the other prisoners on his on a chain gang. But music was a grounding force for him. The jail cell became an increasingly crowded venue where he sang gospel hymns with fellow inmates, forging new bonds. Cauthen's latest album, Room 41 , is named after the room in West Dallas' Belmont Hotel where, over two years of highs and lows, he wrote songs steeped in despair, destruction and redemption. With it, he hopes that owning his darker times can lift his audience. https://www.kvpr.org/post/texas-country-rocker-paul-cauthen-preaches-good-bad-and-prickly 108551 as https://www.kvpr.org Sun, 22 Sep 2019 21:06:00 +0000 Texas Country Rocker Paul Cauthen Preaches The Good, The Bad And The Prickly