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Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum's Global Collection To Life

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology — known as The Penn Museum — has hired refugees and immigrants from the Middle East, Africa and Central America as part of their "Global Guides" program. Moumena Saradar, who is originally from Syria, stands next to the wedding jewelry and headdress of Queen Puabi, her favorite part of the Middle East gallery. Cameron Pollack for NPR hide caption

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Art & Design

Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum's Global Collection To Life

Attendance at Philadelphia's Penn Museum has shot up since the Global Guides first tours in 2018. The refugee and immigrant docents receive training in archaeology, ancient history and story-telling.

Elections

Democrats Head To Nevada, The First Truly Diverse State To Weigh In

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Democrats Head To Nevada, The First Truly Diverse State To Weigh In

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Energy

Bureau Of Land Management Defends Move To Oil-And-Gas Town In Colorado

by Kirk Siegler

Bureau Of Land Management Defends Move To Oil-And-Gas Town In Colorado

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Europe

Paris Mayoral Race Upended By Sexting Scandal

by Eleanor Beardsley

Paris Mayoral Race Upended By Sexting Scandal

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Attached Kudasaibeats

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Essentially Japanese Breakfast

Middle East

Taliban Says It Hopes To Sign Peace Deal With U.S. By End Of February

by Diaa Hadid

Taliban Says It Hopes To Sign Peace Deal With U.S. By End Of February

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Art & Design

Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum's Global Collection To Life

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Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum's Global Collection To Life

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The Mother We Share Chvrches

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Did It in a Minute Hall & Oates

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Global Health

New World Health Organization Data Confirms Around 80% Of Cases Are Mild

by Maria Godoy

New World Health Organization Data Confirms Around 80% Of Cases Are Mild

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Asia

Sand Mining In Cambodia And Dams Upstream Threaten Mekong River

by Michael Sullivan

Sand Mining In Cambodia And Dams Upstream Threaten Mekong River

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Lux Prima Karen O & Danger Mouse

Pop Culture

Encore: Reflections From Conversations With Women In Comedy

by Audie Cornish , Lauren Hodges

Encore: Reflections From Conversations With Women In Comedy

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Track Uno KAYTRANADA

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Endors Toi Tame Impala

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Global Health

U.S. Epidemiologist Who Traveled To China To Investigate Coronavirus Relays Findings

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Business

Tart Cherry Trees Are Being Undercut. Some Suspect Lies Are Being Told

by Scott Horsley

Tart Cherry Trees Are Being Undercut. Some Suspect Lies Are Being Told

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Business

Bayer And BASF Ordered To Pay Missouri Farmer Over $250 Million In Herbicide Case

by Dan Charles

Bayer And BASF Ordered To Pay Missouri Farmer Over $250 Million In Herbicide Case

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Dragon Queen Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Politics

Assault Weapons Ban Fails In Democratic-Controlled Virginia Senate

by Whittney Evans

Assault Weapons Ban Fails In Democratic-Controlled Virginia Senate

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Law

The Challenges Of Prosecuting The Case Against Harvey Weinstein

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Dark Night El Perro Del Mar

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Head On The Jesus and Mary Chain

Middle East

Understanding The Prisoner Swap In Yemen's Civil War

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Elections

Behind The Ransomware Attack On Palm Beach County Elections In 2016

by Miles Parks

Behind The Ransomware Attack On Palm Beach County Elections In 2016

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Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Radiohead

Middle East

Israeli Settlers And Palestinians In Occupied West Bank Grapple With U.S. Peace Plan

by Naomi Zeveloff

Israeli Settlers And Palestinians In Occupied West Bank Grapple With U.S. Peace Plan

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Send to Robin Immediately Robyn

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Black Screen LCD Soundsystem

Author Interviews

Author Brandon Taylor On His Coming-Of-Age Novel 'Real Life'

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Gangsta's Life Snoop Dogg & Nipsey Hussle

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Good Morning Scarecrow Seabear

Music Reviews

Encore: On 'BUBBA,' Kaytranada Captures Dance Music's Central Tenet

by Miguel Perez

Encore: On 'BUBBA,' Kaytranada Captures Dance Music's Central Tenet

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Democrats Head To Nevada, The First Truly Diverse State To Weigh In

Bureau Of Land Management Defends Move To Oil-And-Gas Town In Colorado

Paris Mayoral Race Upended By Sexting Scandal

Taliban Says It Hopes To Sign Peace Deal With U.S. By End Of February

Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum's Global Collection To Life

Buy Featured Music

Buy Featured Music

New World Health Organization Data Confirms Around 80% Of Cases Are Mild

Sand Mining In Cambodia And Dams Upstream Threaten Mekong River

Encore: Reflections From Conversations With Women In Comedy

Buy Featured Music

U.S. Epidemiologist Who Traveled To China To Investigate Coronavirus Relays Findings

Tart Cherry Trees Are Being Undercut. Some Suspect Lies Are Being Told

Bayer And BASF Ordered To Pay Missouri Farmer Over $250 Million In Herbicide Case

Buy Featured Music

Assault Weapons Ban Fails In Democratic-Controlled Virginia Senate

The Challenges Of Prosecuting The Case Against Harvey Weinstein

Understanding The Prisoner Swap In Yemen's Civil War

Behind The Ransomware Attack On Palm Beach County Elections In 2016

Israeli Settlers And Palestinians In Occupied West Bank Grapple With U.S. Peace Plan

Author Brandon Taylor On His Coming-Of-Age Novel 'Real Life'

Encore: On 'BUBBA,' Kaytranada Captures Dance Music's Central Tenet

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