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U.K. Suffers Marmite Shortage During COVID-19 Pandemic
The U.K. is experiencing a shortage of Marmite, the polarizing yeast-extract spread, due to a lack of brewer's yeast, an ingredient now in short supply after pubs closed down amid the coronavirus.
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Health Care Workers Await Supreme Court DACA Decision
Javier Quiroz Castro and Estefania Betancourt Macias are nurses on the frontlines of the pandemic. They're also DACA recipients, awaiting the Supreme Court's decision on the fate of the DACA program.
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Democrats, Republicans Clash As GOP Prepares To Unveil A Police Reform Bill Too
Senate Republicans are preparing to unveil a police reform proposal. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the Democratic police reform bill "a non-starter."
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Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest To Be Held Without Audience Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
As Independence Day nears, Americans are preparing to celebrate July 4th a little differently. Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs has already changed how it will hold its annual eating competition.
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Police Apprehend 65-Pound Turtle In Virginia
A massive snapping turtle surprised Virginians when he was seen on the streets. He eventually found a new home at the Virginia Zoo. Police think the turtle, named Lord Fairfax, is an abandoned pet.
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Graduating High School During A Recession Could Be A Good Thing, Study Finds
Recessions typically damage workers' long-term earnings. NPR's Hidden Brain podcast explains how a study found that students graduating from high school during a recession may be an exception.
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Cows' Antibodies May Help Humans During Coronavirus Crisis
A South Dakota biotech company is using cows to create antibodies that could then be used for disease prevention or treatment. The cows have been given the genes to make a human-like immune system.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Takes Up Calls For Police Reform
NPR's Noel King asks Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about whether he thinks there is common ground that could lead to substantial changes to America's policing system.
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Trump To Sign An Executive Order On Police Reform
The plan follows the death of George Floyd — a black man killed last month in police custody — which sparked international unrest regarding U.S. law enforcement's treatment of black people.
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Today Is A Big Day For James Joyce Fans
On this day in 1904, Leopold Bloom wandered Dublin's streets in Joyce's novel Ulysses. Fans celebrate Bloomsday by walking in Bloom's footsteps. Because of COVID-19, the celebration is online.
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Summer Reading Takes Flight In Virginia School District
Montgomery County Public Schools in Southwestern Virginia uses a company called Wing. One of the company's small drones hovers 23 feet over a student's house and it drops the book on a cable.
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North Korea Destroys Liasson Office It Shared With South Korea
The destruction appears to signal that after two years of diplomacy and summits involving the two Koreas and the U.S., it's back to a period of confrontation and provocations.