Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk caused an uproar last weekend when he tweeted that one of the British divers involved the Thai cave rescue was a "pedo." NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ashlee Vance, a reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek, about the tweet and its fallout.
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How 1 Tweet From Tesla And SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Affected His Companies
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Giant Jeff Goldblum Spotted In London
A bigger-than-life statue of actor Jeff Goldblum appeared in London this week and has become a viral Internet sensation.
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You Know It’s A Bad Date When He Steals Your Car
A Tennessee woman went out with a man. They stopped at a gas station and he stole her car. Then he asked out her godsister. The women worked out a plan: The man got arrested and she got her car back.
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Linguist Weighs In On Trump’s ‘Would-Wouldn’t’ Explanation | Here & Now
President Trump said Tuesday he misspoke at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin while talking about Russia’s role in 2016 election interference.
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Chicago Is Proud To Be Anti-Ketchup
A writer took a picture of a sign on Chicago-area expressway that said, "No texting, no speeding, no ketchup."
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A Look At The Efforts To Monitor A Network Of Twitter Accounts Tied To Russia
Following the Trump-Putin summit, NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks to Bret Schafer, a social media analyst at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, about which hashtags and links are trending among Russia-linked Twitter accounts.
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How The Spread Of Fake Stories In India Has Led To Violence
In India, fake news can be deadly. About 20 people have been lynched by mobs, amid social media messages of kidnappers on the loose. Police are trying to teach first time smartphone users how to discern fact from fiction online.
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‘We’ve Been Through Darker Times’: Barack Obama Speaks In South Africa
In one of his most high-profile appearances since leaving the White House, former President Barack Obama urged listeners to resist cynicism as he celebrated the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
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Fallout Continues From Trump’s Comments In Helsinki
Top Republicans continue to push back on President Trump’s move to side with Russian President Putin over his own intelligence advisers. Speaker Ryan and others emphasized Russia is a menace, not a friend.
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This California Mayor Took A German Study On Neckties Very Seriously
A California mayor used his reading of a German study of the ill-effects of neckties on the human brain to call for a ban on mandatory necktie-wearing at local businesses.
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