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Rare book collector Rebecca Romney holds The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe, published in 1794. The novel is among the archives that inspired Jane Austen's Bookshelf, Romney's new book on the women writers who influenced Austen.

Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney dedicates a book to the women Jane Austen read

"Jane Austen's Bookshelf" spotlights eight women writers, largely lost to history, who influenced the English novelist.

Former Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins at a press conference on the first day of an EU summit at the Europa building, the EU Council headquarters, on June 29, 2023, in Brussels, Belgium.

Latvia 'cannot exist without multilateralism, without democracies,' ex-PM says on U.S. shift

Former Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins gives a Baltic perspective on the U.S. policy shift on Ukraine.

Drummer Herlin Riley, one of 20 inaugural recipients of the Jazz Legacies Fellowship

Receive $100,000, no questions asked. Just be a jazz legend.

This week, a new fellowship was announced that granted 20 jazz musicians of retirement age a gift of $100,000 each.

Alzheimer's San Diego - EN PERSONA: Conversando Sobre la Pérdida de Memoria

¿Por qué es difícil hablar de este tema? Venga y aprenda a prepararse y hacer un plan. Esta clase gratuita es presentada por la organización local Alzheimer's San Diego. Se recomienda la pre-inscripción. Regístrese en el enlace de boletos y obtenga más información en www.alzsd.org/espanol.

Rows of women office workers entering data using keypads and punch cards at the Erie Railroad offices, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1960.

When is it time to have the courage to quit?

Our listeners say when staying means compromising your values, it's time to quit. Philosophy professor Alex Guerrero shares insight on drawing moral red lines in the workplace.

Ethiopians wait for their ration of food supplies in February. The U.N.'s World Hunger Programme reports that in Ethiopia, "nearly 16 million people are food insecure because of drought, floods, desert locusts, COVID-19, conflict and economic shocks." The famine in Ethiopia in the mid-1980s was the impetus for the establishment of FEWS NET, a U.S.-funded famine alert project.

A respected U.S. famine warning system is 'currently unavailable.' What's the impact?

FEWS NET, the U.S. early warning system for famine, shut down after the foreign aid freeze. What are the consequences? And why does the U.S. has a famine early warning system in the first place?

When Hurricane Helene cause widespread destruction from Florida to North Carolina last year, FEMA deployed staff from all over the agency to help disaster victims and still fell short, having to rely on staff from other agencies.

What the firings at FEMA could mean for the next hurricane or wildfire

The Trump administration has fired several hundred employees at FEMA. When it comes to helping disaster victims on the ground, the agency was already hundreds of people short.

File photo of Adrian Perez undergoing dialysis at a DaVita Kidney Care clinic in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.

How a racially biased kidney test harmed Black patients

For decades, a racially biased lab test included a "race modifier" that prevented thousands of Black patients from getting kidney transplants.

In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, the People's Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang travels in the Torres Strait off Australia's coast, on Feb. 11, 2025.

Australia warns airlines to beware of Chinese naval exercises in the Tasman Sea

China had given notice that its warships could potentially fire live weapons during an exercise in the Tasman Sea, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

Carlsbad Oktoberfest

Come join us at our Annual Oktoberfest Fall Festival event with real German meals from Tip Top Meats, kids and adult activities, live German music, and of course a Bier Garten! The Bier Garten will feature an assortment of beers on tap including an Oktoberfest varietal and various wines. Visit: https://www.rotaryoktoberfest.org/ Carlsbad Oktoberfest on Instagram and Facebook

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