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Bovine Audience Finds Cellist's Recitals Moo-Ving
British cellist Jacob Shaw started a music school in the Danish countryside. His neighbors raise Hereford cows, and together they came up with the plan to pamper the cows with live recitals.
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NFL Wants Draft To Symbolize A Return To Normal Amid Pandemic
The NFL Draft is in person again, and after last year's virtual event, the league wants it to represent a return to normal. But there will be plenty of reminders of a still present pandemic.
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Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Astronaut, Dies At 90
Collins flew on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission in 1969. As command module pilot, he didn't step on the moon but orbited 60 miles above as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.
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Strategists' Political Take On President Biden's 100-Day Speech
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic strategist Karen Finney and Republican strategist Scott Jennings about President Biden's joint address to Congress Wednesday night.
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U.S. May Have Hit The Mark With Vaccinations To Beat Back COVID-19
The U.S. appears to be very close to hitting a tipping point in the coronavirus pandemic, with vaccinations finally turning around the trajectory of infections.
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Consultants Help States Find And Keep Money That Should Go To Foster Kids
Many kids in foster care are entitled to Social Security benefits. An investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project found some states take the checks, and use private consultants to find the money.
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Biden Will Unveil Plan Intended To Make U.S. Economy More Fair
The president is set to address a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, a speech that takes stock of what he's done in his first 100 days in office, and a look ahead to what he hopes to do next.
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Louisiana Man Fulfills 4-Year-Old Twin Sisters' 2020 Santa Wish List
The sisters attached their lists to balloons and released them outside. About 500 miles away, Alvin Bamburg spotted a balloon in a tree. The Washington Post reports he got the girls what they wanted.
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Dolphins Are Considered Sociable, But Have You Heard Of Dolphin Gangs?
An article in Science Magazine says gangs are part of dolphin culture. Male dolphins band together to fight rivals, and capture females in heat. They learn signature whistles of fellow gang members.
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N.C. Court Considers Release Of Bodycam Video, Brown Family Releases Autopsy
A hearing is set for Wednesday morning over releasing the bodycam footage of the fatal police shooting of Andrew Brown, Jr. in North Carolina. His family lawyer says Brown was "executed" by police.
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Southeast Asia Suffers Sharp Increase In COVID-19 Infections, Deaths
Thailand and Cambodia successfully beat back the coronavirus for a year. But that's over — all saw sharp increases in deaths and new cases last week.
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Houthi Rebels In Yemen Advance On Saudi Stronghold Of Marib
Until recently, Marib was under Saudi control. The U.S. has ended support for the Saudi Arabian military intervention in Yemen — which contributed to civilian casualties, famine and displacement.