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Fyre Festival Documentary Shows 'Perception And Reality' Of Infamous Concert Flop In 2017, the Fyre Music Festival was billed as an exclusive event in the Bahamas. The reality was very different. Director Chris Smith tells the behind-the-scenes story in a new Netflix documentary.
'Whatever It Takes': Government Workers Apply For Unemployment As Shutdown Drags On Workers are now missing paychecks for the first time since the partial government shutdown began. That's causing many of them to do what once seemed unthinkable — apply for unemployment.
After Falling Short, U.S. Army Gets Creative With New Recruiting Strategy The U.S. Army is looking for recruits in new places like Instagram and e-sports tournaments. NPR's Leila Fadel asked Gen. Frank Muth, head of the Army Recruiting Command, about the new strategies.
Sunday Puzzle: Stuck In The Middle NPR's Leila Fadel and puzzle master Will Shortz play this week's puzzle with Deborah Kritzer of Coral Springs, Fla.
Yemen's Loss Of Antiquities Is 'Robbing Them Of Their Future' In Yemen, thousands of civilians have been killed and millions are at risk of starvation. In the backdrop of this destruction is another tragedy, says Deborah Lehr of the Antiquities Coalition: the looting of the country's history.
'We Were Eating Grass': Syrians Flee As Fight Pushes On Against Last ISIS Remnants The last U.S.-led offensive against ISIS in Syria is taking place in a remote desert region. The al-Hol refugee camp is overwhelmed with new arrivals.
'An Eerie Silence' Where Federal Land Agency Workers Are Furloughed The partial federal government shutdown has furloughed thousands of people who work on millions of acres of public land across the country. That means work on critical projects has mostly stopped.
Stolen Calculators, A Search Warrant And 2 Varying Memories Of What Happened Greg McKelvey says his interactions with Andrew Halbert, a police officer at his Oregon high school, traumatized him. Eight years on, McKelvey's tweets led them to reflect on their shared experiences.
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