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Marisa Peñaloza

Marisa Peñaloza is a senior producer on NPR's National Desk. Peñaloza's productions are among the signature pieces heard on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as weekend shows. Her work has covered a wide array of topics — from breaking news to feature stories, as well as investigative reports.

As 737 Max Grounding Drags On, Boeing's Bottom Line Takes A Hit

Four months after its top-selling 737 Max airliner was grounded worldwide, Boeing announced a 35% drop in revenues and a loss of $2.9 billion in the second quarter.

A selection of online dating app logos are seen on a mobile phone screen. Google searches for "dating" have jumped to a 5-year high.

In The U.S., Google Searches For 'Dating' Have Reached A 5-Year High

Searches for 'dating apps for older people," "top dating apps 2021," and "virtual first date ideas" have also all seen a significant spike.

U.S. Men Win 4x400 Meter Relay And Get The Team's First Track Gold In Tokyo

After failing to win a single gold medal across all track events leading into Saturday, the U.S. men's team dominated in the 4x400 meter relay's final heat to the top spot on the podium.

'Love, Loss' And Spicy Pickles In Padma Lakshmi's New Memoir

Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi grew up hunting for jars of fiery Indian pickles in her grandmother's Chennai kitchen. She writes about food and family in her new memoir, Love, Loss and What We Ate.

The USS John S. McCain sails toward a naval base in Singapore in August, the massive dent in its side visible on the right side of the frame. The destroyer had collided with a tanker just hours before — the second such deadly collision involving a U.S. Navy warship in several months.

Navy Says Deadly Ship Collisions Were 'Avoidable,' Faults Lack Of Preparation

The U.S. Navy released its findings on two separate crashes involving destroyers that killed a total of 17 sailors this summer. "Both of these accidents were preventable," the Navy's top officer said.

Virginia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lisa Kinney, seen here in 2017, said the new policy banning visitors from wearing tampons is intended to prevent drug smuggling.

Virginia Prisons Ban Visitors From Wearing Tampons, Citing Contraband Concerns

A spokeswoman said that visitors wearing tampons will be offered pads.

Mormon Church Leader To Be Officially Announced Tuesday

Rachel Martin talks to University of Virginia professor Kathleen Flake about the expected new leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church President Thomas Monson died this month.

<em>Northern Lights</em> illuminate the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., during its monthlong festival, Nordic Cool 2013. The festival includes performances and exhibits from more than 750 artists. The exhibit runs through March 17.

'Nordic Cool' Illuminates D.C.'s Kennedy Center

From the Danish modern furniture of the 1950s to the omnipresence of Ikea, Americans have long been attracted to the austere design of Nordic countries. Now a massive festival in Washington, D.C., showcases artists and designers from the very top sliver of the globe.

A van believed to be carrying fallen politician Bo Xilai arrives at court in eastern China's Shandong province.

Bo Xilai's Life Sentence Reveals China's Leadership Problem

A court found former top Chinese official Bo Xilai guilty of corruption after one of the highest-profile political trials of recent years. Media coverage of the earlier court hearings transfixed audiences with details of murder, a love triangle, and lavish official life styles.

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