3⃣ scoreless for Nick Kennedy! He caps off the eighth inning with this silky pitch! Boulders up 7-5 entering the bottom of the eighth.

If he appears in one of his team's three remaining games, @RcklandBoulders LHP Nick Kennedy will set the league record for games pitched in a season. The mark of 52 is currently held by Robert Stock (New Jersey Jackals '16)

This is a really lovely story from Shirley Wang 🍚 wbur.org/onlyagame/2018…

Well, it finally happened.

Tensions often flare up between India and Pakistan. But why? NPR's Merrit Kennedy talks with Lauren Frayer about the historical roots of the conflict. rpb3r.app.goo.gl/india-pakistan

Here’s a deeper look at the evidence for why cancer drugs have become harder to find in Iran. It’s reported by our Iran team plus Arezou Rezvani and Merrit Kennedy in the US and includes the amazing photos of Marjan Yazdi. Morning Edition @npr npr.org/2019/08/22/753…

المركز المصري للحقوق الاقتصادية والاجتماعية recorded more than 1200 detained since Friday sept 20 protests all over #Egypt - only 8 of those were released. Rest either interrogated, or reported missing or in detention. Not clear how many more not reported yet

Are you thinking about quitting smoking? I worked with the Life Kit podcast to make this guide, highlighting decades of research on what is most likely to improve your chances of dropping cigarettes for good. npr.org/2020/01/13/795…

Join us tomorrow, January 29 at 2 p.m. ET for a @reddit AMA in r/IAmA with Dorothy Hatsukami, an expert on tobacco addiction and treatment. We'll be discussing research-based approaches to quitting smoking.

The U.S. Surgeon General recently released its first report on quitting smoking in 30 years -- and its science-based recommendations line up with our Life Kit guide to quitting smoking. Check it our podcast here: npr.org/2020/01/13/795…

The judges decided to release Alaa Abd El Fattah, Baker and Hamed sadiq However, the prosecution appealed, so another session will be held tomorrow to review their appeal. Send them all your prayers and warm thoughts please #FreeAlaa #FreeBaker #FreeHamed

Swarms of desert locusts more than three times the size of New York City have been seen in northeast Kenya. In one day, swarms this size can eat the same as 90 million people—placing vulnerable kids even closer to the brink of starvation (via Merrit Kennedy). ow.ly/2SdF50yuq4X

BREAKING: San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg is joining the mayors of other major cities in Texas in asking Greg Abbott to allow them to mandate the wearing of face masks. “A one-size-fits-all approach is not the best option.” Texas Public Radio

Welcome to the #quarantineolympics. After 3 days in here, will be eager to get OUT and cover the Tokyo games in all their locked down glory. #Tokyo ⁦Leila Fadel⁩ ⁦Mandalit del Barco⁩ ⁦Russell Lewis⁩ ⁦Merrit Kennedy⁩

Covid spit testing in quarantine. Someday after filling out form after form then taking covid test after covid test we’ll get to reporting on the #pandemicolympics! NPR team Mandalit del Barco Russell Lewis Merrit Kennedy @TomGoldmanNPR

NPR Olympics Team in lockdown. Reduced to gathering in the hotel hallway. ⁦merritt k (not really here anymore)⁩ ⁦Leila Fadel⁩ ⁦@TomGoldmanNPR⁩ ⁦Russell Lewis⁩

The first games of the Tokyo Olympics get underway later today. That and what you need to know for the first week is here (via the NPR Tokyo team: @TomGoldmanNPR, Leila Fadel, Mandalit del Barco, Merrit Kennedy and me!) npr.org/sections/tokyo…

Here are 14 memorable moments at the Tokyo Olympics curated by our team here (Merrit Kennedy, @TomGoldmanNPR , Mandalit del Barco, Leila Fadel and me!) npr.org/sections/tokyo…

In Uvalde, the site of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, it feels like everybody knows the victims and the gunman. The grief here is overwhelming. npr.org/2022/05/25/110…