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I reported a story for @npr.org today about a Venezuelan teenager who lost Temporary Protected Status this month — one of many now stuck in an impossible situation.

But he’s doing something interesting to try and stay in the United States.

www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
A Venezuelan stargazer is sharing his passion while trying to stay in the U.S.
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have lost their legal right to stay in the U.S., among them an amateur astronomer sharing his love of stargazing as he tries to secure a visa.
www.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A short piece about the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two that I reported today.

www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...
How one Canadian's misplaced signature caused a diplomatic incident at the end of WWII
On Sept. 2, 1945, the Japanese and the Allies gathered to mark the official end of WWII. The process went smoothly until Col. Lawrence Cosgrave signed his name on the wrong line.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Researchers at @ceobs.org estimate that there is some 2900 kilometers of cabling from fiber-optic drones per km of frontline in Ukraine.

It’s a new form of environmental pollution as drones change the face of warfare in the country.

www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...
Fiber-optic drones are leaving miles of plastic trash along Ukraine's front lines
Experts are sounding the alarm over the long-term effects of drone debris in Ukraine, saying it could pose serious harms to wildlife and people.
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August 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Listen to a version of this story on @npr.org’s All Things Considered this evening: www.npr.org/2025/05/19/n...
May 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One of the weirder consequences of the Trump administration's cuts to USAID: some Colorado high schoolers got their science fair prizes taken away.

My latest for @cprnews.bsky.social (1/2)
May 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A couple months ago, I read a Denver Post story about a murder that never happened.

Online, a man was pumping out more than 150 videos of fake, AI generated crime documentaries, and millions were watching them.

So, he and I started talking. (1/2)
February 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I co-produced this week’s show, and there’s lots of fun stories in it. You should listen!
On the radio this weekend: People trying a radical approach to solving their problems. https://bit.ly/4j7tI2T
January 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM