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Many Health Experts Believe Worst Of The Coronavirus May Be Over
Could the end of the pandemic be in sight in the U.S.? A growing number of the nation's leading experts say: Yes, with some caveats. Variables could still derail the recovery.
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Oklahoma Places $2.1 Bounty On Bigfoot's Head
Tourism officials in Oklahoma — hoping this generates some buzz — say Bigfoot needs to be captured unharmed — stressing bounty hunters can't break any laws during the hunt.
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Australian Teenager Attempts Record For Swinging On A Playground Set
Patrick Cooper, 17, of Australia spent 36 hours swinging. He started at 10:23 a.m. on Saturday, finishing at 10:23 p.m. on Sunday. He was supposed to start at 9 a.m., but he slept through his alarm.
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Post Office Can't Afford To Replace Gas-Powered Fleet With EVs
The U.S. Postal Service announced a half billion dollar contract to replace its aging fleet of vehicles, but only a fraction will be electric powered. Environmentalists are disappointed.
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Tax Breaks Will Offset $26 Billion Opioid Settlement, Drug Firms Say
Lawmakers are blasting the nation's biggest drug makers and distributors for looking to use a pandemic tax-break loophole to write down losses coming from settlements linked to the opioid epidemic.
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After Slow Start, More Germans Are Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
Only a relatively small number of Germans have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and there's widespread dissatisfaction about the delay. So why then are millions of AstraZeneca shots going unused?
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After Brazil Court Decision, Ex-President Da Silva May Run For Office Again
A court threw out criminal charges against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He was banned from running for president in 2018 because of a corruption conviction. Voters could give him his old job back.
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Toy Pirate Ship, Launched In Scotland, Arrives In Florida
In 2017 two brothers from Scotland released a toy pirate ship which was lost at sea. They tried again with Adventure II — attaching a GPS so they could track its movements and share on social media.
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What Did The New York Woman Find Behind Her Bathroom Mirror?
The woman noticed a cold breeze in her apartment, but no windows were open. She tracked down the source: She removed the bathroom mirror and found a square hole that led to another apartment.
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Pope Francis Concludes 1st Papal Visit To Iraq With Mass In Erbil
Pope Francis is back at the Vatican after a historic trip to Iraq, the home of a dwindling but determined Christian community.
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Okla. Death Row Case Raises Questions About Evidence, Systemic Racism
Julius Jones has spent the past 20 years behind bars for a killing he says he did not commit. An Oklahoma parole board is set to decide Monday whether he gets closer to possible release.
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In A 2-Hour Prime-Time Interview, Oprah Talks To Meghan And Harry
NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Kristen Meinzer, a royal watcher and author, about Oprah Winfrey's interview broadcast on CBS with Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the duke and duchess of Sussex.