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States Prepare For Possible Violence Leading Up To Biden Inauguration
State capitals have been warned of potential armed protests and violence in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. We hear from reporters in Virginia, Michigan and Oregon.
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Planet Money: Entrepreneurship Is On The Rise Despite Pandemic
The coronavirus has been responsible for massive business closures, but figures show Americans are still starting businesses at the fastest rate in more than a decade.
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222 Democrats, 10 Republicans Vote To Impeach Trump For A 2nd Time
NPR's Tonya Mosley talks to House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina after Trump's impeachment for incitement of insurrection. The article now goes to the Senate, which convenes next week.
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Why Black Officers Find Breach Of U.S. Capitol Particularly Upsetting
Members of the U.S. Capitol Police and D.C. police were overpowered by a violent mob storming the Capitol Building. There were also a few officers that appeared to sympathize with the mob.
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10 GOP House Members Break With Party, Vote To Impeach Trump
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to political strategist Mike Murphy, an adviser to a coalition called Republican Voters Against Trump, about what the impeachment vote means for the future of the party.
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High School Sweethearts Are Reunited After 68 Years Apart
Fred Paul and Florence Harvey had gone their separate ways and married different people. After each of their spouses died, a chance encounter brought them together. Three days later, they were wed.
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Bill Proposes Dolly Parton Statue On Tenn. Capitol Grounds
State Rep. John Mark Windle introduced the bill in Nashville. He said Dolly Parton is the "perfect example" of the "kind, compassionate nature of Tennesseans."
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Morning News Brief
The Senate next week considers the impeachment resolution against President Trump. Why wasn't a threat report produced ahead of last week's pro-Trump rally? And, Arizona opens mass vaccination sites.
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U.S. Continues To Lag In COVID-19 Workplace Safety, Former OSHA Official Says
Ten months into the pandemic, the Trump administration is neglecting safety at meatpacking plants and other workplaces, a former top federal official says.
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Pediatrician, Who Spotlighted Lead In Flint Water, Weighs In On Crisis
Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been charged in the Flint water crisis. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician who nearly seven years ago, noticed something was wrong.
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Patches The Miracle Cat: Shows Up 3 Years After Tragic Mudslide
A calico cat named Patches, who was presumed killed in a 2018 mudslide in Santa Barbara County, Calif., has turned up nearly three years later. The garage where Patches slept was destroyed.
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Uganda Election Pits President Museveni Against Novice Politician
Ugandans voters on Thursday are deciding between a man who has been in power for more than three decades and a singer turned politician who has galvanized the youth in the East African country.