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Hong Kong's Apple Daily To Shut Down This Weekend After Having Its Assets Frozen
The pro-democracy newspaper will run its last edition on Saturday — signaling the end to Hong Kong's once freewheeling and muckraking reporting environment as well.
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Salutating 'The New York Times' For A Very Clever Headline
The article was about marine biology research on the feeding habits of a long, slimy sea creature: the moray eel. The headline: When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That's a Moray.
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British Man Breaks M&M Stacking Record
While eating M&Ms recently, Will Cutbill tried stacking them on top of each other. He became determined to break the Guinness record. Hours later he did it by stacking five M&Ms.
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Morning News Brief
President Biden's ambitious agenda hits another roadblock. The Pentagon chief says he supports a big change to the military justice system. Britney Spears will address a court on her conservatorship.
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Critics Of A Drug War-Era Law Say It Targets Black And Hispanic Americans
President Biden wants to eliminate sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine that led to the incarceration of far more Black and Hispanic Americans. Critics are skeptical of the reform.
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To Build Up Tourism, Philippines Loosens Pandemic Restrictions For Filipinos
The tourism industry in the Philippines lost some $8 billion in 2020 because of the pandemic. Filipinos are being encouraged to travel domestically to try to restart a crucial sector of the economy.
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Pentagon Chief Backs Proposed Changes To How Sexual Assault Cases Are Handled
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand about Defense Secretary Austin's support for changes that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders.
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Hong Kong Tabloid Is Beloved By Readers But Bedeviled By Beijing
Apple Daily, a popular tabloid newspaper in Hong Kong, will likely shut down later this week after police froze assets in the company's bank accounts.
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Democrats' Measure Maintains State Voting Systems, Sen. Tester Says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana about why his party is trying to pass the For the People Act, a bill that would expand and standardize voting rights across the U.S.
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Senate Democrats Take Up Act Which Would Expand Voting Rights
Senate Democrats have scheduled a procedural vote on their massive election overhaul bill. Without support from any Senate Republicans, it is expected to fail and debate on the issue will stall.
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Fantasy Football Loser Is Forced To Spend 24 Hours At A Waffle House
Lee Sanderlin raised the stakes in his fantasy football league. He proposed a punishment for the loser: spend 24 hours at a Waffle House. Sanderlin lost. He says he will never eat waffles again.
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Principal Turns 'I Will Always Love You' Into A Graduation Song
Marcus Gause, principal of Wingate Andrews High School in North Carolina, sang his rendition of "I Will Always Love You" to graduating seniors. The video has gone viral.