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The Family-Run Thai Market That Feeds LA's Eclectic Food Scene

Los Angeles is home to the largest Thai community outside of Thailand. This week, Thai-Americans are celebrating the traditional three-day water festival called Songkran to mark the new year. And many...

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American Stars Jam With Cuba's Best Musicians In Havana

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The U.S. Influence On Cuba's Rapid Cultural Change

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Logo Channel Dedicates Annual Awards Show To Orlando Victims

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Donald Trump's Walk Of Fame Star Vandalized With A Pickax

Donald Trump's star dimmed a bit on Wednesday. Actually, it was smashed. An early morning vandal dressed as a Los Angeles city construction worker used a pickax and sledgehammer to destroy Trump's...

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'Good Girls Revolt' Takes On Gender Bias In The Newsroom

Amazon's new 10-part series Good Girls Revolt was inspired by a landmark 1970 case involving a group of women working at Newsweek magazine who sued their employers for gender discrimination. At the...

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Remembering The Soulful Voice Of Sharon Jones

Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Singer Sharon Jones helped revive soul singing with her powerful, energetic performances. The 60 year old died yesterday after a long...

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Chef Niki Nakayama Is A Modern Master Of An Ancient Japanese Meal

As families gather for home-cooked food this Thanksgiving, there's one acclaimed Los Angeles chef who expresses her gratitude for local flavors by getting out in nature. On a recent day, we find chef...

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2017 Oscar Nominations: 'La La Land' Leads With 14, Including Best Picture

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced this morning. NPR arts correspondent Mandalit del Barco joins us now from Park...

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California Deserts In 'Super Bloom' Thanks To A Wet Winter

In some parts of the country, cold weather is threatening crops. Meanwhile, California has been so unseasonably wet that its deserts are experiencing what's called a "super bloom." After years of...

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'Vegetable Whisperer' Chef Plants The Seeds Of His Own Reinvention

Some people call Jeremy Fox the "vegetable whisperer," the California chef who can coax remarkable flavors out of every part of his produce, even the flowers and leaves that most chefs throw away. One...

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Gas Station Cashier Remembers 1992 Los Angeles Riots

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: A lot of people here in Southern California are focusing on an anniversary right now. In Los Angeles 25 years ago, four days of riots broke...

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Michael Parks, TV And Movie Character Actor, Dies At 77

Character actor Michael Parks has died after a career that lasted more than 50 years. He was 77. Parks' agent, Jane Schulman, confirmed his death to news organizations but she did not specify the...

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'When Time Was New': 'Wonder Woman' Brings Sunlight To The DC Universe

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: "Wonder Woman" opens this weekend. It's the first superhero film headed by women both in front of and behind the camera. In a moment, NPR's...

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George Romero, Creator Of 'Night Of The Living Dead,' Dies At 77

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Hollywood lost two of its stars this weekend - George Romero and Martin Landau. More about Landau in a couple of minutes. First, director...

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8-Year-Old Puerto Rican To Trump: 'Stop Tweeting And Come Help The People'

Eight-year-old Yan Anthony Hernandez has deep dimples on each side of his smile. Somehow, he managed to sleep through the hurricane that roared over his home in Isabela, Puerto Rico. Unlike those...

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Post-Hurricane Help Slow To Arrive In 'Despacito' Neighborhood

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The song of the summer connected its fans to an oceanside barrio that borders the city walls of Old San Juan. And now the people in this part...

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President Trump To Tour Puerto Rico's Devastation From The Air

Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump is expected to travel to Las Vegas tomorrow. But today, he and first lady Melania Trump are at the scene of another, although...

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'We Feel Forgotten': In Storm-Battered Home Of Musical Hit, Help Comes...

Residents of La Perla are still waiting for help. The notoriously dangerous barrio of candy colored homes is bordered by the Caribbean on one side and the ancient city walls of Old San Juan on the...

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Puerto Rico's 'Singing Newspapers' Tell A Story Of Resilience

Since Hurricane Maria, people in Puerto Rico have been without easy access to electricity, clean drinking water, or food. Many are still staying in shelters; some are living in the ruins of their...

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