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Day 2 Milan. Settling in. 5 days to opening ceremony...

Thinking about what the $40 million Jeff Bezos paid for the Melania movie could have done if used instead to prevent staff cuts at Bezos' Washington Post.

Milan protesters call for U.S. ICE agents to leave Italy as Winter Games approach An ICE unit from the US Department of Homeland Security is playing a role providing security at the Winter Games. At past Olympics, their involvement would have been unremarkable. But after the viole...

My latest for NPR from Milan Milan protesters call for U.S. ICE agents to leave Italy as Winter Games approach www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...

Anti-ICE protest in Milan where US Homeland Security agents are playing a role. It's become a major controversy with many Italians telling NPR they want ICE gone.

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NPR: Rachel Goes to the Games We're headed to the Winter Olympics, and we want to bring you along. Get an NPR reporter's personal peek behind the curtain delivered straight to your inbox daily through the closing ceremony.

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How American Katie Uhlaender was denied Olympic bid by Canadian coach's point scheme Sports officials say a Canadian coach manipulated the point system used by athletes to qualify for the Olympics. His move cost American sled racer Katie Uhlaender her trip to the Milan Cortina Games.

My latest for NPR Report: Katie Uhlaender denied Olympic bid by Canadian coach www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...

Skier Lindsey Vonn's Winter Olympic comeback dream is in jeopardy after a crash Vonn was seen clutching her left knee after crashing in a race in Switzerland on Friday, the last before the Winter Olympics. Her comeback after retiring in 2019 was one of Team USA's biggest stories.

From NPR'S Becky Sullivan www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...

January 27, 2026 The murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning at the hands of federal agents has put wind in the sails of those trying to rein in the Trump administration at the same time it has sent t...

My first shout out in @hcrichardson.bsky.social Letters From An American heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-27...

And be sure to sign up for Rachel Treisman's Winter Olympics newsletter /end Rachel Goes to the Games www.npr.org/newsletter/w...

2026 Olympics Updates and analysis from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy.

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My latest reporting on the Milan Cortina Olympics for NPR

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PS: If Marika and Melissa aren't enough to lure you in - the co-founder of NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen also has a show. Small but mighty 🎧 takomaradio.org

Takoma Radio WOWD-LP FM Community radio low power FM station in Takoma Park, MD and DC.

For truelove community radio nerds 📻Marika Partridge taught me the spirit of human-centered radio. After leaving NPR she started a beautiful hyperlocal station in DC. Now NPR icon @melissablock.bsky.social is launching a new Thursday music show. Joy stuff. Listen anywhere here: takomaradio.org

Powerful, urgent, human from NPR's Meg Anderson

Italian officials voice outrage at the presence of U.S. ICE agents at the 2026 Olympics U.S. Homeland Security agents provided security support at past Olympics. But after violence by ICE agents in Minneapolis, some Italian officials say an ICE unit is unwelcome in Milan Cortina.

My latest reporting on the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

U.S. sled racer Uhlaender says she was unfairly denied sixth Olympic bid Five-time U.S. Olympian Katie Uhlaender says a point-manipulation scheme blocked her bid to compete in Milan Cortina. U.S. sports officials are backing her bid for a special berth at the Winter Games...

My first reporting for the Milan Cortina Winter Games. A controversy in Lake Placid has left a veteran U.S. skeleton sledder out in the cold. @npr.org
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24 hours of chaos as mental health grants are slashed then restored For 24 hours, it was unclear which mental health and addiction programs would survive and who would still have jobs when the dust settled.

My latest for NPR www.npr.org/2026/01/15/n...

How IVF has led to a record number of single moms in their 40s Who gets to be a parent has been reshaped by IVF: Single women in their 40s are increasingly opting to become moms.

Really interesting reporting from @pallavigogoi.bsky.social and Janet Lee at @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...

How Biden made big gains battling street fentanyl but lost the messaging war to Trump Joe Biden made historic gains fighting street fentanyl, but Donald Trump reframed the drug issue in ways that fuel his domestic and foreign policy agendas.

My latest reporting for NPR www.npr.org/2026/01/08/n...

I’m afraid of the water, so I learned to scuba dive - Adirondack Almanack Inside an Explorer reporter's long journey learning to scuba dive, to visit one of Lake Champlain's 300+ underwater shipwrecks.

Love this kind of reporting. Dive in, do what scares you a little. Also a cool story about the region where I live, so I'm biased... www.adirondackexplorer.org/commentary/i...

Judge blocks Trump-picked prosecutor in Albany from investigating Letitia James The subpoenas sent by acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone are quashed.

Rule of Law: U.S. attorney in my region of NY is serving unlawfully because his appointment by the Trump admin "bypassed the statutory requirements that govern who may exercise the powers of a U.S. attorney" according to a federal judge. Details: www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/g-s...

We're going to the Olympics! What do you want to know? Here's how to send your questions and curiosities to the NPR team covering the Winter Olympics in Milan.

My next big project for NPR. We want to hear from you as we shape our work! www.npr.org/2026/01/09/g...

I've been a journalist covering politics (and other stuff) since the mid 80s. I've never once heard a voter, a citizen anywhere on the political spectrum, or a Republican or Democratic politicians express the view that U.S. military control of Greenland or Venezuela would improve American lives.

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