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Aaron Schachter @worldaaron

Editor @The World; Foreign editor @NPR. Editor @GBHNews. Mideast reporter/editor. Bad mountain biker. Dog lover. Follow left, right and center.

Joined August 2010
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That's how they work... slide in in the dead of night. šŸ˜‚
Mike Morrison@MDMorrison82
Jun 11
In the dead of night the Scots arrived at the Airbnb across the street. Decked out and playing the pipes at 6:30 am. So it beginsā€¦
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Let me know if you're looking for World Cup soccer tsotchkes in Boston... we can hook you up! ā€˜We feel it in our poresā€™: Latinos around East Boston are hyped for the World Cup theworld.org/stories/2026/06ā€¦

ā€˜We feel it in our poresā€™: Latinos around East Boston are hyped for the World Cup - The World from...

The excitement of the FIFA World Cup is palpable across many communities, including in East Boston. The tournament comes as many Latino immigrants remain uneasy about federal Immigration and Customs...

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You're welcome.

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Fantastic.
Nellypope67@PennyMc24454206
May 28
I have a ticket for the Arsenal vs PSG game on Saturday. I didn't realise that it was going to be on the same day as my wedding, so I can't go!! If you're interested and want to go, it's at St. Andrew's Church in Cambridge and his name is Andyā€¦
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RT @Shirinj: šŸšØThe U.S. military is investigating a *second* incident aside from the Minab school in Iran, I have learned. That one also tooā€¦
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That's one killer pizza!
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Knock on effects. theworld.org/stories/2026/03ā€¦

War in Iran sparks global travel chaos - The World from PRX

Tens of thousands of travelers remain stranded around the globe after several Middle Eastern countries closed their airspaces following US and Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend, triggering...

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Who wouldn't love one of these canvases? theworld.org/stories/2026/02ā€¦

How a Brazilian Indigenous group uses art to fight for survival - The World from PRX

Members of MAHKU live in a remote area of the Amazon and use ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic brew, to create paintings that represent their traditional songs. They have exhibited their work in cities...

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13 Nov 2025
The disappearance of Ekpar Asat theworld.org/stories/2025/11ā€¦

The disappearance of Ekpar Asat - The World from PRX

Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the ā€œClick Hereā€ podcast, reports on the erasure of Ekpar Asat, who wanted to build a digital space for his Uyghur community.

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Sneaky.
Bob Golen
@BobGolen
Jan 24
Greenland deploying their weather on us was an unexpected first strike.
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Well said @AbbieRuzicka And the Golden Globe for Best Podcast Goes To ā€¦ Wait, Who? nytimes.com/2026/01/11/opiniā€¦ via @NYTOpinion

Opinion | And the Golden Globe for Best Podcast Goes To ā€¦ Wait, Who?

Nobody takes the Golden Globes all that seriously. But podcasts should be taken seriously.

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A new national holiday? theworld.org/segments/2025/1ā€¦

Wage gap: women working for free - The World from PRX

Today is Equal Pay Day in Europe, according to the European Commission. Itā€™s the symbolic date that represents the wage gap between men and women. As Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman explain,...

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Aaron Schachter retweeted
The World@TheWorld
15 Oct 2025
On The World šŸŒŽ today: @joyhackel Kenyans mourn the death of key opposition leader Raila Odinga @hannahchanatry Australian runner sets new record on the Pacific Crest Trail @worldaaron A town in Nigeria holds its annual World Twins Festival Tune in šŸ“» bit.ly/3xyRRfD
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To counter narco-corridosā€™ popularity, Mexico tries a song contestĀ  theworld.org/stories/2025/09ā€¦

To counter narco-corridosā€™ popularity, Mexico tries a song contestĀ  - The World from PRX

As part of a cultural push to counter the influence of narco-corridos, President Claudia Sheinbaumā€™s government is hosting a national songwriting contest aimed at lifting up non-violent musical...

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Yes, Ridwan, what she said! Hope your Harvard year is a great one.
Shirin Jaafari
@Shirinj
3 Sep 2025
Replying to @TheRidwanOnTV @niemanfdn
Welcome Ridwan! Come visit us!
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Here here! Or is that hear hear? Either way, the point is you should listen.
GBH Forum Network@GBHForumNetwork
27 Aug 2025
There is no substitute for human observation in reporting on the front lines of the war. @worldaaron covered the Middle East for years. This week 5 journalists were killed in Gaza. Watch "Journalists in Jeopardy: Risking it All to Get the Story," (2015). bit.ly/4lIyW59
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If'n you'll pardon my French... this is some scary shit! theworld.org/segments/2025/0ā€¦

North Korea's IT workers infiltrate global companies - The World from PRX

North Korea has a secret army of workers applying for remote IT jobs around the world. They collect paychecks, sometimes steal company data and answer to a boss who isnā€™t at company headquarters ā€”...

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Looking at the US, this Filipino journalist sees parallels to what she experienced under a strongman. Defying tyranny: Maria Ressa on journalism under authoritarian rule theworld.org/stories/2025/05ā€¦

Defying tyranny: Maria Ressa on journalism under authoritarian rule - The World from PRX

Journalist Maria Ressa, the co-founder of the Filipino investigative news site Rappler, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and the author of ā€œHow to Stand Up to a Dictator,ā€ speaks with The Worldā€™s...

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Africaā€™s promise of electricity for 300 million people theworld.org/segments/2025/0ā€¦

Africa's promise of electricity for 300 million people - The World from PRX

Across Africa, some 600 million people live without consistent power. At a big conference this week in Tanzania, heads of state and officials from the World Bank and the African Development Bank...

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