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2021-09-04 03:30:38 Religion : NPR
Former Cardinal McCarrick Pleaded Not Guilty To Sexual Assault

Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing a boy nearly 50 years ago. Ousted from the priesthood, he's the only U.S. Cardinal to face such charges.
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2021-09-04 00:34:06 The New Yorker Radio Hour
Riz Ahmed on “Mogul Mowgli”

As a rapper, Riz Ahmed has released critically acclaimed albums, and he was featured on the chart-topping “Hamilton Mixtape.” At the same time, he was becoming a leading man in the movies, with roles including a small part in the Star Wars picture “Rogue One” and an extraordinary, Oscar-nominated performance in “Sound of Metal.” Like his previous film, “Mogul Mowgli” is about a musical artist facing a health crisis that could end his career. Ahmed stars as the British-Pakistani rapper Zaheer—stage name Zed—and he co-wrote the film with Bassam Tariq. “It was very much a kind of inward journey,” Ahmed tells David Remnick. “It was very much about holding up a mirror and hoping that in the honesty and the vulnerability of that exercise, people would just connect emotionally—even if they couldn’t necessarily connect to the specificity of the experience. But for those who could connect to that specificity, you would be, like, ‘Jesus Christ, I never thought I’d see that onscreen!’ ”

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2021-09-03 19:51:36 English Idioms & Phrases
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2021-09-03 19:30:21 Religion : NPR
McCarrick — Once A Powerful Cardinal — Pleads Not Guilty To Sexual Assault Charges

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2021-09-03 09:23:55 Word of the Day
muffle

Definition: (verb) Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.
Synonyms: mute, tone down, dampen, dull.
Usage: I was up past my bedtime, so I tried to muffle my sneeze by holding my pillow over my face.
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2021-09-03 08:17:00 TED Radio Hour
The Food Connection

Food is one of life's greatest pleasures, yet many of our food systems are flawed. This hour, TED speakers look to the past to reconnect with what we eat, and the present to reimagine our food future. Guests include forager Alexis Nikole Nelson, chef Sean Sherman, social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe, and environmental journalist Amanda Little.

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2021-09-03 07:18:41 Idiom of the Day
make like a banana and split

humorous slang To depart or leave, especially at once or in a hurry. (A pun on "to split," a slang term meaning to leave or depart, and a "banana split," an ice-cream-based dessert featuring a banana halved lengthwise.) Watch the video

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