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Family Of Andrew Brown Views Longer Video Footage Of Fatal Shooting
In Elizabeth City, N.C., the family of Andrew Brown Jr. was allowed on Tuesday to see more bodycam footage of his fatal shooting by sheriff's deputies last month.
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China's Census Data Show Country's Birthrate Is Dropping
Information from China's census indicates the country's population has increased at the slowest rate since its one-child policy. At the same time, the proportion of senior citizens has expanded.
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DeWine Is 1 Of 6 Governors To Meet With Biden About Vaccination Rate
How can the U.S. encourage more vaccinations? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ahead of his meeting with President Biden about state strategies to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.
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FDA OKs Pfizer Shot For 12-15-Year-Olds. Vaccinations Will Start Soon
The Food and Drug Administration has extended authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents age 12-15. Those young people have missed months of school and time with friends.
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Skateboard Competition Held At New Orleans' Old Airport
Planes don't fly anymore at the old Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans. But over the weekend, skateboarders showed up, and were still able to catch some air.
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Romanians Can Get Their Shot At Castle Bran In Transylvania
Castle Bran is more commonly known as Dracula's castle. The 14th century fortress was supposedly the source of inspiration for Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.
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Biden Warns Workers Not To Turn Down Jobs To Remain On Unemployment
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary about President Biden's plan to reaffirm jobless benefits to ensure that Americans aren't turning down work.
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NBC Rebukes Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Won't Air 2022 Golden Globes
NBC says it will not broadcast the 2022 Golden Globe awards show — following an explosive investigative report from the LA Times alleging unethical actions from the group that bestows the awards.
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Researchers Say Md. Man's Cicada Work Was Ignored Because He Was Black
Maryland intellectual and free Black man Benjamin Banneker was one of the first to document cicadas' 17-year life cycle in the late 1700s. His work was rarely credited.
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House GOP Moves Ahead With Plans To Remove Cheney From Leadership Post
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg, conservative columnist and editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, about the Republican Party's push to oust Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership position.
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Taylor Swift Makes Cameo On High School Students' Year-End Exam
The Advanced Placement U.S. government and politics exam included a question about the singer encouraging voters to register on Instagram. CNN reports the surprise put a smile on some students' faces.
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Bombing Outside Girls' School In Afghan Capital Kills At Least 50 People
The attack in Kabul comes as the U.S. and NATO are removing remaining troops from Afghanistan. President Biden says he is aiming to complete the drawdown by Sept. 11, marking the end of a 20-year war.