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Proposed 1% Pay Hike Shows U.K. Government Doesn't Value Us, Nurse Says
After battling COVID-19, nurses with the U.K.'s National Health Service want a pay raise of 12.5%. The government proposes a 1% raise. NPR's A. Martinez talks to NHS nurse Matt Tacey.
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Kidnapping Attacks In Nigeria Become More Brazen
NPR's A. Martinez speaks to Joe Parkinson, Africa bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, about the latest school kidnappings in northern Nigeria.
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Moderna Begins Enrolling Children As Young As 6 Months In Vaccine Trial
Moderna is testing its COVID-19 vaccine in children — ages six-months through 11 years old. NPR's A. Martinez talks to Dr. Steve Plimpton, who is the principal investigator for the study in Phoenix.
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Blinken, Austin Work To Revive Asian Alliance To Counter China, North Korea
NPR's Noel King talks to Jenny Town of the Stimson Center about the trip to Japan and South Korea by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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Voting Firms Turn To Defamation Lawsuits To Counter False Claims
Voting technology companies are using lawsuits to take on false claims that they were involved in stealing the 2020 election. They say the flood of election disinformation has hurt their bottom line.
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Biden Policies Are A Green Light For Asylum-Seekers, Rep. Ginenez Says
NPR's A. Martinez talks to Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez of Florida, who was part of a group that visited the U.S. southern border on Monday to witness the migrant surge and response first-hand.
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Volunteers In New York Find Missing Kangaroo
Over the weekend, a seven-month old kangaroo hopped about a mile away from her home — a farm in Scottsville. At that age, the marsupial should still be in her mother's pouch to keep warm and develop.
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For Rapper Drake, It Really Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3
Drake recently released Scary Hours 2, a mini-album with three songs on it, and those songs all debuted in the top-three spots of the Billboard Hot 100. No other artist has ever pulled this off.
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Morning News Brief
Some European countries suspend use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, files bankruptcy plan. Two men are arrested for assaulting an officer during the insurrection.
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'Justice Justice Thou Shalt Pursue' Offers Look At Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Early Work
One of the justice's former clerks, Amanda Tyler, worked with her on the collection that includes historic opinions and arguments from earlier years when she appeared as a lawyer before the top court.
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Catholics React To Vatican Ban On Clergy Blessing Same-Sex Marriages
NPR's A. Martinez talks to Jamie Manson, president of Catholics for Choice, and a member of the LGBTQ community, about Pope Francis' statement that Catholic clergy can't bless same-sex relationships.
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Learning Curve: 2 Moms Maneuver Education Needs During The Pandemic
NPR's Rachel Martin talks again with Cassie Piggott, who lives in Tennessee, and Rosie Reid, who lives in California, about helping their children navigate virtual learning during the pandemic.