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Gospel Singer Looks Forward To Virtual Inauguration Day Concert

By editor • 20 hours ago

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Finally today, I was thinking about the inauguration this week. I've been a journalist a long time, which means I've been to more inaugurations than I can count. And I'm talking about the gamut. I'm talking county council to president. I'm talking boxed Pepperidge Farm cookie and coffee urn affairs, where you mix and mingle with the newly-elected official's mom, to the not-quite-front-row tickets within arm's length of famous people events complete with fancy-party-later invitations.

The Things I'll Miss Most On An Inauguration Day Unlike Any Other

By • 20 hours ago

I was thinking about the inauguration this week. I've been a journalist a long time, which means I've been to more inaugurations than I can count. And I'm talking about the gamut — I'm talking county council to president. I'm talking boxed Pepperidge Farm cookie and coffee-urn affairs where you mix and mingle with the newly elected official's mom, to the not quite front-row tickets within arms length of famous people events, complete with fancy party invitations.

Extremism Researcher On How Biden Might Confront Far-Right Terrorism

By editor • 20 hours ago

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When An Ambitious White House Agenda Meets A Split Senate

By editor • Jan 16, 2021

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President-elect Joe Biden has compared the challenges he faces coming into office to those faced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he became president in 1932. And like FDR, Biden wants to meet the moment with bold action and an ambitious legislative agenda that includes most urgently passage of his proposed $1.9 trillion pandemic economic relief package.

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A Measles Outbreak Offers Lessons In Public Health Messaging

By • Jan 16, 2021

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President-elect Joe Biden has compared the challenges he faces coming into office to those faced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he became president in 1932. And like FDR, Biden wants to meet the moment with bold action and an ambitious legislative agenda that includes most urgently passage of his proposed $1.9 trillion pandemic economic relief package.

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Civil Rights Attorneys On Biden Administration Plans For Law Enforcement Reforms

By editor • Jan 16, 2021

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President-elect Joe Biden has compared the challenges he faces coming into office to those faced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he became president in 1932. And like FDR, Biden wants to meet the moment with bold action and an ambitious legislative agenda that includes most urgently passage of his proposed $1.9 trillion pandemic economic relief package.

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Outgoing CDC Director Warns Of Pandemic's Peak: 'We're About To Be In The Worst Of It'

By • Jan 15, 2021

Next week marks one year since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first coronavirus case in the United States.

Dr. Robert Redfield, the outgoing CDC director, has been heading the federal public health agency's response to the pandemic from the start.

How QAnon-Like Conspiracy Theories Tear Families Apart

By editor • Jan 15, 2021

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A Look At The Fallout Of TikTok Ban In India

By • Jan 15, 2021

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Biden To Call For Raising Federal Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour

By • Jan 15, 2021

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Pandemic Fuels Record Overdose Deaths

By editor • Jan 14, 2021

After their son died, Jackie and Robert Watson found a stack of popsicle sticks in his Milwaukee apartment. He'd written an affirmation on each one.

"I am a fighter." "Don't sweat the small stuff." "My kids love me."

Brandon Cullins, 31, had been working with a drug counselor, who advised him to write the messages to himself.

Picking up the popsicle sticks, the Watsons were able to see how hard their son wanted to kick his battle with cocaine. But they also wondered why he hadn't asked them for help.

As COVID-19 Ravages His Force, LAPD Chief Looks To Boost Confidence In Vaccine

By Ailsa Chang & • Jan 14, 2021

In Los Angeles, COVID-19 cases continue to soar at an astonishing rate. In the first seven days of the year, for instance, roughly seven people died each hour.

The Latest On The NBA's Struggles With The Coronavirus

By • Jan 14, 2021

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How Transgender Visibility Could Help Drive Social Change

By editor • Jan 14, 2021

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Isolation from the pandemic has led some struggling with addiction to relapse. It has kept others from getting help. And overdose deaths last year are expected to be a record-breaking 81,000. Corrinne Hess with Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

With U.S. In Turmoil, Experts Unsure What Kind Of Extreme Right May Emerge Soon

By • Jan 14, 2021

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Democratic Impeachment Manager On What To Expect From Senate Trial

By editor • Jan 13, 2021

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Johnson & Johnson Says Data Show COVID-19 Vaccine Appears Safe

By • Jan 13, 2021

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Researchers Find A Way To Help People With Meth Addiction Avoid Relapse

By • Jan 13, 2021

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Vowing To Uphold Constitutional Process, Joint Chiefs Of Staff Condemn Capitol Riot

By • Jan 12, 2021

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Auto Production Disrupted By Chip Shortages: A Dream Car May Be Hard To Find

By • Jan 12, 2021

Automakers around the world, from Japan to Texas, are grappling with a global shortage of computer chips.

Forbes Editor Warns Against Hiring Press Secretaries From Trump Administration

By editor • Jan 12, 2021

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Commercial Fishermen Sue Michigan Over New Restrictions

By • Jan 12, 2021

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Trump Officials Call For States To Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility

By • Jan 12, 2021

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If you're 65 years or older, the Trump administration now says you should be eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine right away. It's one of several changes announced today. And NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin has more on this.

Violent Acts Have Occurred In Western U.S.

By Kirk Siegler • Jan 11, 2021

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Teachers And Parents Express Concern Over Chicago Children's Return To Schools

By • Jan 11, 2021

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China Plans To Sell COVID-19 Vaccines To Other Countries

By • Jan 11, 2021

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As House Moves To Impeach Trump, A Look At White House's Reaction

By Mara Liasson • Jan 11, 2021

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And I want to bring in another voice - that of NPR's Mara Liasson, who was listening in, along with the rest of us, to that last conversation.

Hey, Mara.

MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Hi there.

Officials Say An Investigation Into Insurrection At The U.S. Capitol May Take Weeks

By Carrie Johnson • Jan 11, 2021

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Newly Surfaced Videos Highlight Violence And Danger Of Riot On Capitol Hill

By editor • Jan 11, 2021

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Life Kit: Making Big Life Decisions

By • Jan 10, 2021

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Switching gears now - making a big life decision can be overwhelming, but there might be a better way to think through a hard decision than just staring at a list of pros and cons. Meghan Keane of NPR's Life Kit explains.

MEGHAN KEANE, BYLINE: 2020 brought a lot of change, and that means people are facing a lot of big decisions this year.

RUTH CHANG: The pandemic has definitely wrought some big changes in our society. I think it's a great opportunity to think about how to think.

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