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Investors Can Now Bet On The Future Of Water Prices In California
Water is a precious resources in California — a state plagued by wildfires and drought. Water there is now a commodity and can now be traded like oil and gas.
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Police Departments Try To Walk The Line Between Reform, Public Safety
Minneapolis and other cities promised to cut police funding following this summer's racial justice protests, but rising violent crime has complicated efforts to overhaul police departments.
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Four Teams Head Into Finals Of The Collegiate A Cappella Championship
Described as Pitch Perfect meets March Madness, hundreds of groups submitted their best performance videos in a national collegiate a cappella competition. Groups can win cash prizes for charities.
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U.S. Moves Closer To A Regulatory Approved COVID-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration has released detailed information about the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The material will be evaluated later this week by an independent committee of experts.
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Louisiana Health Official: When Vaccine Doses Arrive, We'll Be Ready
NPR's David Greene talks to Dr. Joseph Kanter, interim assistant secretary of the Louisiana Health Department's Office of Public Health, about the state's readiness for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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French Philanthropist Leaves Money For Cats In His Will
The money will go to about 50 cats that live in the basement of the State Hermitage Museum in Russia. Cats have been living in the museum since the 1700s.
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Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Pen Pal Matching Program Takes Off
NPR contributor Rachel Syme was writing lots of letters on her electric typewriter. She asked if anyone would be interested in a pen pal exchange. She created Penpalooza which has over 7,000 writers.
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Morning News Brief
Joe Biden is expected to nominate retired General Lloyd Austin as defense chief. Vaccinations against the coronavirus have begun in the U.K. Plus, new data show how COVID-19 is stressing hospitals.
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Veteran Singer-Songwriters Are Selling Their Music Catalogs
Bob Dylan sold his song catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group. David Crosby says he's in the process of selling his publishing rights too — as the pandemic reshuffles the music industry.
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Lloyd Austin, Retired 4-Star General, To Be Picked As Defense Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as his defense secretary. If confirmed, Austin would be the first African American to head the Pentagon.
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Britain Begins Vaccinating People Against COVID-19
The U.K. has begun inoculating people against COVID-19 using the Pfizer vaccine, amid concerns that future supplies of vaccines might be disrupted by Britain's exit from the European Union.
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NPR's Book Concierge Is Back For Another Year Of Reading Recommendations
People looking for holiday gift ideas have a resource: the NPR Book Concierge. The interactive book finder has hundreds of titles selected by NPR critics and staff.