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After Graphic Video Started 1st Day, Trump Trial Enters 2nd Day
Emotional stories, graphic videos and animated arguments echoed in the Senate chamber on Tuesday as the constitutionality of former President Trump's impeachment trial was debated.
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Oldest Person In Europe Recovers From Coronavirus
Sister Andree, a retired nun who lives in the south of France, turns 117 on Thursday. She says she had no COVID-19 symptoms, but did have to isolate in her room at the nursing home.
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Scientists Discover What May Be World's Smallest Reptile
The world of tiny animals has just gotten even smaller. A new species of chameleon, which is about the size of a sunflower seed, has been found in Madagascar.
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In U.S., Immigrants From Myanmar Monitor Post-Coup Protests Back Home
Many in the Myanmar immigrant community in the U.S. worry about family and friends back home, where tensions between security forces and protesters continue to escalate following a military coup.
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Kenyan Musician Composes Song About Life After COVID-19
Coronavirus infection rates in Kenya are the lowest they have been since the beginning of the pandemic, and life seems back to normal. A new song is capturing that moment.
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GOP Strategist Sarah Longwell On Trump Impeachment Trial
NPR'S Sacha Pfeifer talks to Sarah Longwell, publisher of the conservative site The Bulwark, about whether elected officials, who helped to incite Capitol rioters, should be held accountable.
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Original Member Of The Supremes, Mary Wilson, Dies At Age 76
Mary Wilson began her career in Detroit in 1959 as a singer in what was then called the Primettes. The group went on to become The Supremes, with members Diana Ross and Florence Ballard.
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WHO Probe Into Origin Of COVID-19 Raises More Questions Than Answers
Scientists from the World Health Organization were in Wuhan, China, trying to figure out how the coronavirus got there and how it infected so many people, so quickly.
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Up For Sale: 'Possibly The Thinnest House In London'
At just 6-feet wide, the skinny living quarters might be compared to a "luxury yacht," according to the real estate agency. The asking price is $1.3 billion.
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Drivers On Australian Freeway Corral Wandering Koala
Several drivers managed to get the marsupial into Nadia Tugwell's car. While waiting for people from the Adelaide Koala Rescue Center to arrive, the animal explored her car.
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Mary Wilson Of The Supremes Dies At 76
Mary Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The Supremes. Wilson stayed with the group until it was disbanded by Motown in 1977.
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Thousands Of Pharmacies Prepare To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines
The Biden administration this week will send a million vaccine doses to 6,500 of the nation's more than 40,000 pharmacies. We examine the logistics, and how consumers will sign up for appointments.