o Gillette Stadium to host Navy-Notre Dame football game in 2026 By www.boston.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:36:17 +0000 This marks the first time in the 99-game series history that it will be played in New England. The post Gillette Stadium to host Navy-Notre Dame football game in 2026 appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Sports College Sports Football Patriots Sports News
o Rob Gronkowski says Bailey Zappe is taking away reps from Drake Maye, Joe Milton By www.boston.com Published On :: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 03:30:11 +0000 “Bailey Zappe is not gonna be on that team by the end of training camp.” The post Rob Gronkowski says Bailey Zappe is taking away reps from Drake Maye, Joe Milton appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Sports Drake Maye Football Jerod Mayo NFL Patriots Rob Gronkowski
o Rob Gronkowski discussed why ending up with Bill Belichick, Patriots was ‘perfect fit’ By www.boston.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:51:22 +0000 "He's the one who took my game to a whole new level," Gronkowski said of Belichick, adding that he thinks his former coach will be "unbelievable" as a television analyst. The post Rob Gronkowski discussed why ending up with Bill Belichick, Patriots was ‘perfect fit’ appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Sports Bill Belichick Football Morning Sports Update NFL Patriots Rob Gronkowski
o Rob Gronkowski is the latest Patriots icon to defend decision to start Jacoby Brissett over Drake Maye By www.boston.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:23:33 +0000 "I think it was a great play to start Jacoby Brissett, let Drake [Maye] develop." The post Rob Gronkowski is the latest Patriots icon to defend decision to start Jacoby Brissett over Drake Maye appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Sports Drake Maye Football Jacoby Brissett NFL Patriots Rob Gronkowski
o Watch: Gronk and Camille Kostek join Kygo onstage at Boston concert By www.boston.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:32:02 +0000 The couple joined in on the Norwegian DJ's track "Stargazing." The post Watch: Gronk and Camille Kostek join Kygo onstage at Boston concert appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Culture Camille Kostek Celebs Concerts Entertainment Music Rob Gronkowski
o Rob Gronkowski warns Patriots fans calling for Drake Maye to start By www.boston.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:01:05 +0000 "It will be the same old story with Drake Maye in, if he replaces Jacoby Brissett." The post Rob Gronkowski warns Patriots fans calling for Drake Maye to start appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Sports Drake Maye Football NFL Patriots Rob Gronkowski
o Meet the actors in the cast of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ By www.boston.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:26:02 +0000 Learn more about the actors playing Tim Tebow, Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft, Rob Gronkowski, and other notable Patriots in FX's "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez." The post Meet the actors in the cast of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Culture Aaron Hernandez Bill Belichick Hulu Patriots Rob Gronkowski Tom Brady TV
o What does Rob Gronkowski think of his portrayal in ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’? By www.boston.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:35:39 +0000 "He’s actually a good friend of mine and he plays all my doubles in all my other commercials." The post What does Rob Gronkowski think of his portrayal in ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’? appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Sports Football NFL Patriots Rob Gronkowski
o Former Patriots Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman announce new podcast By www.boston.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:46:40 +0000 “Dudes on Dudes with Gronk and Jules” premiered on Tuesday. The post Former Patriots Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman announce new podcast appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Sports Football Julian Edelman Media NFL Patriots Rob Gronkowski Sports News
o Julian Edelman explains why he didn’t join Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski on Buccaneers By www.boston.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:19:02 +0000 "I had to go down with the ship, buddy." The post Julian Edelman explains why he didn’t join Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski on Buccaneers appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Sports Football Julian Edelman NFL Patriots Rob Gronkowski Tom Brady
o Rob Gronkowski said he knows Yankees fan who was ejected from World Series game for interference By www.boston.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:59:59 +0000 "Here's a little fun fact: That guy right there grabbing Mookie Betts' glove was my friend in college." The post Rob Gronkowski said he knows Yankees fan who was ejected from World Series game for interference appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article Sports Baseball MLB Patriots Rob Gronkowski World Series
o Only in Texas By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 06:30:00 +0000 We meet a Nicaraguan immigrant to the US whose choice of president might surprise you. Then, workers in Mexico’s border factories are seizing an opportunity to unionise. And, the Texas city of Houston has become a premier tourist destination for Chinese travellers thanks to cowboys and basketball, of course.Plus, the US Supreme Court hears arguments in what is being called one of the most important reproductive rights cases in a generation. The odd connection between America’s highest court and a secretive aristocratic hunting society. And, why if you ever find yourself in the Texas city of Killeen — you had better try the kimchee or bibimbap.Image: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump exits his plane during a trip to the US-Mexico border on July 23, 2015 in Laredo, Texas. (Credit: Matthew Busch/Getty Images Full Article
o Outside Looking In By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 06:45:00 +0000 Two expat voters – a Republican in London and a Democrat in Stockholm – share their thoughts about watching the US election from abroad. Then: experts who study America's extremist white supremacist groups say there's clear evidence that many of them are supporting Donald Trump's candidacy for president.Plus, why Cuban Americans are in such stark disagreement over President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba. And: there are more than 20 towns in the US called Moscow – why is that?Image: An Alabama resident urges townspeople to vote. (Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) Full Article
o On a Mission By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 05:15:00 +0000 A former CIA agent discusses his days undercover in Afghanistan and Syria, and the demons those days left behind. Then, we visit the spectacle that is Laredo -- a members-only Wild West town tucked away in the English countryside. And, America’s trucking industry faces a shortage -- we meet the immigrants helping fill the gap.Plus, why Polish activists are borrowing images from the US in a push for a total abortion ban. And the Detroit watch company bringing its message of the gritty underdog to Europe.Image: The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. (Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Full Article
o Rerouted By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 14 May 2016 05:23:00 +0000 We hear how the Migration Project is giving hope to the families of Guatemalan migrants who have gone missing en route to the United States. Then, how young migrant students from all across Central America are getting shut out of US schools. And, the Cuban Americans spending their own money to send others to Cuba.Plus, we meet two Hmong American filmmakers who are shaking up Hollywood. We travel 8,000 miles in search of a Thai dish so delicious, it might be deadly. And an Indian writer living in the US curses his American doughnut habit.Image: Indigenous family members walk into Mexico after illegally crossing the border from Guatemala on August 1, 2013. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images) Full Article
o Do the Right Thing By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 21 May 2016 05:30:00 +0000 We speak with Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, who is advocating on behalf of Syrian refugees as other American politicians try to turn them away. Then, we sit in on a cooking class that teaches people in Boston how to eat healthier with traditional African dishes. And, the US wants to give peanuts to malnourished kids in Haiti — we find out why that idea is so controversial. Plus: a US army officer sues President Obama over the legality of the war against Islamic State; Italy’s most prominent transgender politician weighs in on North Carolina’s controversial ‘bathroom bill’; and a Sudanese human rights activist finds inspiration in America's civil rights movement.Image: A refugee mother and son from the Syrian town of Kobani walk beside their tent in a camp in Sanliurfa, Turkey. October 19, 2014. (Credit: Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images) Full Article
o Fight or Flight By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 04 Jun 2016 05:30:00 +0000 We speak with Daniel Torres, a former US Marine who was deported to Mexico. Then, we look back at a deadly 1942 U-boat attack in the Gulf of Mexico. And we take a bus ride with the children of Sudanese immigrants in California.Plus, a group of American teenagers cause an uproar when they try to take part in World Hijab Day. A journalist learns the proper use for bananas in Somali cuisine. And an Ethiopian-American band records its own version of a Japanese folk song.Image: Daniel Torres grew up in the US, but after a stint in the Marines he was deported to Mexico. (Credit: PRI’s The World) Full Article
o Disunited States of America By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 05:30:00 +0000 "I saw my brother in these boys. I saw my son in these boys.”First, we talk to an activist speaking out against violence towards blacks in America. Then, we hear how the story of one police shooting in San Francisco has been turned into a stage play.Next, we learn why the Bahamas issued a travel advisory to the US. Also, we hear about the perils of "walking while black" in New York City. Plus, a daughter figures out how to talk to her father about race for the first time. We end the show with “American Tune,’’ a posthumous release by the New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint. Full Article
o A Question of Time By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:27:00 +0000 Conditions are so bad in refugee camps in Greece, some refugees are considering returning to the war torn countries they came from. Also on the programme, residents of a disappearing island speak up; a former Pentagon official describes one moment that changed how she thinks about drones; a slam poet from Sudan shares her poetry; and a Silicon Valley entrepreneur thinks manufactured diamonds might replace real ones. Plus, some new emojis right some wrongs when it comes to gender equality.Picture: A boy sits on a bus as he waits to be transferred to a refugee reception centre in Greece, Credit: Yannis Kolesidis/AFP/Getty Images Full Article
o The Import Export Edition By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 05:00:00 +0000 “My brother was killed. He died in atrocious conditions, alone, without us.” In France, the death of Adama Traore, a young black man, while he was in police custody sets off protests. Also, the Maker Movement, which began in California, comes to China; subway cars, made in China, come here to Boston; and an ultra-popular Norwegian TV show, about knitting, comes to Netflix. Plus, the US gets its first offshore wind farm. Etienne Charles, a Trinidad jazz trumpeter, closes out the show.Picture: People hold a banner reading 'Justice for Adama' as they attend a march organised in tribute to Adama Traore in Beaumont-sur-Oise, Credit: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images Full Article
o What Comes Next By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 01:31:00 +0000 This week, some Americans woke up to a country they didn’t recognize. Donald Trump’s victory left half the nation cheering, and half the nation in tears. Now everyone has to figure out how to move on. Also on the programme, a Latino voter explains why he voted for Trump; unauthorized immigrants wonder what this election will mean for them in the future; and we spend a day in the life of a woman living in immigration limbo. Plus, will Trump bring a U-turn on climate policy? We end with a musician’s view of growing up on the US-Mexico border. (Image: The White House is seen at dusk. Credit: Saul Loeb/Getty Images) Full Article
o It is all Words By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 20 May 2017 03:30:00 +0000 As Trump embarks on his first foreign trip, his administration tries to cast ‘America First’ in a different light.Also, helpful definitions of the words ‘autocrat’, ‘fascist’, and ‘demagogue’; why Trump's name sign is causing controversy in the American Sign Language community; a history of the word 'hack' that goes back further than you might expect; what happened to the first people to be called refugees; plus some new music from one of Marco Werman's favourite bands, Forro in the Dark.(Photo: Copies of U.S. President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 budget request sit on display for sale in Washington, D.C. Credit: Andrew Harrer/Getty Images) Full Article
o The Backstory By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 27 May 2017 03:30:00 +0000 Trump supporter, Dave McNeer, thinks the President is making ‘America Great Again’.Also: Why digital maps should not be used to resolve border disputes; why the US military turned to camels, in the 1800s, to map out land in the American West; we get to see the insides of the disappearing colourful taxi cabs of Mumbai; ice cream shop owners fret about an increase in the price of vanilla; and Italian musician, Zucchero, recounts some memorable advice he got from Miles Davis. (Image: Donald Trump themed merchandise is sold outside before a rally for the Republican Presidential nominee on November 4, 2016, in Pennsylvania. Credit: Mark Makela/Getty Images) Full Article
o Look Closer By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 03 Jun 2017 03:30:00 +0000 Citizen journalists try to figure out what’s going on in those videos of the Turkish president’s bodyguards clashing with protesters in Washington, DC.Also: female war veterans tell their stories through comics; Kathy Eldon, the mother of slain photographer Dan Eldon, turns his life into a film; we visit an exhibit of the photos of Henryk Ross, official photographer of the Lodz ghetto; we learn about Stanley Greene, the African-American war photographer celebrated in Europe. Plus, Lilly Singh, an internet star, says she’s ready for her close up. (Image: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Washington, D.C on Monday, May 16, 2017. Credit: Cheriss May/Getty Images) Full Article
o Is There an App for That? By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 03:30:00 +0000 Trump still uses his personal mobile phone. Security experts are baffled. Also: A lack of immigrant labour in the US has some farmers planning for robots to pick produce; a Dutch teenager came up with a plan to clean up the world’s oceans and now he’s got funding for it, but at least one expert does not think it will work; fake turtle eggs get fitted with GPS trackers to catch poachers; plus we meet a Yoruba priest who also makes hypnotic electronic music. (Image: Donald Trump speaks on his mobile phone in in Potomac Falls, Virginia, U.S., on Thursday, April 30, 2009. Credit: Mannie Garcia/ Getty Images) Full Article
o ‘Caught up in the Policy’ By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 03:30:00 +0000 “People are absolutely losing it. Some they go to their work. Some they pluck them right out of bed from their families."Why Iraqis in the US are getting sent back to Iraq; what it means for one immigrant to get to stay; the fight for paid leave for victims of domestic violence in Canada; a Ukrainian physicist who always tries to keep politics and science separate fails yet again; and the two comedians who started ArmComedy, their country’s first satirical news programme, explain what Armenians find funny. (Photo: An Iraqi owned restaurant in Detroit. Credit: Shirin Jaafari) Full Article
o A Crime to Hate By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 01 Jul 2017 03:30:00 +0000 Five months after Jewish graves were vandalised in St. Louis, questions remain.Also: a resolution condemning racism causes chaos at the Southern Baptist Convention; why refugees from Myanmar draw inspiration from the action movie, Rambo; the story of a murder that got manipulated to serve more than one political agenda; why a hate crime survivor tried to save the life of his attacker; plus Renee Goust has something to say to people who thinks she’s a “feminazi” and it comes in the form of a song. (Image: Karen Aroesty is the regional director of the Anti-Defamation League. Credit: Daniel A. Gross) Full Article
o I’m on Your Team By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 18:48:00 +0000 Russia, it turns out, accidentally helped the US win its independence. Also: we meet two sisters who will go to the Olympics together but on competing teams; we remember when North and South Korea teamed up to beat China at table tennis; we go a few rounds with a boxer who’s inspiring young women in Jordan; we learn why an all-girl robotics team from Afghanistan is going to be competing virtually in a US competition; and we get the backstory to a popular baseball podcast hosted by three fans of the sport who also happen to be blind. (Image: People watch fireworks as they celebrate US Independence Day on July 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Full Article
o Are You Afraid of The Dark? By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 03:30:00 +0000 In 1878, scientists all over the US witnessed a total eclipse of the sun. After that, American science was never quite the same. Also: Sona Hosseini learns that being an astronomist….can be depressing; photographer Joel Sartore goes on a quest to take pictures of endangered animals before they disappear; why the American TV drama Twin Peaks took off in Russia; and we remember director George Romero who changed how we think about zombies. (Image: A total solar eclipse is seen in Indonesia on March 9, 2016. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) Full Article
o Under Construction By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 03:30:00 +0000 Maytag built washing machines in Newton, Iowa, for more than a century. The company left in 2007, and the town collapsed. Now, it's rising again.Also: why are people from Australia selling houses in Detroit; what the closure of a coal fired power plant will mean for one Navajo family; Montreal welcomes refugees coming from the US; will a new Canadian pipeline be the next Standing Rock; plus we remember Haruo Nakajima, the man inside the original Godzilla suit. (Image: Frank Liebl, executive director of the Newton Development Corporation, is pictured in front of the old Maytag headquarters. Credit: Jason Margolis) Full Article
o The Eclipse Edition By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 19 Aug 2017 05:20:00 +0000 On Monday, a total solar eclipse will cross 14 states from Oregon to South Carolina. We find out people all across the country are preparing. Also: we meet an eclipse chaser traveling to the US from Australia; we speak to a cloistered nun who has been getting calls from concerned Catholics worried about the end of times; we learn what solar eclipses have revealed to us about our universe throughout the ages; plus how a new technology can help blind people experience the coming eclipse as well.(Image: Solar Eclipse related items are offered for sale in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Hopkinsville is located near the point of greatest totality for the August 21 eclipse. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images) Full Article
o Get It Off Your Chest By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 03:30:00 +0000 Bashar al-Assad seems to have a fan base in the United States. White supremacists and neo-nazis have worn pro-Assad T-shirts at rallies, while others have shown their support for the Syrian president on social media. Also, white supremacists wear t-shirts emblazoned with a picture of a notorious Romanian fascist; and if you're in Turkey, leave your 'HERO' T-shirts at home; plus, if you lived in East Germany during the Cold War, it may have been verboten to wear a Frank Zappa T-shirt, but somehow his music made it in. (Image: A photo taken on March 4, 2015 shows a banner bearing a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a street in the city of Damascus. (Credit: LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images) Full Article
o In Limbo By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 Sep 2017 03:30:00 +0000 President Trump is scrapping a programme that protects hundreds of thousands of young unauthorised immigrants. We hear two different perspectives on this decision. Plus; we meet an immigrant from Northern Ireland whose troubled past is haunting his future; we learn why some evangelical Christians are speaking out against the President; we find out about a proposal from Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar for Canada to open its doors to DACA recipients; plus we visit Quebec where immigrants fearing Trump are pouring in.(Image: Julio Ramos is a medical school student and a DACA recipient in New York City. Credit: Reynaldo Leanos Jr.) Full Article
o From Russia with Love By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 03:30:00 +0000 What impact did Russian internet “trolls’’ have on the 2016 US presidential election? Also: we hear about wealthy Russians coming to America to give birth to US citizens; we learn why the poet Langston Hughes went to the USSR to work on a Soviet propaganda film in 1930s; we visit a Korean-Uzbek-Russian cafe in New York; we meet two science fiction writers who advise the US government on the future of warfare; and we find out why Tchaikovsky's concerto No. 1 had its world premiere in Boston. (Image:The Kremlin stands in Red Square in Moscow on March 7, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Full Article
o Coast to Coast By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 03:30:00 +0000 Marco Werman climbs aboard the largest passenger ship ever to sail through the Northwest Passage. Also: we speak to residents of the Arctic with mixed feelings about cruise ships sailing past their towns; we meet climate change scientists risking their lives to gather data in the field; we visit a marshland that's worth millions of dollars; we spend the day with teens saving songbirds in Washington, DC; and we learn how American climate change policies have changed this past year.(Image:The Crystal Serenity docked at the Boston cruise terminal near the end of its 32-day Northwest Passage journey. Credit: PRI’s The World) Full Article
o Unsung Heroes By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 03:30:00 +0000 Tereza Lee, the woman sometimes referred to as the first “Dreamer,” has been fighting for immigrant rights for nearly two decades. Also: the turbulent history of the US Virgin Islands; a remembrance for a little-known Soviet colonel who probably averted a nuclear war; a look at how Tiki bars inspired Star Wars creator George Lucas; a progress report on a project to digitize the notebooks of Harvard’s female astronomers; plus a folk song dedicated to a modern hero: the street cart vendor. (Image: Protestors gathered at the US Capitol on September 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Full Article
o The Mystery Edition By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 07 Oct 2017 03:30:00 +0000 “There is no statute of limitations on the truth.” Vince Pankoke, a former FBI agent, has launched a probe into who betrayed Anne Frank. Also: we investigate why American diplomats in Cuba have mysteriously fallen ill; we learn the backstory of the two women accused of assassinating Kim Jong-nam; we meet the disgraced real-life French diplomat who inspired the play, “M. Butterfly,’’ plus we find out why talks between North Korea and South Korea may hinge on a group of twelve singing waitresses.(Image: Anne Frank's facsimile diaries on display in the Anne Frank museum in Amsterdam on November 1, 2009. Credit: Ade Johnson/AFP/Getty Images) Full Article
o At Your Civil Service By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0000 Dave Rank, a high ranking diplomat, resigned over Trump’s climate change policy.Also: a former sheriff worries that new legislation in California to protect unauthorised immigrants will make it harder for police officers to do their jobs; a member of India’s lowest caste moves to New York and becomes a train conductor; a journalist travels around the world to see how people pay taxes; Harry Truman’s grandson impersonates him in a play; plus we meet some four legged civil servants: bomb sniffing dogs. (Image: Dave Rank is the former head of the US embassy in Beijing. Credit: Ashley Ahearn/Terrestrial. http://kuow.org/programs/terrestrial ) Full Article
o Speak Out By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0000 Thousands of French women post the name of their sexual harasser on Twitter, using the hashtag, "Squeal on Your Pig".Plus: we meet a woman helping undocumented immigrants in the US experiencing sexual harassment; we find out why the reaction to the Harvey Weinstein scandal in Russia is the opposite of the reaction in America; we learn about a burgeoning feminist movement in China; we hear about efforts to combat sexual harassment at work in Nigeria; and we close with the song "Come with Me" by Nneka.(Image: Attorney Gloria Allred (L) and her client Heather Kerr speak during a press conference regarding the sexual assault allegations that have been brought against Harvey Weinstein on October 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) Full Article
o The Scientific Edition By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 04 Nov 2017 00:45:00 +0000 Victoria Barrett, a college student in Wisconsin, aged 18, is suing the Trump administration over climate change.Plus: we meet one of the first meteorologists to talk about climate change on TV in the US; we learn the history of the design of nuclear fallout shelter signs made during the Cold War; we visit the laboratory of a “wood detective” in Germany; we hear the “voice" of an iceberg and it’s pretty eerie; and we dance to some “ye-ye” music sung by a NASA scientist in California.(Image: Victoria Barrett is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Credit: Courtesy of Victoria Barrett) Full Article
o The Future is Now By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 00:40:00 +0000 Selina Wang, a tech reporter for Bloomberg News, says that Twitter could still do more to stop Russian and Ukrainian spam accounts from spreading misinformation on the platform.Also: people on social media keep blaming “Sam Hyde’’ for mass shootings, even though he's innocent, and we finally find out why; Facebook saves a dying mill town in the Pacific Northwest; Uber meets its match in Lebanon; a robot becomes a Saudi citizen; and a couple of amateur astro-explorers plan a trip to Mars. Image: Colin Stretch, general counsel at Facebook, Sean Edgett, acting general counsel at Twitter, and Richard Salgado, director of law enforcement and information security at Google, testify before Congress on October 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Full Article
o The Taste of Victory By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 02:00:00 +0000 Wilmot Collins came to Helena as a refugee. Now he’s been elected as the city’s mayor. Also: Abdi Nor Iftin tells us what it feels like to win the green card lottery; we find out what award-winning olive oil tastes like (it’s kind of peppery); the Boston Red Sox get their first Latino manager; beauty contestants in Peru stage a protest against gender-based violence that goes viral; and a blind man, hoping to kayak across the Bosphorus Strait, turns to mythology for inspiration.(Image: For Maddie, left, and Wilmot Collins, coming to the US wasn't easy. In their first few months in Montana, their home was graffitied with "Go back to Africa" and "KKK." But they stayed. Credit: Courtesy of Wilmot Collins) Full Article
o At the Movies By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:27:00 +0000 Hollywood has been criticised for its practice of whitewashing. Now, the voice acting world faces questions.Also: Kelvin Han Yee, a Chinese-American actor, broke his parents' heart and wonders if it was worth it; a birdwatcher begs Hollywood to get its bird sounds right; Disney/Pixar’s “Coco,” which was a hit in Mexico, comes to the US; Laela French, a Star Wars buff, explains the origins of Darth Vader’s costume; and in the documentary “Dreamland” the Wabanaki people take back their narrative.(Image: For years, G.K. Bowes was the official voice of Barbie. Credit: Courtesy of G.K. Bowes) Full Article
o The Second Amendment By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 02 Dec 2017 02:00:00 +0000 "Every time you hear a piano note, that's another mass shooting." A new way to hear the stark numbers on gun violence. Also: Adam Lankford, a criminology professor, turns to data to explain why the US has more mass shootings than any other country; Susan Cruz, a Salvadoran-American, remembers holding a gun at the age of six; two sisters with different opinions on guns go to a shooting range; we learn about the origins of the Second Amendment; plus we hear from faith leaders all over the US. (Image: Visitors view gun displays at a National Rifle Association outdoor sports trade show on February 10, 2017 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Credit: Dominick Reuter/Getty Images) Full Article
o Dance Lessons By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 Dec 2017 01:00:00 +0000 It’s the beat that drives the bugaloo and mambo. Ayana Contreras travels to Cuba to understand the clave. Plus, we go beneath a motorway flyover in Rio de Janeiro, where US hip-hop from the 1990s gets re-imagined every Saturday night; we meet a 9-year-old boy who is preserving his family’s Cambodian history through dance; South African superstar Johnny Clegg tells us how he helped form an interracial dance troupe during apartheid; and we remember Johnny Hallyday, “the French Elvis Presley”.(Image: Dancers at the weekly Saturday night charme dance in Madureira, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro's North Zone. Credit: Catherine Osborn) Full Article
o The Case of the Stolen Fortune Cookie Fortunes By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 23 Dec 2017 01:30:00 +0000 "Some men dream of fortunes. Others dream of cookies." This is a real fortune cookie fortune. It would be a prescient fortune for Yongsik Lee. He invented the fully automatic fortune cookie machine in the early 1980s and built a business on his invention. The Korean immigrant sold fortune cookie machines and fortunes to companies all over the US. It was a good business until one day, one of his employees stole his fortunes and his customers. We get to the bottom of a theft that forever changed Yongsik Lee's life. (Image: Fortune cookies on display at The Ritz Carlton in Miami Beach, Florida. Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) Full Article
o Better Together By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 02:00:00 +0000 For George Lampman and Lee Sook Ei it was love at first sight. Then, the Korean War broke out. Also: A monastery in Missouri, about to close its doors, is saved by monks from Vietnam; Spanish speaking actors in Miami unionise to fight for better working conditions; doctors in the US get lessons from doctors in Cuba in how to reduce infant mortality; an amateur mathematician from Tennessee discovers the largest known prime number; plus we listen to Bjork and reminisce about unrequited crushes. (Image: Lee Sook Ei and George Lampman met at the US embassy in Seoul. Credit: Courtesy of the Lampman family) Full Article
o The Protest Edition By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 02:00:00 +0000 Jasiel López never expected to be an activist. Then he learned that the DACA programme, which allows him to stay in the US, could be rescinded. Also: why the jarana, a guitar-like instrument from Mexico, is showing up at protests in the US; women veterans want their voices to be heard in the #MeToo movement; we remember Mathilde Krim, who played a pivotal right in the fight against AIDS; and we speak to the authors of a biography of Josephine Baker, singer, dancer, and civil rights activist. (Image: Jasiel López is a student at Florida International University in Miami. Credit: PRI’s The World ) Full Article
o The Breakthrough Edition By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 02:00:00 +0000 Fewer international students are coming to the US for post-graduate degrees in science and engineering. We look into why.Also: Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine but many US patients can’t get it without breaking the law; a tech start-up synthesizes Marco Werman’s voice; tomato pickers in Florida work together to stop sexual abuse; a bioengineer has a plan to defeat disease-bearing mosquitoes with mobile phones; plus the band Mosquitos releases their first album in 10 years and the buzz is that it’s great. (Image: Stanford bioengineer Haripriya Mukundarajan, center, began the Abuzz project after contracting malaria while she was in college. Credit: Kurt Hickman) Full Article
o On the Waterfront By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:43:00 +0000 Levi Draheim, 10, is suing the US government over climate change with 20 other young people.Also: fishermen in Greenland are doing better than ever, and that’s in part thanks to climate change; instead of fighting global competition, Alaska's wild salmon industry (reluctantly) embraces it; a researcher imagines what the US would look like if sea levels were to rise by two meters; solar power entrepreneurs come to Puerto Rico; plus what it’s like to fly in a plane when most of the passengers are pets.(Image: Levi Draheim, 10, lives in Satellite Beach, Florida. Credit: PRI’s The World) Full Article