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Lawmakers want to crack down on websites pirating sports content

The cost of streaming services can add up when you’re a sports fan. That’s why some turn to pirated websites to follow their teams. A bill introduced in Congress aims to crack down on that practice.

At a high school in Wichita, Friday night lights is no longer about football

Wichita Independent School didn’t have enough players to field a football team this year. So the school announced alternative Friday evening activities for their students.

Step inside the secret lab where America tests its nukes

NPR’s Geoff Brumfiel takes us inside a secret lab in a Nevada dessert where the U.S. run simulations and experiments to see if their arsenal of nuclear weapons still work.

Since ousting Bangladesh’s prime minister, student protesters are pushing reforms

A new generation tries to take charge in Bangladesh. College students, and even high school students led a movement that overthrew the autocratic prime minister. NPR’s Diaa Hadid reports on their challenge of trying to run the country.

Need to charge your phone? Think twice — ‘juice jackers’ might come for you

Tech experts are saying public charging areas are the perfect place to get your phone hacked. Hackers have perfected a method called “juice jacking” where they use ports in public charging stations and charging outlets to steal private information from your phone. Cyber security expert Jim Stickley gives you a few tips on how to avoid being hacked in public.

Gun violence among juveniles is rising. How do you keep them out of the system?

We heard from young men who are locked up in Maryland for serious crimes like robbery and assault. Now we hear from a key official with a long career in corrections and juvenile services.

Youths say boredom and basic needs landed them at Maryland detention centers

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with teens in Baltimore and Frostburg, Maryland who are incarcerated in Juvenile Detention Centers. The teens in both cities share their stories about how they ended up being locked up and their plans after their sentence ends.

VP Kamala Harris says the Supreme Court took rights from the people of America

Vice President Kamala Harris sits down with Morning Edition’s Michel Martin to talk about the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade, striking down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, and colleges using affirmative action as part of their admissions process. She also shares her thoughts on the 2024 Presidental Election.

Las Vegas pastor spends his free time catching unwanted rattlesnakes

Las Vegas pastor Tim Agnello rounds up rattlesnakes in his neighbors’ yards. He finds places in the desert with enough food, water, and shade and then releases the rattlers.

Incarcerated teens find escape in music and poems composed with artists

Morning Edition’s Michel Martin speaks with kids who are incarcerated in the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center in Alexandria. The kids did a special performance with the Sound Impact collective where they used music and poetry as a way to work through and express their emotions while being incarcerated.

How Morgan State’s new leader prepares for the Battle of the Bands

Dr. Jorim Reed prepares Morga State University’s “Magnificent Marching Machine” Band for their debut appearance in the Honda Battle of the Bands Classic on Saturday, Feb. 18. How is the band director helping his band reach new heights during his first year at the Baltimore?

Gullah Geechee community reaches a deal with Ga. county in a fight for services

The Gullah Geechee community on Sapelo Island has reached a settlement with the state of Georgia and McIntosh County after filing a lawsuit in 2015 alleging their civil rights were violated when both the state and county failed to maintain basic resources like a police or fire station and the ferry that connects the island to mainland Georgia.

Inflation is crushing rural America and may even drive people to the cities

Morning Edition’s Steve Inskeep talks with Iowa State University professor Dave Peters about his research on why inflation is effecting people in rural and small town worse compared to people in bigger cities.

These Ukrainian students are competing virtually in an international science fair

Students from Ukraine are among the finalists in this week’s Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. They’re researching topics from cancer treatments to cockroaches.

Guinness World Record holder donates $5,000 worth of Legos to hospital

Three-time Guinness World Record holder Russell Cassevah donated $5,000 worth of Lego sets to children being cared for at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Examining the many birth disparities in Mississippi, health center CEO says

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Getty Israel, founder and CEO of Sisters in Birth, about what’s driving the high rate of abortion among Black women in conservative states like Mississippi.

A photographer uses toys to reflect children’s experiences in war

Brian McCarty uses toys as part of art therapy to help children who have been traumatized by war. The kids meet with a trained art therapist who helps them draw and talk about their experiences.

Detroit Salsa Company gets off the ground with the help of a local pizzeria

A Morning Edition tape and copy story that I did about Jim Danoksy owner of a Bella Pizza in Allen Park, Mich., which is outside of Detroit, and how he let the Gomez family use his kitchen rent-free for six years while they started Detroit Salsa Company.

The Atlanta Braves are celebrating their World Series win with a pricey burger

A Morning Edition tape and copy story that I did about the Atlanta Braves selling a new burger at Truist Park this season that costs $151. It comes with a replica World Series Championship Ring.

Invasive earthworms are taking over forests in parts of the U.S. and Canada

A Morning Edition tape and copy that I worked on about how non-native earthworms are harming native species in the northern regions of North America.

Joro spider, first discovered in Georgia, makes its way to neighboring states

A tape and copy story that I worked on about how Joro spiders have managed to make their way to the United States from Japan.

March Madness is here and the NCAA brackets are out

A Morning Edition tape and copy story that I helped produced about the Longwood Lancers men’s and women’s basketball teams making their first appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

Lost since 1915, Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance is found off Antarctica

A tape and copy story that I helped produce about the lost ship of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton being found — 106 years after the vessel sank. The wooden ship Endurance was remarkably still intact about 10,000 feet underwater off Antarctica.

A first-of-its kind, a heart-thymus transplant, is a success

A Morning Edition tape & copy story that I helped produce about a pediatric surgery team at Duke University successfully performing a heart transplant and a thymus tissue transplant from the same donor, one-year-old Easton Sinnamon. By transplanting both, the odds of rejection by the body may be reduced.

South Carolina point guard Zia Cooke scores wins on and off the court

A Morning Edition tape and copy story that I produced about South Carolina Gamecocks point guard Zia Cooke being chosen for a new campaign to support women college athletes in obtaining name, image and likeness sponsorship deals.

The world’s sports leagues are issuing their own restrictions on Russia

A Morning Edition tape and copy story that I helped produce about the sports world responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Including leagues such as the NHL and FIFA are pushing back.

Seattle Kraken broadcasting duo makes NHL history as first all-Black TV crew

I produced a Morning Edition Tape and copy story about J.T. Brown and Everett Fitzhugh becoming the first all-Black broadcasting duo in NHL history when they called the Seattle Kraken’s road game against the Winnipeg Jets on ROOT Sports Northwest.

Toni Morrison’s only short story is available in book form for the first time

A Morning Edition tape and copy story that I helped produce about the late Nobel laureate and novelist Toni Morrisons’ only short story “Recitatif” being released as a book. The story is about two girls, one Black and one white, but doesn’t reveal which is which.

U.S. students will take the SAT entirely online beginning in 2024

A Morning Edition tape & copy that I helped produce about the SAT exam moving to a completely online format in 2024. This announcement comes as many colleges and universities made test scores optional for students to enroll for the fall 2022 semester.

‘Big Papi’ is the newest member of baseball’s hall of fame

A Morning Edition tape and copy story that I helped produce about Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz being voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens fell short in their final year on the ballot.