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Morning News Brief
The search continues for those missing in a Florida building collapse. Biden announces a bipartisan infrastructure deal. And, Afghan leaders meet with the President.
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Activists Head To D.C. To Protect Voting Rights In Modern Freedom Ride
Black voting rights activists are pushing back against efforts by states to restrict voting. And they're looking to the past as a blueprint for strategy.
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Derek Chauvin To Be Sentenced For George Floyd's Murder
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted two months ago for murdering George Floyd by kneeling on his neck during an arrest last spring, will be sentenced Friday.
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Violent Crime Rates Are Surging. What Can Be Done To Reverse The Trend?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ronald Wright, a criminal justice expert and law professor at Wake Forest University, about why so many cities across the U.S. are experiencing a surge in violent crime.
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Florida Mayor Comments On Partial Building Collapse, Biden Meeting
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava about the partial building collapse in Surfside, and her meeting with the president about the increase in violent crimes.
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Massachusetts Bar Takes In $1,800 In Fake Money
Ralph's Tavern briefly accepted Monopoly money in payment for the cover charge and food. The tavern is campaigning for a spot on a planned version of the Monopoly game that is Worchester-themed.
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D.C. Woman Starts New Job Without Her Well-Worn Hawaiian Shirt
A Washington, D.C., woman wore the same Hawaiian shirt to 264 Zoom meetings between April 2020 and this month. None of her colleagues noticed — or at least they didn't say anything.
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Britney Spears Tells A Judge That She Wants Her Life Back
Addressing a Los Angeles Superior Court judge via a remote connection, pop star Britney Spears called for an end to her long-running conservatorship, which has controlled her life since 2008.
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As Demand Slows, The Biden Administration Will Miss Its Vaccination Goal
The White House acknowledged that the country will miss President Biden's goal of 70% of American adults receiving at least one vaccine dose by July 4, but their push to get shots in arms goes on.
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The Reasons Why The South's Vaccination Rate Lags Behind Other Regions
Several southern states are far behind the White House's goal of vaccinating people against COVID-19. It's becoming a block-by-block, house-by-house effort to encourage people to get vaccinated.
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This Week Is A Proof Point On Infrastructure Spending, Sen. Coons Says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about whether lawmakers are getting any closer to landing a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, and other agenda items.
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President Biden Says The Fight Over Voting Rights Is Far From Over
The Biden administration is debating the next steps after Senate Republicans blocked the voting rights bill. Democratic activists, however, believe bipartisan talks are over.