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NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She is a veteran of Pinterest, YouTube and Sesame Workshop.
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Variety
NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life'
David Folkenflik
Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.
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Xi and Kim express hopes for greater ties between China and North Korea
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Nicholas Enrich worked for the United States Agency for International Development under four administrations and was dismissed after leaking memos detailing plans to shut it down. He writes about the end of USAID — and his role in the response to a 2025 Ebola outbreak — in his new book, Into the Woodchipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID.
Simon & Schuster
In his book, self-described USAID 'whistleblower' talks about the agency and Ebola
Fatma Tanis
Pope Leo XIV is flanked by Francina Armengol, President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain, as he arrives to meet with members of the Spanish Parliament at the Congress of Deputies, in Madrid, Monday, June 8, 2026.
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In speech to Spanish parliament, pope demands respect for the dignity of all people
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New screwworm cases confirmed in Texas as officials ramp up containment efforts
The situation has led Canada to ban importation of Texas cattle.
US Supreme Court may soon rule on birthright citizenship and executive power
GOP leaders shunned Bo French for racist posts. Now they want him to regulate Texas’ oil and gas
Construction start nears for Big Bend area border wall
This week in Texas music history: ‘Bootylicious’ by Destiny’s Child enters the charts
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