Extra Extra: Finding Treasure Inside Manhattan's Mountains Of Garbage

Sophia Chang

Published Aug 7, 2021

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Sophia Chang

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This horrifying footage shows the toll of wildfires devastating a Greek island as residents flee on a ferry.
Some 700,000 people are coming to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota despite the more contagious delta variant lurking about.
Some people who refuse to get vaccinated also don’t want to inform their coworkers and friends and become pariahs.
If the newly expanded child tax credit, which gave more financial assistance to most American families, doesn’t become more popular, it may not come back.
The Guardian US profiles Anna Sacks, who walks around Manhattan documenting the sheer volume of wasted food and consumer goods.
American sprinter Allyson Felix has won her 11th Olympic medal at the Tokyo Olympics, the most medals of any track athlete in U.S. history.
Equestrian Jessica Springsteen -- daughter of "The Boss" -- also won silver in the Olympics with the rest of the U.S. show jumping team.
The Wall Street Journal says the pandemic has led to a greater use of takeout bags at McDonald's restaurants, leading to supply shortages and new employees unsure how to serve food on trays.
And finally, this is one attentive listener:

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Sophia Chang is a former WNYC and Gothamist reporter.

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