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With Surges, It's Hard To Stop Transmission Of COVID-19, Variants
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Dr. Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization about the state of the global vaccine rollout.
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As India's COVID-19 Cases Rise, Americans Are Encouraged To Leave
The number of new COVID-19 cases in India has hit another record. Now the State Department is urging Americans to leave.
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12-Year-Old Boy Puts His Free Time During The Pandemic To Good Use
Mike Wimmer could have learned to bake bread or knit, but instead he decided to take a few extra classes. Now he's going to graduate from high school and college in the same week.
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Non-Fungible Token Of Disaster Girl Meme Sells For $430,000
In a photo, taken during a firefighters' training drill, a kid gives the camera a knowing look as a house burns in the background. As she graduates college, Zoe Roth auctioned off the photo's rights.
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A Joy Of Reading, Sparked By A Special Librarian Determined To 'Make A Difference'
Hasina Islam fostered a love of reading and the library in Abigail Jean, who is 12. Abigail was just 3 when they met at a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.
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Biden's 100-Day Mark: What Role Has Kamala Harris Played So Far?
Vice President Harris is making history as the first woman — and first woman of color — to hold this office. We take a closer look at the role she has begun to carve out over the first 100 days.
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Thousands March In Colombia To Protest Plans To Raise Taxes
Protesters are taking to the streets of Colombia demonstrating against the government's mishandling of the pandemic, and its proposal to raise taxes at a time of deep economic pain.
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Food And Drug Administration Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Mitch Zeller, who leads the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, about the agency's push to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars within the next year.
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Shopping And Shots Power An Economy Heading To Its Fastest Growth Since 1984
The U.S. economy grew at a rapid pace in the first three months of the year as more people got vaccinated and the federal government pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into people's pockets.
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Release Of Bodycam Footage Of N.C. Man's Death Delayed By Judge
A judge denied a motion to release police video of the April 21 killing of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man, by sheriff's deputies. Court deliberations revealed dramatic new details of what happened.
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Biden Administration Has Ambitious Spending Plan For Domestic Agenda
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ambassador Susan Rice, who serves as the director of the U.S. Domestic Policy Council, about President Biden's first 100 days in office and his agenda.
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Bad Review Ruins 'Citizen Kane' Perfect Status On Rotten Tomatoes
Orson Welles' 1941 masterpiece had a perfect score until the discovery of an 80-year-old review that panned it. It now has a lower rating on Rotten Tomatoes than several films including Paddington 2.