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Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny's Health Worsens As Hunger Strike Continues
Supporters of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say his medical condition has worsened, as Navalny stages a hunger strike to demand access to his own doctors.
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Biden, Democrats Bet On Bigger Government With Stimulus Bill, Infrastructure Plan
The core of the Democratic Party has worked to avoid words like redistribution and labels like socialist. But in the past three months many Democrats are embracing a new era of big government.
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The CDC Says Racism Is A Public Health Threat. Here's What It Means
The CDC has declared racism a 'serious threat' to public health. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, who worked for the CDC and now studies race and health at Emory University.
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Violent Protests Over Brexit Continue In Belfast
Youths from the loyalist community in Northern Ireland continue violent protests against the UK government's Brexit policy, which they fear will lead to unity with the Irish Republic
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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Takes A Turn As 'Jeopardy!' Guest Host
Green Bay Packer Aaron Rodgers, the NFL's reigning MVP, is hosting this week and next, as the quiz show looks for a successor to the late Alex Trebek. Rodgers won Celebrity Jeopardy! in 2015.
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EPA Chief Works To Reverse Trump Era Environmental Policies
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Michael Regan, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, about President Biden's American Jobs Plan, and how to fulfill commitments to environmental justice.
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Shaq Helps Out Georgia Man, Pays For Girlfriend's Engagement Ring
A man in McDonough, Ga., walked into a jewelry store and asked about terms for paying off an engagement ring. That's when another customer stepped in. Ex-NBA star Shaquille O'Neal paid the man's bill.
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Film Composer Hans Zimmer Turns To Creating Ringtones
Zimmer, known for scoring films like Inception and Dunkirk, worked with Chinese phone maker Oppo to offer two unique ringtones along with music for alarms and text notifications.
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3 Years Later, A Prisoner's Family Still Awaits His Return From Iran
Iranian authorities first imprisoned Emad Shargi, a U.S. citizen, in 2018. Shargi, a businessman, was released from prison, then rearrested in 2020. His family hopes that speaking out may help him.
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Morning News Brief
Biden will announce steps his administration plans to take on gun violence. Brazil marks a deadly milestone in COVID-19 pandemic. The prosecution continues its case in the Derek Chauvin trial.
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More Asian Americans Take Up Guns For Self-Defense
With reports of violence against Asian Americans rising, some in the AAPI community are considering guns for self-defense, and have attended firearm training.
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Casualities Of Brazil's Latest COVID-19 Surge Fill Hospitals And Morgues
Brazil is experiencing the worst moment so far of the pandemic. Deaths are out of control and hospitals are at risk of collapse. The transmission rates of the virus and its variants are accelerating.