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Henry Larson

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Joined August 2019
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In Wisconsin, construction is underway on a massive data center, occupying 500 football fields worth of farmland. It’s leaving residents with a hard question: What do you do when a scary future comes knocking? Some fight back, some embrace it. npr.org/2026/10/25/nx-s1-601…
An inside look at the massive data center tearing a Wisconsin community apart

An inside look at the massive data center tearing a Wisconsin community apart

In Port Washington, Wisconsin, there's a data center being built that's as big as 500 football fields. Residents aren't sure if it could save their community or destroy it.

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got interviewed for NPR absolutely massive npr.org/2026/10/10/nx-s1-599…
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A trip back to the 11th Century, and the Bayeux Tapestry, on All Things Considered: npr.org/2026/10/10/nx-s1-599…
Bayeux Tapestry's London tour spurs enthusiasts to Battle of Hastings reenactment

Bayeux Tapestry's London tour spurs enthusiasts to Battle of Hastings reenactment

A reenactment of the Battle of Hastings, which took place almost a millennium ago, is drawing crowds of enthusiasts in the UK.

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On a modern tanker, unlike the tall ships of old, there is no rigging for the wind to sing through. However, a slowing growing number are being outfitted with a strange type of sail. npr.org/2026/09/06/nx-s1-595…
Shipping companies are putting sails back on cargo ships

Shipping companies are putting sails back on cargo ships

One of the world's largest logistics companies plans to fit one of its ships with a strange type of sail, the latest in a small but growing number of cleaner sailing shipping vessels.

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Andy Thapa is a charter and rescue pilot for a Nepali helicopter company. He's been rescuing people stranded by the catastrophic flooding, and carrying them to safety. npr.org/2026/08/27/nx-s1-594…
Helicopter pilot describes what he's seen rescuing people in Nepal

Helicopter pilot describes what he's seen rescuing people in Nepal

Andy Thapa is a charter and rescue pilot for a Nepali helicopter company. He's been rescuing people stranded by the catastrophic flooding, and carrying them to safety.

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No, it’s not quite “cyber privateering.” Some reporting from me about what the president’s memo pushing private companies to hack cybercriminals means.
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Since the Trump administration took power last year, two Republican congressmen put forward legislation that would call for cyber "privateers," a term that draws from 16th century naval warfare, to take the fight to foreign hackers.
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Trump administration wants to allow companies to hack foreign cybercriminals

The White House memorandum is thin on details, but it aims to give private businesses the ability to sabotage or spy on certain foreign actors.

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When sailing alone, even sleep is dangerous. Matt Rutherford knows this all too well. "It just becomes extremely difficult to get any sleep because if you hit the ice, you essentially die," he said. npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-592…
Meet the man circumnavigating the Arctic Ocean, alone

Meet the man circumnavigating the Arctic Ocean, alone

Matt Rutherford is sailing 10,000 nautical miles, through ice floes and gales, to try and accomplish a world first. He spoke with NPR from the cabin of his boat.

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Some researchers thought they’d found a new kind of monkey deep in the rainforest years ago. And then they had to prove it. npr.org/2026/07/19/nx-s1-589…
How researchers found a new species of monkey deep in the rainforest

How researchers found a new species of monkey deep in the rainforest

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a team of researchers discovered a new species of monkey and formed deep friendship along the way.

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For the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, I spoke with @kershaw_alex on the ground of the National WW2 memorial in DC about the unique way he tells the invasion’s story. Listen below >>
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Why one historian uses social media to remember D-Day in real time

Why one historian uses social media to remember D-Day in real time

At the National World War II Memorial, historian Alex Kershaw has found an unlikely way to keep D-Day alive: live social media posts timed to the events of June 6, 1944.

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In Uganda, aid workers bracing for an uptick in Ebola cases are being hampered by funding cuts. An aid worker tells NPR the money he could use to purchase five radio spots warning about the disease now only covers one. More >>
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How aid cuts are hampering the front-line response to the Ebola crisis

How aid cuts are hampering the front-line response to the Ebola crisis

Aid workers in Uganda are watching an Ebola crisis unfold in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. They're doing what they can to prepare for an uptick in cases, but foreign aid cuts aren't...

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We’re covering Rededicate 250 today on All Things Considered, a White House backed event that aims to blend God and American government. The crowds were predominantly evangelical, so were the speakers.
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I spoke with someone who visited the Strait of Hormuz recently. He went beneath the waves and saw something surprising.
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A free diver visited the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what he saw

A free diver visited the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what he saw

The Strait of Hormuz is being blockaded. But a couple weeks ago, one small boat visited and found something surprising below the waves.

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Earlier this week, a lobbyist for the world’s biggest right wing organization reached out to NPR and asked for an interview. Here’s what a leader of the group told us: npr.org/2026/04/25/nx-s1-579…
In a rare interview, a leader of the world's largest right-wing group talks to NPR

In a rare interview, a leader of the world's largest right-wing group talks to NPR

The second-in-command of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in India, rarely speaks to the Western press. Here's what he said about his group's controversial history.

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Ahead of the president’s address tonight, a worthwhile listen about war crimes. What happens if civilian infrastructure is attacked deliberately? Who is held accountable? npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-576…
Who is held accountable if a war crime is committed in Iran?

Who is held accountable if a war crime is committed in Iran?

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with international law expert Gabor Rona about attacks on civilian infrastructure in the Iran conflict and how they may constitute war crimes.

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