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NPR Poetry Month Kicks Off With TikTok Poems

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with poet Ayanna Albertson, whose videos have gone viral on TikTok, about what inspires her work. She also shares an original poem she wrote for #NPRpoetry.

Kacy & Clayton And Marlon Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Across hemispheres, despite a nearly 8,000-mile separation, the Saskatoon, Canada duo of cousins Kacy & Clayton and New Zealand's Marlon Williams manage to create harmony and intimacy.

As a candidate, Joe Biden spoke at a candidate forum hosted by the gun groups Giffords and March For Our Lives. He pledged to devote $900 million to community gun violence intervention efforts in cities with high rates of gun violence.

White House Causes Frustration In Private And Public Responses To Gun Violence

Gun violence prevention advocates were stunned when Biden said infrastructure would remain his next priority. Private White House efforts to avoid reactively dealing with guns also raised questions.

Nashville Sees Worst Flooding In Over A Decade. A Least 4 People Dead

Torrential rains in Tennessee have left roads impassable. It was one of the highest rainfalls in Nashville's history. Rivers and creeks crested so high that homes and roads brimmed with water.

A constable posts an eviction order for nonpayment of rent in October in Phoenix. The CDC is extending an order aimed at preventing evictions.

Federal Eviction Moratorium Extended Just 2 Days Before Expiration

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes.

The Sea Star 1, owned by the Tanzanian Zan Ferries, docked on Monday at the port in Pemba, Mozambique. The vessel has been used to evacuate people, mostly foreign gas workers, from fighting in Palma, Mozambique.

Insurgents Kill Dozens In Attack On Natural Gas Complex In Mozambique

Days of fighting in the northern port city of Palma have left dozens of civilians dead as security forces battled to turn back an assault by a suspected ISIS-linked insurgent group.

The container ship Ever Given was refloated, unblocking the Suez Canal in Egypt on Monday. Among the objects that were blocked by the ship were livestock, French oak and Ikea furniture.

Ship Happens: Coffee, Livestock, Ikea Furniture Among The Objects Stuck At The Suez

Livestock and lumber. Oil and automobiles. Exercise equipment and instant coffee. These are just some of the products that were blocked by the ship that was stuck in the Suez Canal.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC's director, said Monday that she is "scared" by the rising number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the United States.

CDC Director Fears 'Impending Doom' If U.S. Opens Too Quickly

"Just please hold on a little while longer," said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, warning of a possible fourth surge. U.S. coronavirus cases are up 10% over the previous week.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss submitted new charges against Ghislaine Maxwell on Monday. Maxwell, the former girlfriend of late financier Jeffrey Epstein, was first arrested in the United States on July 2, 2020.

Prosecutors Add Sex Trafficking Charges Against Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell, a former associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, faces new charges related to the abuse of a 14-year-old girl starting in 2001.

Some concert organizers are hoping to bring back festivals this year. Above, a shot of the crowd at Coachella 2019.

Are You Ready To Rock? Music Festivals Prepare For A 2021 Comeback

Some concert organizers are making plans to forge ahead cautiously this festival season, hoping that increased vaccination will make concerts safe and appealing.

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