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Sep 25, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in state Friday at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman to be given that honor in the nation's history.
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Sep 25, 2020
Shamsia Alizada, the daughter of a coal miner has received the highest test score in Afghanistan's university admissions exam. She will attend medical school.
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Sep 25, 2020
NPR's Noel King speaks with civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who sits on the legal team of Breonna Taylor's family.
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Sep 25, 2020
Homelessness among veterans has dropped by about half in the past decade. Now there's concern that some of that progress could unravel, with the effects of the pandemic and economic crash.
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Sep 25, 2020
The White House says President Trump will accept the results of a "free and fair election." But he's pointing to an unfolding story in Pennsylvania to cast doubts on the integrity of mail-in voting.
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Sep 25, 2020
Employees at Grand Central Terminal made an unauthorized break room in a storage room between a track. It included a futon, a TV, the internet, and even beer in the fridge.
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Sep 25, 2020
If the COVID-19 pandemic has you missing the commercial flight experience, these bar carts from Quantas might be a good purchase. They include champagne, snacks and even first class Qantas pillows.
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Sep 25, 2020
Fargo, FX's popular adaptation, begins its new season. It's directed by Noah Hawley and stars Chris Rock as a gangster in 1950s Kansas City.
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Sep 25, 2020
Protests over the Grand Jury decision in Breonna Taylor's police shooting death continue. Trump questions the legitimacy of the upcoming election. And, how the pandemic is affecting homeless veterans.
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Sep 25, 2020
From romance to nonfiction, here are some of NPR's best audiobook recommendations.
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Sep 25, 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he is sorry for the shooting death of a South Korean official. The statement should cool tensions between the two Koreas, leaving room for future diplomacy.
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Sep 25, 2020
The National Medical Association says it will independently vet clinical trial data and decisions by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Sep 25, 2020
Louisville braces for more protests following the Grand Jury decision not to indict the officers involved Breonna Taylor's shooting. Why were charges limited? What did the Attorney General present?
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Sep 25, 2020
While the Supreme Court confirmation battle is front and center in Washington, many voters in Colorado say they are more focused on economic issues and recovering from the pandemic.
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Sep 25, 2020
NPR's Noel King checks in with John J. Lennon, an inmate at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, about the impact COVID-19 has had on prison life six months into the pandemic.
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Sep 25, 2020
Increased overdoses and unattended deaths during the pandemic are keeping coroners very busy. At the same time, many are seeing budget cuts and mandatory furloughs.
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Sep 25, 2020
Patricia Edwards was a nurse in Greenville, S.C., when she died of COVID-19 in the hospital where she worked. Her children say she was a nurse for the whole family.
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Sep 25, 2020
We answer voter questions about this year's election season — from early voting to mail-in or absentee ballots.
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Sep 24, 2020
State Rep. Charles Booker of Kentucky reflects on the grand jury's decision to indict one of the three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in March.
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Sep 24, 2020
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about the president's upcoming pick for Supreme Court justice, and the likelihood they will be confirmed before the election.
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Sep 24, 2020
Rene Chavez of El Paso, Texas, died of COVID-19 at age 45. His wife Annette Chavez says he made her laugh, and inspired his high school English students.
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Sep 24, 2020
NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic state Rep. Charles Booker of Kentucky about the grand jury's decision to indict one of the three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in March.
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Sep 24, 2020
In Kentucky, two police officers in Louisville were shot during protests Wednesday night in reaction to the charges filed earlier in the day in the Breonna Taylor shooting.
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Sep 24, 2020
When Lucas Hamrick lost his tooth, he and mom wrote a letter to the tooth fairy, put it in a bottle and tossed it into the ocean. The tooth fairy, who may live in Dayton, Ohio, wrote back.
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Sep 24, 2020
Sara Lyons, 96, set a record: A no-tap 300 means she knocked down at least nine pins with every ball. She tells KDKA-TV that she won't give up, no matter how old she gets.
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Sep 24, 2020
Workers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are being pressured to return to work, in person. They're afraid of catching the coronavirus but equally scared of losing their jobs.
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Sep 24, 2020
Two Louisville police are shot after charges in Breonna Taylor case spark protests. Which group is driving COVID-19 infections? And, hospitals failing to report COVID-19 data face a federal crackdown.
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Sep 24, 2020
Justin Clark is the Trump campaign lawyer who got his first taste of politics as part of Al Gore's 2000 Democratic presidential campaign, when the Supreme Court settled a fight over counting ballots.
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Sep 24, 2020
The author of novels The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees has published a second book of poetry this week titled How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons).
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Sep 24, 2020
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to sports journalist Kevin Blackistone about Gale Sayers' legacy. The former Chicago Bears running back, whose elusiveness bedeviled defenses, died Wednesday.
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Sep 24, 2020
The CDC says coronavirus infection rates over the summer were highest in young adults. But in the South, increased infections among 20 to 39-year-olds preceded rises in infection in people over 60.
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Sep 24, 2020
The new documentary Unadopted explores what happens to teenagers in foster care as they approach the point of "aging out" of the system. NPR's Noel King talks to Noel Anaya about his film.
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Sep 24, 2020
Draft documents obtained by NPR show that the federal government is preparing to enforce new data reporting requirements, threatening to withhold vital Medicare funding from non-compliant hospitals.
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Sep 24, 2020
In response to a reporter's question, President Trump on Wednesday suggested that he might not accept the election results if he is not declared the winner in November.
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Sep 24, 2020
With concerns over the Postal Service's ability to deliver mail-in ballots on time, drop boxes are the rage. Ohio limits the boxes to one per county — even in counties with millions of residents.
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Sep 24, 2020
With concerns over the Postal Service's ability to deliver mail-in ballots on time, drop boxes are the rage. Ohio limits the boxes to one per county — even in counties with millions of residents.
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Sep 24, 2020
Both the Trump and Biden campaigns are competing for voters in key swing states like Pennsylvania. But is either of the major parties trying to engage Black voters in cities like Pittsburgh?
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Sep 24, 2020
The president of Belarus has been inaugurated for a sixth term in a secret ceremony, despite continuing mass protests by opposition supporters who say the recent election was rigged.
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Sep 24, 2020
The photo on Twitter shows scientist Gretchen Goldman sitting behind her laptop being interviewed by CNN. She's in the middle of a living room that has been turned upside down by her young children.
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Sep 24, 2020
The photo on Twitter shows scientist Gretchen Goldman sitting behind her laptop being interviewed by CNN. She's in the middle of a living room that has been turned upside down by her young children.
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Sep 23, 2020
Chris Anderson, supervisor of elections in Seminole County, Fla., talks about finding the solution to an equipment problem at Dollar Tree and other challenges of running an election during a pandemic.
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Sep 23, 2020
The Supreme Court is honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a private ceremony and then a public viewing today. Ginsburg died on Friday. She was 87,
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Sep 23, 2020
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana about one of President Trump's potential choices for the Supreme Court vacancy: Amy Coney Barrett, who is also from Indiana.
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Sep 23, 2020
The latest poll looking at the racial wealth gap during the pandemic shows that Black and Latino households are two times more likely than white households to have fallen behind on housing payments.
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Sep 23, 2020
Needing inspiration, Bruce Springsteen says he wandered through his house playing a guitar that a fan gave him. He tells Rolling Stone he wrote the songs for his new album on it in less than 10 days.
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Sep 23, 2020
VP Richard Nixon ate half a sandwich at a campaign stop in Illinois 60 years ago. Steve Jenne took the other half. In 1988, he brought it onto The Tonight Show with a fresh one for Johnny Carson.
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Sep 23, 2020
When an outsider suggested the tiny northern hamlet of Swastika should change its name, town supervisors quickly rejected a change.
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Sep 23, 2020
NPR's Noel King talks to Chris Anderson, supervisor of elections in Seminole, Fla., about what it is like to run an election this year, considering the complications from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sep 23, 2020
Even before the pandemic, it was relatively uncommon in Morocco to keep house pets. ADAN was founded 16 years ago by Ahmed Tazi and his sister Habiba, who also largely fund and run it, to help strays.
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Sep 23, 2020
What has been the impact been on climate science after President Trump decided to pull out of the Paris agreement on climate change? The U.S. will be officially out of the agreement on Nov. 4.
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Sep 23, 2020
More than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died of COVID-19. We hear from three areas of the country about how the pandemic has affected life there.
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Sep 23, 2020
NPR's David Greene speaks with actress Noomi Rapace about her new film: The Secrets We Keep. She also starred in the Swedish version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
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Sep 23, 2020
President Trump plans to announce his Supreme Court pick on Saturday. The pandemic continues to hurt minority households. And, the U.S. officially exits the Paris climate accords on Nov. 4.
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Sep 23, 2020
In North Carolina, GOP Sen. Thom Tillis and Democrat Cal Cunningham held a second debate. The fight over the open Supreme Court seat was one issue. A Democratic win could flip control of the chamber.
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Sep 23, 2020
The U.S. will officially be out of the Paris climate agreement the day after the presidential election. Where does climate diplomacy stand, and how are other countries reacting?
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Sep 23, 2020
The U.S. will officially be out of the Paris climate agreement the day after the presidential election. Where does climate diplomacy stand, and how are other countries reacting?
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Sep 23, 2020
NPR's Noel King talks to young people in the polarized state of Wisconsin, who will be voting for the first time in November's election. They are divided by many issues, including race.
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Sep 23, 2020
Charles Henry Krebbs of Phoenix, Ariz., died of COVID-19 at age 75. His daughter Tara Krebbs remembers his love of fashion, his sense of humor and the chance to say goodbye.
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Sep 23, 2020
The U.S. canceled 1,000 visas given to Chinese students it alleges have ties to the Chinese military. The dramatic step is to counter what officials say is a concerted Chinese espionage effort.
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Sep 22, 2020
Sen. Mitt Romney said he would support a floor vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court, essentially clinching consideration of Trump's nominee this year despite the impending election.
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Sep 22, 2020
Wildfire recently closed I-70 through Colorado for two weeks. It burned steep slopes above the highway, so future closures are likely due to rockfall and mudslides from climate change driven storms.
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Sep 22, 2020
Wildfire recently closed I-70 through Colorado for two weeks. It burned steep slopes above the highway, so future closures are likely due to rock fall and mudslides from climate change driven storms.
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Sep 22, 2020
NPR's Noel King talks to Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation and former assistant to President Trump about the administration's strategy for picking the next Supreme Court justice.
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Sep 22, 2020
Robert Wardhaugh has been playing the same game of Dungeons and Dragons since 1982. It started with four players. Now there are 60 people, and they're on Zoom, Wardaugh tells CNN.
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Sep 22, 2020
Darius Leonard gave his gloves to a lucky fan at Lucas Oil Stadium after Sunday's game. The fan posted on Twitter about the wedding ring being inside a glove. Leonard replied, "I need that."
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Sep 22, 2020
The family of Bruce Williamson Jr., who was a former lead singer with the Temptations, died on Sept. 6 in Las Vegas of complications from COVID-19.
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Sep 22, 2020
NATO allies Greece and Turkey are contesting offshore energy reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean. For weeks, warships patrolled near a tiny Greek island off the Turkish coast.
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Sep 22, 2020
The federal death penalty process is considered the "gold standard" in the justice system but evidence suggests it's plagued by racial disparities and ineffective legal representation.
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Sep 22, 2020
Where things stand with the vacancy on the Supreme Court. When a coronavirus vaccine becomes available, who should get it first? And, world leaders will address the U.N. General Assembly virtually.
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Sep 22, 2020
When a COVID-19 vaccine is approved, who gets first dibs? Bioethicists say the focus should be on saving the lives of people most at risk. Frontline health workers go first, but the rest is trickier.
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Sep 22, 2020
The United Kingdom's top science adviser says, "The epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days" — warning of a dangerously high rate of new coronavirus cases.
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Sep 22, 2020
The United Kingdom's top science adviser says, "The epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days" — warning of a dangerously high rate of new coronavirus cases.
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Sep 22, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published, then withdrew, guidance on aerosol spread of the coronavirus. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Ali Khan, an ex-CDC official, about the action.
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Sep 22, 2020
The pandemic has made for a bleak outlook for the arts. Enter the 92nd Street Y in New York, which has outlasted the depression, 9/11 and is making changes to stay afloat during the pandemic.
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Sep 22, 2020
NPR's Noel King speaks with Laila Lalami about her book, "Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America."
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Sep 22, 2020
The United Nations General Assembly begins its annual meeting on Tuesday. A record 173 heads of state or government will address the meeting between now and Saturday — most virtually.
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Sep 22, 2020
On social media, it's easy for rumors to go viral. One proposal to fix this is a "circuit breaker" for viral posts, modeled on how stock markets stop trading when shares are too volatile.
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Sep 21, 2020
Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster told NPR that President Trump isn't the first U.S. president to suffer under a misapprehension about what's possible in dealings with Moscow.
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Sep 21, 2020
President Trump and Senate Republicans appear determined to get a new Supreme Court justice confirmed before the November election. Democrats are vowing to stop that from happening.
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Sep 21, 2020
The dad got a shipping tube, painted it orange and fastened it to the front porch to make a candy chute, according to WJAR-TV. Kids put their bags at the end of the chute, and call out trick or treat!
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Sep 21, 2020
Officials at the park are enacting revenge on those who dare to litter. You toss trash in the park, authorities will register you with the police. They will also mail your garbage back to your home.
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Sep 21, 2020
As part of our series Learning Curve, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cassie Piggott, a teacher in Rutherford County, Tenn., who resigned rather than go back to the classroom during the pandemic.
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Sep 21, 2020
The betterment of childhood vaccination rates has been a global success story. A new report on the impact of the pandemic offers reason for concern — and optimism.
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Sep 21, 2020
A new investigation from NPR finds that lethal injection causes severe pulmonary edema in the lungs of inmates before they die. The method was first introduced in the United States in 1977.
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Sep 21, 2020
Six months ago, the coronavirus was spreading fast, and there was a lot we didn't know. Now almost 200,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States so far — ahead of cold and flu season.
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Sep 21, 2020
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took on a second life as a pop culture icon complete with a Saturday Night Live caricature. People were enraptured with her accessories, health, diet and exercise regimen.
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Sep 21, 2020
Whitney Moore Taylor of Hobbs, N.M., was a former second-grade teacher, who was working in early-childhood therapy when she died of COVID-19. She was married, had a daughter and was 31 years old.
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Sep 21, 2020
Whitney Moore Taylor of Hobbs, N.M., was a former second-grade teacher who was working in early-childhood therapy when she died of COVID-19. She was married, had a daughter and was 31 years old.
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Sep 21, 2020
With six weeks before the election, President Trump and GOP senators seem determined to confirm a Supreme Court Justice before voters cast ballots. And the U.S. COVID-19 death toll nears 200,000.
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Sep 21, 2020
Like all events these days, this year's prime-time Emmy Awards were virtual, with host Jimmy Kimmel and nominees at home or isolated elsewhere with cameras.
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Sep 21, 2020
Like all events these days, this year's prime-time Emmy Awards were virtual, with host Jimmy Kimmel and nominees at home or isolated elsewhere with cameras.
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Sep 21, 2020
The vacancy on the Supreme Court by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is expected to lead to a fight over abortion rights. Five justices lean conservative compared to three liberal justices.
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Sep 21, 2020
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took on a second life as a pop culture icon complete with a Saturday Night Live caricature. People were enraptured with her accessories, health, diet and exercise regimen.
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Sep 21, 2020
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Adam White, a legal scholar at the conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute, about what GOP Senators must weigh before voting on the next Supreme Court nominee.
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Sep 21, 2020
NPR's Noel King talks to Rocky Walker, chaplain at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and Dr. Joseph Varon, chief of critical care at Houston's United Memorial Medical Center, about the pandemic.
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Sep 21, 2020
NPR's Noel King talks to Rocky Walker, chaplain at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and Dr. Joseph Varon, chief of critical care at Houston's United Memorial Medical Center about the pandemic.
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Sep 21, 2020
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg comes just as the Supreme Court was about to hear a case challenging the ACA. It could end Medicaid expansion and protections for preexisting conditions.
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Sep 21, 2020
As people stay at home, they are putting out more trash, from pizza boxes to cardboard delivery boxes. That's putting a big strain on residential garbage collectors.
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Sep 18, 2020
The Commerce Department says it will ban all U.S. business transactions with Chinese-owned apps WeChat and TikTok. The parent company ByteDance is under pressure to sell TikTok to a U.S. company.
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Sep 18, 2020
Tamika Palmer says she wants the officers who killed her daughter to be charged. "Even in the very beginning of this year, she kept saying 2020 was her year," she said. "And she was absolutely right."
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