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A woman walks past a collapsed building in Jeremie, Haiti, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, four days after the city was struck by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake.

What We Know About The Situation In Haiti, Days After The Massive Earthquake

Tensions are rising among Haitians as recovery teams are still slow in reaching the needy impacted by the Aug. 14 earthquake that hit the southwestern area of the island.

People don face masks to help keep the coronavirus at bay in June in Ankara, Turkey. But what about earlier recommendations to stay 6 feet away from others and limit close contact to 15 minutes? Are these still effective against the contagious delta variant?

Coronavirus FAQ: How Do The Rules of 6 Feet And 15 Minutes Apply To The Delta Variant?

It was drummed into our brains: Stay 6 feet from others! Limit close contact to 15 minutes. With the highly contagious delta variant, do we need to rethink those numbers?

The relatively empty flights of past months are filling up as more people get vaccinated — and make summer plans. Are there still risks to weigh?

Coronavirus FAQ: To Travel Or Not To Travel? Plus, Tattoos And Vaccines Can Mix

Airports are getting busier, but the CDC hasn't issued new guidelines for vaccinated folks. What's a wannabe traveler to do? And is it OK to get a vaccine if you just got tattooed? Or have no spleen?

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Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Podcaster Boyardee; Tropicana Pizza Split; and Living Room Luaus.

African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Reginald Jackson announces a boycott of Coca-Cola products outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on March 25 because he said Coca-Cola and other large Georgia companies hadn't done enough to oppose restrictive voting bills. Coca-Cola spoke out against a voting bill after it was signed into law.

MLB's Move Out Of Georgia Is The Latest In A Line Of Political Boycotts

Today's boycotts aren't coming out of nowhere. Here's a look at some prominent examples in history and how boycotts got started.

Demonstrators protest House Bill 531 last month in Atlanta. The legislation signed into law has drawn criticism from voting rights activists and businesses, who say it limits access to the polls and disproportionately harms voters of color.

'Based On A Lie' — Georgia Voting Law Faces Wave Of Corporate Backlash

A growing number of company executives are speaking out against Georgia's new voting law, which critics say will restrict voting access and disproportionately harm people of color.

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris will take the helm of their party at the virtual convention, with a challenge to offer voters a vision of the future.

Biden Faces A Convention Test, To Offer A Vision Beyond Beating Trump

Elections are won by the candidate who presents the most compelling vision for the future, and Joe Biden is a retro politician adapting core Democratic Party goals to the societal demands of 2020.

Staying Strong During Lockdown Means Reaching Out — And Working Your Mind, Too

Keeping your brain busy but relaxed by volunteering, gardening, or learning a new language, for example, can help you cope with hard times now and in the future, psychiatrists say.

Beyoncé puts a conversation about Africa on the front line with her visual album <em>Black Is King</em>, which premiered on Disney+.

Opinion: We Are Africans. Here's Our View Of Beyoncé's 'Black Is King'

Esther Ngumbi, a professor from Kenya, and Ifeanyi Nsofor, a doctor in Nigeria, react to the megastar's movie-length music video — and to criticism from other Africans.

Spoken word poet and musician Kae Tempest thinks that the act of paying extreme attention allows one to be more empathetic to others and to create art that resonates beyond the present moment.

Play It Forward: Kae Tempest Watches The World Vibrate

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with British rapper, poet and spoken word artist Kae Tempest about their ability to empathize and find hope amid darkness and an artist they are grateful for: Lianne La Havas.

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