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Nurses Are Under Pressure As Hospitals Strain To Meet Pandemic Demands
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Pam White, the chief nursing officer at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Clair, Wis., where every bed is full. Across the U.S., hospitals struggle to keep up with COVID-19 cases.
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Pfizer To Seek FDA OK For COVID-19 Vaccine 'Within Days'
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was found 95% effective in an updated study analysis. Safety data required by the Food and Drug Administration showed no serious concerns, the company said.
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Grammy Award Winning Audio Engineer Bruce Swedien Dies At 86
Bruce Swedien engineered Michael Jackson's "Thriller." He also recorded sessions with Duke Ellington, Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger. Swedien was a favorite of producer Quincy Jones.
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Some People Are Disappointed With Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
It's a 75 foot Norway Spruce with some noticeably crooked branches. There were plenty of comparisons to the sparse, drooping tree from A Charlie Brown Christmas. It might be just the thing for 2020.
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AC/DC Returns To Rock The Masses With 'Power Up'
Angus Young and Brian Johnson discuss the band's new album, a tribute to Young's late brother Malcolm and an unlikely comeback from all kinds of loss.
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Morning News Brief
President Trump fires the nation's election security czar. A recent shake-up in Pentagon senior leadership raises many questions. Up to 12 million Americans could lose jobless benefits after Dec. 25.
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12 Million People Could Lose Jobless Benefits After Christmas
A new study finds that unless Congress breaks its impasse, millions of Americans will lose "life-saving" jobless benefits at the end of December, and that could spell financial ruin for many.
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White House Appears To Be Behind Latest News Out Of The Pentagon
A recent shake-up in senior leadership at the Pentagon has raised a lot of questions. Those questions increased with news about the administration's plan to pull troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq.
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British Artist Sacha Jafri Creates Record-Setting Oil Painting
Sacha Jafri took over the ballroom of a hotel in Dubai to produce the largest painting ever created on canvas. The work "The Journey of Humanity" will be auctioned off to raise millions for charity.
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Vaccinations To Prevent COVID-19 Could Begin Next Month, Fauci Says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, about promising results for vaccine candidates and his advice for staying safe during the holidays.
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Gardner Digging Flower Bed In Massachusetts Finds Mortar Shell
A man was doing yard work over the weekend when he found what he suspected to be a mortar round. He called authorities, and it turns out he was right. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
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Baby Yoda Hitches A Ride On SpaceX Capsule
During the flight, the soft doll floated and tumbled freely through the cabin. The crew used it as their zero-gravity indicator. The capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station.