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Environmental Disaster Fears Grow As Chemical-Laden Ship Starts Sinking
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Omar Rajarathnam about the cargo ship sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka, sparking fears of an environmental disaster.
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Vaccinations Help Michigan Lower COVID Cases, Mayor Of Grand Rapids Says
NPR's Noel King talks to Rosalynn Bliss, mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., about the state lifting all outdoor COVID-19 restrictions this week — ahead of plans to fully reopen the state next month.
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The Name Karen Drops Significantly On A List Of Popular Baby Names
Calling someone a Karen has become shorthand for a person — usually a white woman — who uses their privilege to be a jerk. The name fell 171 spots on the Social Security Administration's list.
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Officials Say They Didn't Intend To Codify Asparagus In Belgian Law
A Belgian legal database accidentally published a six-step recipe for making asparagus. The BBC reports that lawyers were astonished to find it amid medical pricing laws.
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French News Channel, Referred To As French Fox News, Gains In Popularity
A number of cable TV news channels in France have moved sharply to the right in recent months, reflecting a change in the national political mood.
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Morning News Brief
Cyberattack disrupts the world's largest meat processing company. Michigan plans to end almost all COVID-19 orders by July 1. Tokyo Olympics press on during the pandemic despite calls to cancel.
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An Expert Explains Questions On Daylight Saving Time
In March most people in the U.S. set their clocks ahead one hour and sprang forward. Still, confusion persists about whether we started or ended Daylight Saving Time.
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What A New Israeli Coalition Government Would Mean For Arabs
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Arik Rudnitsky, a researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute, about the fast approaching deadline to form a coalition government in Israel.
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Public Health Officials Express Concern As The Coronavirus Keeps Mutating
NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Ali Mokdad of the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics about what the spread of COVID-19 variants in different parts of the world means for the U.S.
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Italian Artist Sells Invisible Sculpture For Real Money
Salvatore Garau has sold his latest invisible sculpture. The work, titled "I Am," doesn't exist except in the artist's imagination. The buyer gets a stamped certificate in exchange for $18,000.
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Chris Linden Proposes To His Girlfriend With A Diamond He Mind Himself
Since middle school, Linden has wanted to make an engagement ring with a gem he mined. In May he drove to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas and found a 2 carat yellow diamond. She said yes.
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Biden Administration Wants Agriculture Subsidies To Help Fight Climate Change
The White House wants to pay farmers for carbon in their soil. Sequestering carbon on farms is straightforward, but benefits are hard to measure. Some worry about creating another subsidy.