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Chief Operative Behind Watergate Scandal, G. Gordon Liddy, Dies At 90
G. Gordon Liddy, the Republican adviser who was convicted for his role in the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon, died on Tuesday. President Carter commuted Liddy's sentence.
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Union Vote A First For Amazon. Now What Happens?
The counting of votes to determine whether employees at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. can form a union begins on Tuesday.
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World Health Organization To Release Report On Origins Of Pandemic
NPR's Noel King talks to Peter Daszak, an expert on how animal viruses infect humans, about how the COVID-19 virus may have started on wildlife farms. Daszak was on the WHO team that went to China.
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The Motel In The TV Show 'Schitt's Creek' Is For Sale
The Rosebud Motel appeared in every episode of the much beloved show, and is reportedly priced at about $1.6 million. In real life, it is named Hockley Motel and is in Mono, Ontario.
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U.S. Strategic Command Deletes Tweet That Appeared To Be Gibberish
The department, responsible for nuclear weapons, concluded that a "very young child took advantage of the situation" when the parent, who manages the account, briefly left it "open and unattended."
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Best In Show: Our Favorite College Podcasts
This year's finalists in the Student Podcast Challenge, College Edition, give us a glimpse at life on, and off, campus.
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Are You Ready To Rock? Music Festivals Prepare For A 2021 Comeback
Some concert organizers are making plans to forge ahead cautiously this festival season, hoping that increased vaccination will make concerts safe and appealing.
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If In-Person Schooling Is Essential, Wen Says Teachers Should Be Vaccinated
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Leana Wen about re-opening schools safely and how that approach would change if in-person school instruction was treated as an essential service.
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Prosecutors Will Continue To Build A Case Against Derek Chauvin
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to civil rights lawyer Charles Coleman Jr. about the first day of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial. He faces murder charges in the death of George Floyd.
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Replaces Multiple Cabinet Members
Amid the pandemic, Brazil is facing a political crisis after the country's president replaced six members of his cabinet — including the ministers of defense and foreign affairs.
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Oath Keepers, Proud Boys Are Under Intense Scrutiny Following Capitol Riot
Federal prosecutors have charged members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys with conspiracy in connection with the Capitol riot. What do those cases tell us about advance planning for the violence?
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The Mood In Minneapolis Is Tense As Chauvin Trial Is About To Start
Minneapolis braces for the start of the trail of Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer charged with murdering George Floyd. The Floyd family held a vigil Sunday night at a church near where Floyd was killed.