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A bi-coastal, 24-hour news operation, Morning Edition is hosted by Steve Inskeep, Noel King, Rachel Martin and A Martínez. These hosts often get out from behind the anchor desk and travel around the world to report on the news firsthand.
Since its debut on November 5, 1979, Morning Edition has garnered broadcasting's highest honors, including the George Foster Peabody Award and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.
Latest Episodes
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President Trump to meet with Russia's Putin on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu defends plan to take over Gaza City, Trump promises crackdown on crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C.
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Personal items owned by Whitney Houston are being auctioned off on Monday. NPR talks with Darren Julien, executive director of Julien's Auctions, which is known for selling famous people's stuff.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his case on Sunday about why Israel is moving to take control of the rest of the Gaza Strip, pushing back against mounting criticism of the escalation.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, who now works with human rights group The Elders, about her upcoming visit to Egypt's border with Gaza.
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Steve Inskeep speaks with author and conservative commentator Max Boot about the changing world order.
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Al Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif and four of his colleagues were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night in Gaza City.
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President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. NPR reports on what we know and don't know about the upcoming meeting.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst about the prospects of a ceasefire ahead of President Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks historian George Derek Musgrove about the relationship between the federal government and the nation's capital over the use of law enforcement.
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Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the treatments get such a bad reputation and do alternatives work?