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Attacks in Israel, Regional Reaction, Ukraine Aid from 2023-10-07T13:39:14

Israel's prime minister says the country "at war" after attacks by air and land by Gaza militants. Regional governments are reacting cautiously. And the House Speaker vacancy is complicating additi...

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Matt Gaetz's District, Ukraine Farmland, Guatemala Political Crisis from 2023-10-06T10:17:55

Florida Republican Matt Gaetz is the man who led the rebellion that pushed out House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. What do his constituents think about what he did? Ukraine is often referred to as Europe...

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House Speaker Candidates, Mediterranean Migrant Deaths, Pakistani Crackdown from 2023-10-05T10:22:02

A House without a speaker is paralyzed to pass spending legislation, including aid to Ukraine. So who can unite Republicans behind them? More than 2,500 people have died this year while crossing th...

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House Speaker McCarthy Ousted, Catholic Church's Future, China's 'Golden Week' from 2023-10-04T10:13:19

For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives removed its speaker. Who will fill the vacant seat? Roman Catholic leaders are meeting in the Vatican to chart a way forward for the...

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Ukraine Faces Waning Support From Allies, FTX Trial, Laphonza Butler from 2023-10-03T10:03:10

Ukraine's war is far from over. It's biggest challenge, however, may not be on the battlefield, but in the form of waning support from allies. How are leaders in Kyiv reacting? The man accused of o...

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Congress Averts Shutdown, Trump To Appear In Court, Climate Solutions Week from 2023-10-02T10:16:25

Lawmakers narrowly avoided a government shutdown by passing a short-term spending measure over the weekend. But to do that the Republican speaker of the house Kevin McCarthy had to work with Democr...

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The Sunday Story: The Life And Death Of Elijah McClain from 2023-10-01T07:10:36

In Colorado, the first of two trials is underway in the death of Elijah McClain.

On a late summer night in 2019, McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, was stopped by police in Aurora, Colorado a...

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Government Shutdown Prep, Student Loan Repayments Start, NYC Floods from 2023-09-30T13:09:38

The US government is set to shutdown Sunday after a group of GOP hardliners opposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's stop gap proposal. Tens of millions of borrowers will start paying back federal lo...

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White House Prepares For Shutdown, Healthcare Worker Strike, FTX Trial from 2023-09-29T12:15:10

With less than 48 hours left to avoid a government shutdown, the White House is already preparing to manage the fallout. NPR's Asma Khalid spoke with White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients about wh...

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GOP Debate Recap, Biden Impeachment Hearing, Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict from 2023-09-28T10:29:57

Republican candidates for the presidential nomination finally got around to criticize the frontrunner Donald Trump. House Republicans will hold the first public hearing in their impeachment inquiry...

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GOP Debate, FTC Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon, Slow Vaccine Rollout from 2023-09-27T10:37:37

Seven Republican candidates will be on stage for the second presidential debate in California on Wednesday. Former President Donald Trump will skip the event. U.S. regulators and 17 states have fil...

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Biden Joins UAW Strike, Shutdown Negotiations, Election Worker Turnover from 2023-09-26T10:06:49

President Biden will join striking auto workers in Detroit on Tuesday. He has a chance to be the first sitting president to stand on a picket line. Lawmakers in Congress have only days to avoid ano...

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Hollywood Writers Reach Deal To End Strike, Shutdown Implications, Prison Deaths from 2023-09-25T10:19:05

TV and movie writers have reached a tentative deal with Hollywood studios that could soon end a nearly five-month strike. Union members still have to ratify the deal. Other negotiations, however, a...

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The Sunday Story: NPR challenges U.S. denial of civilian harm in raid on ISIS leader from 2023-09-24T12:00:59

Today on The Sunday Story, NPR's Daniel Estrin talks about his four-year long investigation into the night that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, founder of ISIS, died. The Pentagon maintains troops did not ha...

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UAW Strike Expanded, Government Shutdown, LGBTQ+ In Census Survey from 2023-09-23T13:03:40

President Biden is going to Michigan to support the United Auto Workers' union strikes. A government shutdown looms large after members of the House GOP couldn't agree on a temporary spending plan....

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BONUS: Zelenskyy Makes Case For More Aid from 2023-09-22T13:11:12

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that more foreign aid is necessary to beat back Vladimir Putin's ambitions to expand Russia's influence across Europe.

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UAW Strike Latest, Migrants in Italy, Azerbaijan Cease-Fire from 2023-09-22T10:14:52

The UAW is set to expand its strike if automakers fail to meet a deadline, the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed by more than 11,000 migrants in the past week and Azerbaijan ends an o...

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GOP Spending Rift, Zelenskyy Interview, Louisiana Police Probe from 2023-09-21T10:06:59

House Republicans can't agree on a stopgap government spending bill, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and lawsuits say Baton Rouge police beat detainees.
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Garland Testifies, Federal Reserve Preview, UAW Strike Consumer Impact from 2023-09-20T10:39:03

Attorney General Merrick Garland faces grilling by House Republicans, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at its meeting today and the long-term consequences of the...

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Biden At UNGA, US-Iran Prisoner Swap, Canada Assassination from 2023-09-19T10:25:16

President Biden speaks at the United Nations General Assembly, five prisoners are on their way back to the US after a prisoner swap with Iran and Canada blames the Indian government for the assassi...

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UAW Strike, NY Climate Week, Drew Barrymore Show Pause from 2023-09-18T10:29:43

Auto plants shut down amid a walkout against all Big Three automakers, Tens of thousands of people kick off a week of climate protests in New York and The Drew Barrymore Show pauses over the Hollyw...

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The Sunday Story: The Coal Life from 2023-09-17T12:00

South Africa has long been one of the world's largest consumers of coal. But the country is now in the midst of transitioning its energy supply from coal to renewable sources. But when a country mo...

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Lee Storm Preparations, UAW Strike Continues, Ukraine Latest from 2023-09-16T13:08:43

People in New England prepare as post-tropical cyclone Lee bears down on the region. The United Auto Workers union is still on strike, demanding higher wages and better benefits for new employees....

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UAW Strikes, Florida Vaccine Guidance, Libya Flooding Recovery from 2023-09-15T11:12:47

Members of the United Auto Workers walked off work at three select plants and are threatening to expand the strike. Florida's COVID vaccine guidance contradicts the CDC's. And officials in Libya sa...

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Romney to Retire, Hurricane Lee Prep, Ethics Entaglement from 2023-09-14T09:55:40

Sen. Mitt Romney will not run for a second term. States unaccustomed to hurricanes, such as Maine, prepare for Hurricane Lee. And a close advisor to President Joe Biden counseled both a man accused...

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Biden Impeachment, Putin and Kim Meet, Libyan Floods from 2023-09-13T10:19:30

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday. Is Putin loo...

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International Help in Morocco, Google Antitrust Case, Kevin McCarthy's Bind from 2023-09-12T10:24:47

Moroccan and international teams are working to rescue survivors from the earthquake. The government opens its antitrust case against Google. And the House returns to Washington with Speaker Kevin ...

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Morocco Earthquake, Covid Boosters, Biden at G20 from 2023-09-11T10:32:32

The death toll from the earthquake in Morocco surpasses 2,100 people. The FDA is poised to green light a new set of COVID boosters. President Biden is wrapping up his Asia trip with a stop in Vietn...

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The Sunday Story: A rare look inside locked-down Nicaragua from 2023-09-10T12:00:44

Today on The Sunday Story NPR correspondent Eyder Peralta travels to Nicaragua. He's the first foreign journalist to make it into the country in more than a year. He traveled to his home c...

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Morocco Earthquake, Trump rally, Antibiotic Resistant Infections from 2023-09-09T13:08:24

A strong earthquake hit Morocco killing hundreds of people and injuring scores more. Donald Trump fundraised in South Dakota last night, accompanied by the state's governor Kristi Noem. Antibiotic ...

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Extreme Weather, Ukrainian Nuclear Power, Maui Unemployment from 2023-09-08T10:29:13

Can a summer of extreme weather be linked to climate change? Ukraine is the only country that relies on nuclear power while it withstands an invasion. Unemployment lingers in Maui a month after dea...

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Sudanese Refugees, Texas's Floating Border Barrier, Georgia Election Case from 2023-09-07T10:11:51

The United Nations says as many as a million people have fled war in Sudan. NPR's Michel Martin visits refugees in Chad. A judge reeled in Texas's floating border barrier. And prosecutors in the Ge...

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Blinken Visits Kyiv, Biden Heads to Asia, Proud Boys Leader Sentenced from 2023-09-06T10:19:09

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected in Kyiv to show American support for Ukraine's war effort. President Joe Biden will travel to India and Vietnam as he tries to China's influence in the...

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Senate Returns, Impeachment of Texas AG, Antiterrorism Case in Canada from 2023-09-05T10:07:45

The Senate reconvenes in Washington with a long to-do list. The suspended attorney general of Texas faces an impeachment trial in Austin. And a murder case in Canada is expected to test the country...

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Zelenskyy Sacks Defense Minister, Putin Meets Erdogan, Americans Celebrate Labor Day from 2023-09-04T10:49:29

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is replacing his defense minister. Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Turkish counterpart to revive the suspended grain deal. And Americans have ...

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The Sunday Story: The Good Enough Job from 2023-09-03T12:00:29

Today on The Sunday Story, author Simone Stolzoff discusses his book The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work, about our complicated relationship with work. Stolzoff explain...

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Florida Cleanup, Economic Outlook, Congress Returns from 2023-09-02T12:37:34

President Biden is visiting communities in Florida embarking on cleanup efforts after Hurricane Idalia. Unemployment ticked up, counterintuitively due to the continuing strength of the jobs market....

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Labor Day Weekend Travel, 9/11 Detainee Deal, Job Numbers from 2023-09-01T10:25:33

Idalia could cause delays over the busy Labor Day weekend, settlement talks falter in the 9/11 terrorism case, and the government releases job numbers for August.

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McConnell Health, Idalia Aftermath, Gabon Coup Fallout from 2023-08-31T10:12:28

Concerns rise over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health, Florida picks up the pieces after Idalia swept through the Gulf Coast and Gabon coup triggers fears of destabilization.

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Idalia Nears Gulf Coast, Proud Boys Leader to be Sentenced, Sexism in Spanish Soccer from 2023-08-30T10:26:10

Hurricane Idalia strengthens ahead of its expected landfall. Enrique Tarrio will learn how long he'll serve in prison. And what's to come for women's soccer in Spain amid a standoff over sexism bet...

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Florida Braces For Idalia, COVID Cases Rise, Ugandan 'Aggravated Homosexuality' Case from 2023-08-29T10:18:06

Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia. Schools and hospitals recommend masking over rising COVID cases. And a Uganda man faces the death penalty in the country's first "aggravated homosexuality" case...

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Trump Vote Conspiracy Trial, Jacksonville Shooting, Schools and Heat, Simone Biles from 2023-08-28T10:04:25

Trump's election obstruction trial gets a start date, hundreds of people gather to honor three Black people shot and killed at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla. and millions of students ...

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The Sunday Story: An Afghan climber in limbo from 2023-08-27T12:00:17

Mina Bakhshi learned to climb mountains when she was 17 years old, in her home country of Afghanistan. But when the Taliban captured Kabul, she couldn't see a future for herself anymore.

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Ukraine on Prigozhin's Fate, US Official to China, More Songs of Summer from 2023-08-26T13:00:54

Ukrainians greet the apparent death of mercenary leader with gallows humor. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo seeks to reassure U.S. investors. Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus release new singles.

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Trump's Busy Week, Hit Song's Extreme Themes, Wagner Group's Africa Aims from 2023-08-25T11:00:32

From counterprogramming a GOP debate to posing for a mug shot in Georgia, Donald Trump had a busy week. A chart-topping song holds extreme themes. And Russia's Wagner mercenaries recruit for Africa...

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GOP Rivals Tangle, Trump To Be Booked, Prigozhin's Plane Crashes from 2023-08-24T10:34

GOP presidential contenders tangle on a debate stage. Trump is expected in Georgia to answer election meddling charges. The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force is reported dead in a plane cras...

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GOP Presidential Debate, New Student Debt Relief, Runway Safety Action from 2023-08-23T10:15:49

Eight GOP presidential hopefuls, minus the frontrunner, debate tonight. The Biden administration lays out a school debt repayment plan. Regulators plan safety meetings to deal with runway close calls.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022 from 2022-04-19T05:55:30

Ukraine's president says Russia's major offensive in the Donbas region has begun, but US officials say the worst is yet to come as Russian troops mass on Eastern Ukraine. A Florida judge struck dow...

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Monday, April 18, 2022 from 2022-04-18T05:59:41

Ukrainian forces in Mariupol continue to defy demands to surrender as Russian missiles also bombard Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. Israel and the West Bank are seeing renewed bloodshed, wi...

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Relief and Despair from 2022-04-17T08:00:24

As Russian forces have retreated from towns north of Kyiv, the world has watched the death and destruction left in their wake. NPR correspondent Scott Detrow visited one of those towns and heard th...

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Saturday, April 16, 2022 from 2022-04-16T07:53:47

Russian missile strikes on Kyiv, as Ukraine's military prepares for heavier fighting in the east. On Friday, Twitter introduced a corporate strategy to ward off Elon Musk's bid to buy the company. ...

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Friday, April 15, 2022 from 2022-04-15T05:49:55

Russia's flagship cruiser, the Moskva, sank in the Black Sea after an explosion on the vessel. Russian President Vladimir Putin says Western sanctions aimed at punishing Russia over its actions in ...

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Thursday, April 14, 2022 from 2022-04-14T05:56:13

Governor Gretchen Witmer is promising a "transparent, independent investigation" into a police shooting of a Black man in Grand Rapids, Michigan. New York City police arrested a suspect in Tuesday'...

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022 from 2022-04-12T05:55:42

The White House blames rising prices on the war in Ukraine as new inflation numbers are expected to be released. President Biden held a virtual meeting with his Indian counterpart to persuade him t...

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Monday, April 11, 2022 from 2022-04-11T05:57:17

President Vladimir Putin has put General Aleksandr Dvornikov in command of Russia's war in Ukraine, a general known for his brutality in war. France's President Emmanuel Macron will face a run-off ...

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Rough Translation: Letter Of Unhappiness from 2022-04-10T08:00:47

On the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Naira Davlashyan called her parents back home in Russia. Naira lives in France, and she was looking for words of comfort, but she was devastated...

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Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 2022-04-09T07:48:57

A missile attack on a crowded Ukrainian train station platform that killed at least 52, including children, is condemned as "heinous." A jury acquitted two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michiga...

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Friday, April 8, 2022 from 2022-04-08T06:08:52

The housing market has seen some of the biggest inflation during the pandemic and now mortgage rates are rising too. Democrats are trying to manage messaging as the Biden Administration handles dua...

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Thursday, April 7, 2022 from 2022-04-07T05:51:50

The US put new sanctions on Russia as Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with NATO leaders to discuss a long term plan. The Senate is expected to vote today to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jack...

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022 from 2022-04-06T05:54:57

The US and other European countries are considering further sanctions on Russia in response to the gruesome images of alleged war crimes in towns surrounding Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Secretary of St...

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022 from 2022-04-05T05:53:55

Ukraine's President is calling on the international community to investigate war crimes in the suburbs of Kiyv after Russian troops withdrew from the region. The White House and top Democrats agree...

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Monday, April 4, 2022 from 2022-04-04T06:07:54

Russia is being accused of war crimes after mass graves were found after Putin withdrew forces from the outskirts of Ukriane's capital, Kiyv. Jury selection begins today for the sentencing phase of...

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Short Wave: A Physics Legend from 2022-04-03T08:00:57

In the 1950's, a particle physicist made a landmark discovery that changed what we thought we knew about how our universe operates. Chien-Shiung Wu did it while raising a family and an ocean away f...

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Saturday, April 2, 2022 from 2022-04-02T07:48:09

Russia is withdrawing from the areas around Kyiv, claiming it to be a show of good faith as peace talks continue. In Hungary's election Sunday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces opposition from par...

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Friday, April 1, 2022 from 2022-04-01T05:51:13

As the war continues, Ukraine hopes to push through a humanitarian corridor to the besieged city of Mariupol. An NPR investigation finds that the repayment plans of federal student loans suffer fro...

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Thursday, March 31, 2022 from 2022-03-31T05:39:52

The Russians are pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital Kyiv. But what exactly does this mean? China places the city of Shanghai on lockdown due to a surge in Covid-19 infections. And Sta...

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 from 2022-03-30T05:52:11

Thousands of people continue to risk their lives to flee the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Now that the FDA has authorized a fourth shot of the COVID-19 vaccine for some people, should you ...

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022 from 2022-03-29T05:42:13

After many failed rounds of talks, Russia and Ukraine hold peace talks today in Istanbul. President Biden defended comments he made over the weekend about Russian President Vladimir Putin. And a fe...

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Monday, March 28, 2022 from 2022-03-28T06:42:10

Russia shifts its military strategy away from Ukraine's capital. The January 6 House panel recommends two Trump White House officials be held in contempt of Congress. And Will Smith's best actor aw...

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Investigations: Inside The First Capitol Riot Trial from 2022-03-27T08:00:19

The first jury trial connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol revealed never-before-seen video and secretly recorded audio. The evidence and testimony showed in detail how one man'...

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Saturday, March 26, 2022 from 2022-03-26T07:57:47

Russian Defense Ministry has announced it will shift its military focus from Kyiv to Eastern Ukraine. Biden spends a second day in Poland, who did he talk to and what was his message? And a North K...

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Friday, March 25, 2022 from 2022-03-25T05:57:10

Lawmakers investigating the January 6th insurrection obtain revealing text messages sent by conservative activist Ginni Thomas. Some who stayed behind in Ukraine's capital Kyiv try to go on with li...

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Thursday, March 24, 2022 from 2022-03-24T05:59:51

NATO is stepping up its presence in Eastern Europe as Russia's war in Ukraine enters a second month. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson responds to another round of tough questioning lawmakers. And, most ...

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from 2022-03-23T05:55:18

President Biden meets with allies in Brussels today to discuss more NATO assistance for Ukraine. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson defends her record before lawmakers for a second day. An...

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022 from 2022-03-22T05:51:37

The Senate Judiciary Committee questions Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Russia's war in Ukraine forces millions of people to seek safer ground. And, Chinese authorities investigate y...

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Monday, March 21, 2022 from 2022-03-21T05:59:16

Ukraine refuses to surrender the strategic port city of Mariupol. NATO meets to discuss Ukraine this week and it's the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jac...

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Left Behind, A War Story from 2022-03-20T08:00:08

Seven months ago, the U.S. withdrew the last of its troops from Afghanistan, bringing to an end a 20-year war. At the time, President Biden promised the Afghan interpreters who'd worked side by sid...

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Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 2022-03-19T07:49:02

We have the latest on Ukraine, where Russian assault on several cities continues. Yesterday, President Biden talked to China's President Xi Jinping about the consequences China could face for assis...

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Friday, March 18, 2022 from 2022-03-18T05:59:38

President Biden schedules a phone call with China's leader Xi Jinping to discuss Russia's bombardment of Ukraine. Ukraine's hospital personnel struggle to treat patients coping with dual traumas of...

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Thursday, March 17, 2022 from 2022-03-17T05:47:41

A U.S. pledge for more military support for Ukraine offers insights into the current state of the war, Germany's plan to fund the planet's third biggest military take many by surprise. And teacher...

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022 from 2022-03-16T05:47:24

In an NPR interview, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns of "profound" long-term effects from Russia's attack on Ukraine. In the U.S., will seniors be urged to get another COVID booster shot? ...

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022 from 2022-03-15T06:08:56

Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine, but for some, a sense of calm remains. Federal Reserve policymakers meet to confront inflation and set a course for interest rates. And police in New Yor...

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Monday, March 14, 2022 from 2022-03-14T05:59:02

Russian missiles falling on Ukraine's far West raise fears that a new front in the war has been opened. The Biden administration may be considering another extension of the federal student loan pay...

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Throughline: Ukraine's Dangerous Independence from 2022-03-13T08:00:07

Months before Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, he published an essay on the Kremlin website called "On The Historical Unity of Russia and Ukraine." In it, he sugge...

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Saturday, March 12, 2022 from 2022-03-12T07:54:20

Ukrainian officials fear Belarus may commit troops to the Russian invasion. Some refugees from the conflict are seeking asylum in the U.S. and encountering pandemic border restrictions. House Democ...

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Friday, March 11, 2022 from 2022-03-11T05:54:20

Talks to reach a broad cease-fire in Ukraine fail as Russian forces expand the battlefield to more cities. President Biden plans to speak to House Democrats today as the party plots mid-term electi...

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Thursday, March 10, 2022 from 2022-03-10T05:56:28

Russia has bombed a children's hospital in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol. Election professionals cite threats, stress, and political attacks on the voting system among the forces pushing them fro...

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 from 2022-03-09T05:57:32

The Pentagon says a surprise offer from Poland to transfer Russian-made fighter jets to Ukraine, by way of a U.S. base in Germany, is "not tenable." The first of Ukraine's fallen soldiers are comin...

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022 from 2022-03-08T05:52:24

International negotiators seek diplomatic off-ramps to end Russia's assault on Ukraine. The cost of filling up soars, as Washington debates sanctions on Russian oil. And after more than a century ...

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Monday, March 7, 2022 from 2022-03-07T05:58:59

Russian forces advance toward another nuclear power facility in Ukraine. Refugees crossing Ukraine's border into Poland are met by an ad hoc army of aid volunteers. And former U.S. Attorney General...

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How Russia's War In Ukraine Could Change The World from 2022-03-06T08:20:43

About a week ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. Through the voices of NPR reporters on the ground and the Ukrainians living through it all, we look at how we've gotten where we are now and what this war ...

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Saturday, March 5, 2022 from 2022-03-05T07:57:51

Russia agreed to a short cease fire for two cities in Ukraine's south to allow civilians to leave, but evacuations were stopped because fighting continued. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in n...

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Friday, March 4, 2022 from 2022-03-04T05:56:01

A fire at a Ukrainian nuclear plant has put Europe on alert. Russia now controls the facility, and the fire is out. How safe are Ukraine's other nuclear plants? Russia continues its indiscriminate ...

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Thursday, March 3, 2022 from 2022-03-03T05:49:50

More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion. Russia says it has captured the first Ukrainian city as troops continue their attacks. What is Russia's military s...

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022 from 2022-03-02T05:57:09

We have three stories of democracy on this Wednesday morning. One in Texas, where Americans voted. One in Washington, where President Biden delivered the state of the Union. And one in Ukraine, whe...

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022 from 2022-03-01T05:44:13

A 40-mile convoy of Russian military vehicles is heading toward Ukraine's capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, signed an application for EU membership. What are the side eff...

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Monday, February 28, 2022 from 2022-02-28T05:54:34

Europeans isolate Russia, arm Ukraine, and start to rearm themselves. Ukrainian forces still hold their capital Kyiv. And the Ukrainian government is sending representatives to Belarus to talk with...

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It's Been A Minute: Trayvon, Ten Years Later from 2022-02-27T08:00:45

Before George Floyd and Michael Brown, there was Trayvon Martin. And this weekend marks ten years since the watershed moment that planted the seed for the Black Lives Matter movement we know today....

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Monday, February 21, 2022 from 2022-02-21T05:47:56

President Biden says he's willing to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to resolve the tensions over Ukraine diplomatically. But only, if Russia doesn't invade its neighbor. Closing arguments ...

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Anxious and Hilarious from 2022-02-20T08:00:40

For humorist Georgia Pritchett, anxiety has at times overwhelmed her, and at others, fueled her work as a comedy writer. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Pritchett about her memoir My Mess Is a Bi...

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Saturday, February 19, 2022 from 2022-02-19T07:55:05

Against the backdrop of a rapidly escalating crisis in Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the Munich Security Conference. And on the ground in Ukraine, an uptick in shelling as tensions...

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Friday, February 18, 2022 from 2022-02-18T06:08:10

President Biden says all indications point to Russia preparing for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Vice President Harris is in Munich to meet with world leaders this weekend. But is diplomacy sti...

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Thursday, February 17, 2022 from 2022-02-17T05:41:59

The U.S. says Russian claims of a partial troop withdrawal near Ukraine are false. An administration official told reporters that Moscow has actually brought in 7,000 troops in the last few days. W...

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022 from 2022-02-16T05:56

Russia says it's pulling troops from Ukraine's border, but where's the evidence? NATO defense ministers are meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. The families of nine victims in the mass shooting at S...

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022 from 2022-02-15T05:52:12

Russia says it's still open to talks as it flexes its military strength on Ukraine's borders. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. What might come ou...

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Monday, February 14, 2022 from 2022-02-14T05:56:57

The U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine this week. Are people preparing for a war in Eastern Europe? A 15-year old Russian figure skating star who tested positive for a banned drug before t...

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Throughline: Vladimir Putin from 2022-02-13T08:00:42

As tensions between Ukraine and Russia escalate, we decided to take a look at the man who has been running Russia for two decades: Vladimir Putin. How did a former KGB officer make his way up to th...

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Saturday, February 12, 2022 from 2022-02-12T07:51:09

A lengthy briefing from a senior US military official gives us a glimpse into how the US views Russia's strategy in Ukraine. Also, President Biden signed an executive order allowing for a potentia...

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Friday, February 11, 2022 from 2022-02-11T05:50:11

Pfizer and BioNTech last week asked the FDA to expand the use of their COVID-19 vaccine. On Friday, the agency is expected to tell us if the vaccine works in children under 5. As the world awaits R...

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Thursday, February 10, 2022 from 2022-02-10T05:46:11

Democratic governors across the country are loosening mask requirements. But the federal government wants people to mask up. What's the political calculation? Russia's continued military action aro...

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022 from 2022-02-01T05:57

Many parents of small children have been waiting for this news. Pfizer plans to seek FDA approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in children under the age of 5. How soon could children get their shots? T...

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Monday, January 31, 2022 from 2022-01-31T05:43:11

The United Kingdom considers taking additional steps to back Ukraine. But how can NATO nations help a country outside their alliance? People without vaccines and boosters are far more vulnerable to...

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It's Been A Minute: Remembering André Leon Talley from 2022-01-30T08:00

André Leon Talley became a major part of the global fashion zeitgeist while navigating being one of the few, if not the only, Black, queer men at his level. In this episode of It's Been a Minut...

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Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 2022-01-29T07:52:09

A winter storm threatens New England and the Mid-Atlantic. In Kyiv, Ukrainians are standing firm in the face of Russian aggression. Wall Street is reacting to uncertainty, and many experts see a no...

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Friday, January 28, 2022 from 2022-01-28T05:56:55

How do Ukrainians feel about the possibility of a Russian invasion? And President Biden visits Pittsburgh today. With a low approval rating, a stalled domestic agenda, and a standoff with Russia, c...

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Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 2022-01-27T05:56

Now that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, President Biden has a chance to deliver on his promise of nominating a Black woman to the high court. With the mid-term elections loom...

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022 from 2022-01-26T06:00:03

A former Ukrainian official explains why he doesn't think a Russian invasion is imminent. And for severe cases of COVID-19, there are treatments to keep people out of the hospital. So, why is the F...

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 2022-01-25T05:56:45

The White House and European leaders are trying to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. What happens if Vladimir Putin sends his troops in anyway? And the Federal Reserve is poised to raise interest...

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Monday, January 24, 2022 from 2022-01-24T05:57:23

President Biden is thinking about sending thousands of U.S. troops to Eastern Europe to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. Will the plan work or will it provoke Russian President Vladimir Putin? A...

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Bridging The Divide: A Scientist's Search For Faith And Truth from 2022-01-23T08:00:59

Francis Collins was director of the National Institutes of Health for more than a decade. He's also an evangelical Christian. Host Rachel Martin talked to Collins about some of life's biggest quest...

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Friday, December 17, 2021 from 2021-12-17T05:46

A consortium of experts project that the omicron variant could cause a winter surge of COVID cases that's worse than last year's. President Biden's Build Back Better bill is now stalled as Democrat...

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Thursday, December 16, 2021 from 2021-12-16T05:54

With inflation rates spiking to record levels, the Federal Reserve is taking steps to ease the pressure. The omircron variant is quickly becoming the dominant strain globally, and now it's spreadin...

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 from 2021-12-15T05:59:37

As the pandemic heads into it's third year, the US passes another sobering milestone of 800,000 COVID related deaths. President Biden heads to Kentucky today to survey the areas devastated by massi...

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 from 2021-12-14T05:51:13

Search and rescue efforts continue for the more than a hundred people that are still unaccounted for in Kentucky in the wake of the devastating tornadoes that tore through the state. Former Trump W...

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Monday, December 13, 2021 from 2021-12-13T05:56:28

Rescue crews are sifting through hundreds of miles of wreckage after massive tornados devastated towns across Kentucky. Cases of the Delta variant are rising and with omicron spreading rapidly, sci...

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Rough Translation: Tasting At A Distance from 2021-12-12T08:00

You can zoom around the world through sight and sound, but you can't taste at a distance, right? In this episode of Rough Translation, stories about what happens when we try.

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COVID in South Africa, Living with Omicron in the U.S., Parents of MI Shooter Charged from 2021-12-04T07:56:24

South Africa is seeing a fourth wave of COVID-19 that's being driven by the Omicron variant. In the U.S., the new variant has arrived and is raising questions about how to stay safe this holiday s...

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Friday, December 3, 2021 from 2021-12-03T05:53:23

The omicron variant is spreading quickly across the US as more states confirm new cases. The Biden administration insists they are bringing back a controversial border policy from the Trump adminis...

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Thursday, December 2, 2021 from 2021-12-02T05:47:59

The first case of the omicron variant has been identified in San Francisco, California, and experts say it could spread to the rest of the country in a matter of weeks. President Biden will unveil ...

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from 2021-12-01T05:46:28

As the Omicron variant spreads rapidly around the world, uncertainty over vaccine efficacy is causing concerns. The Supreme Court will hear a case from Mississippi today to decide whether to revers...

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 2021-11-30T05:48:19

The Biden Administration says it's preparing plans for the possibility that Omicron variant will emerge in US. As concerns over the new variant loom, New York's governor declared a state of emergen...

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Monday, November 29, 2021 from 2021-11-29T05:41:44

Two cases of the newly identified omicron variant have been identified in Ontario, Canada, the U.S. is putting travel restrictions in place starting Monday. The trial of of Jeffery Epstein's allege...

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Investigations: CTE And Desperate Patients' "Last Hope" from 2021-11-28T08:00

CTE — chronic traumatic encephalopathy — is a degenerative brain disease found in many former professional football and hockey players, for whom blows to the head have long been part of the job. Listen

Saturday, November 27, 2021 from 2021-11-27T07:49:33

A new coronavirus variant out of South Africa called Omicron has been designated by the World Health Organization as a "variant of concern." In response, Friday saw a massive selloff on Wall Street...

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Friday, November 26, 2021 from 2021-11-26T05:50

The World Health Organization evaluates a new COVID-19 variant, while the delta strain surges in other countries. Diplomats trying to revive a nuclear deal with Iran face new demands and a harder l...

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Thursday, November 25, 2021 from 2021-11-25T05:52:05

Three men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia now face federal hate crime charges and possible life prison terms. An estimated 160,000 active military service members and their famil...

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021 from 2021-11-24T05:53:35

A jury in Charlottesville, Virginia finds white nationalists and neo-Nazis liable for millions in damages from the 2017 Unite the Right rally. Jurors in Ohio determine that three of the country's b...

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021 from 2021-11-23T05:58:26

Waukesha, Wisconsin mourns five who died when an SUV struck the city's Christmas parade. Lawmakers react to President Biden tapping Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for a second term. And Aus...

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Monday, November 22, 2021 from 2021-11-22T05:58:09

At least five are dead and more than 40 are injured after an SUV sped through a holiday parade and struck dozens of people, including children, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Closing arguments are set for...

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Planet Money: Of Boats And Boxes from 2021-11-21T08:00

More than a third of the goods that the United States imports comes through the Ports of LA and Long Beach. So what happens when shipping backlogs mean that ships have to idle just outside those po...

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Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict, Booster Expansion, House Passes Spending Bill from 2021-11-20T07:47:35

Kyle Rittenhouse, who fatally shot two people and wounded a third last year amid violent protests over police conduct, has been acquitted of all charges. COVID-19 vaccine boosters are now available...

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Friday, November 19, 2021 from 2021-11-19T05:57

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy's marathon speech-making delays a vote on President Biden's spending agenda. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Nigeria to address climate, COVID, cultural inf...

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Thursday, November 18, 2021 from 2021-11-18T05:53:03

Two men convicted of killing Malcolm X are expected to be exonerated today. One of three men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery tells a Georgia jury it was self defense. And President Biden today...

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 2021-11-17T05:54:10

Every adult in the U.S. could be eligible for a COVID vaccine booster within days. Democrats open a cross-country blitz to promote President Biden's vision for spending on everything from childcare...

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021 from 2021-10-26T05:42:32

A former top diplomat on Afghanistan addresses what went wrong in the U.S. withdrawal. Lawmakers are set to question YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok about social media's impact on kids. And the U.S. S...

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Monday, October 25, 2021 from 2021-10-25T05:47:33

A U.S. envoy says Washington is "deeply alarmed" by reports of a military takeover in Sudan. FDA advisors will review data on kid-size Pfizer vaccine doses for children aged 5 to 11. And jury sele...

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Book Of The Day: How Colin Powell Wanted The World To Remember Him from 2021-10-24T08:00:04

When Colin Powell died on October 18 at the age of 84 from COVID-19 complications, he left behind a long, decorated career in Washington and the U.S. Army. He spent much of his life in the military...

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Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 2021-10-23T07:20:26

Internal documents show Facebook employees raised alarms about "Stop the Steal" misinformation before January 6. President Biden is negotiating with fellow Democrats about the size of his social sp...

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Friday, October 22, 2021 from 2021-10-22T05:45:44

The CDC closes the loop on booster recommendations for three vaccines. Hospitals confront a pandemic-driven nursing shortage. And NPR speaks with Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough about go...

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Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 2021-10-21T05:42

Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine boosters clear another regulatory hurdle. Senate Democrats lose a major push for voting rights protections. And a meeting in Moscow signals Russia's embr...

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021 from 2021-10-20T05:46:41

Congressional investigators endorse a criminal contempt charge against a key Trump ally, as Democrats weigh cuts in the Biden spending agenda. The accused gunman in a Florida high school shooting a...

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 2021-10-19T05:44:21

Jury selection begins in the Georgia trial of three white men charged with murdering a 25-year-old Black man, Ahmaud Arbery. Former President Donald Trump sues the House committee investigating the...

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021 from 2021-10-05T05:51:03

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies before Congress today about the safety of teens on the social media giant's platforms. Also, a massive leak of financial documents of the rich and po...

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Monday, October 4, 2021 from 2021-10-04T05:55

A leak of millions of documents reveals a financial universe where the global elite shields riches from taxes, criminal probes and public accountability. Also, a Facebook whistleblower says the com...

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Short Wave: Scientists Are Racing To Save Sequoias from 2021-10-03T08:00

Based on early estimates, as many as 10,600 large sequoias were killed in last year's Castle Fire — up to 14% of the entire population. The world's largest trees are one of the most fire-adapted to...

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Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 from 2021-10-02T07:48:27

A new antiviral drug for COVID-19 appears to halve the risk of hospitalization and death in people diagnosed with the disease. And Democrats say they still need more time to resolve differences wit...

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Friday, October 1, 2021 from 2021-10-01T05:44:18

Lawmakers voted to avoid a government shutdown, but Democratic leaders delayed a crucial vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill. What's the way forward? And what are the Biden administration's ne...

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Thursday, September 30th, 2021 from 2021-09-30T05:43:55

The government will shut down if a spending bill isn't passed by midnight. Will lawmakers pull it off? And lawmakers will ask Facebook about the platform's effect on kids. Is it as harmful as some ...

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Wednesday, September 29th, 2021 from 2021-09-29T05:45:26

Top U.S. military officials will testify before House lawmakers today on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. What do they hope to learn? And Japan is on track to get a new Prime Minister. What ki...

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Monday, September 27th, 2021 from 2021-09-27T05:43:55

What do Germany's preliminary election results tell us about where the country's headed? And will Democrats be able to avoid a government shutdown and avert a debt crisis? Plus, what's the roll-out...

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BONUS: Consider This: After A Year Away, Broadway Is Back from 2021-09-26T08:00:12

This week's bonus episode of Up First comes from NPR's Consider This. After a year away, Broadway's lights are back on. Some of the biggest productions have returned for vaccinated and masked audie...

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Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 from 2021-09-25T07:27:37

After deliberation and disagreement, federal regulators have endorsed COVID boosters for some groups, making millions of people eligible across the U.S. And a widely-discredited Republican-led revi...

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Friday, September 24, 2021 from 2021-09-24T05:48:15

Why did the director of the CDC override her agency's advisory panel and rule in favor of COVID-19 booster shots? And what do lawmakers hope to learn from former Trump aides they have subpoenaed? P...

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Thursday, September 23, 2021 from 2021-09-23T05:58:48

Who is eligible to get Pfizer's COVID-19 booster shots? And why are certain Haitian migrants detained along the US-Mexico border being released while others are deported? Plus, new documents reveal...

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from 2021-09-22T06:29:52

Will the winter season prompt another COVID surge? And how are U.S. border agents managing the thousands of migrants camping under a border bridge? Plus, an investigation into Hurricane Ida's power...

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from 2021-09-21T05:53:30

President Biden will address the United Nations General Assembly today. How will he explain America's role in the world? And why are anti-abortion rights activists upset about a lawsuit against an ...

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Monday, September 20, 2021 from 2021-09-20T06:17:31

What are the most urgent issues world leaders will tackle at the U.N. General Assembly this year? And why did a Senate parliamentarian, the referee of Senate rules, knock immigration out of a budge...

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BONUS: Throughline: What Happened After Civilization Collapsed from 2021-09-19T08:00

What happens after everything falls apart? The end of the Bronze Age was a moment when an entire network of ancient civilizations collapsed, leaving behind only clues to what happened. Today, schol...

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Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 2021-09-18T07:57:42

An expert panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommend against a booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine for most U.S. adults. France has recalled its ambassadors to the U.S. and Au...

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Friday, September 17, 2021 from 2021-09-17T05:52

The committee that advises the FDA on vaccines will meet on Friday to discuss booster shots for all Americans above the age of 16. Can Americans justify getting a third shot when many people in the...

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Thursday, September 16, 2021 from 2021-09-16T05:54

One in every 500 Americans has died of COVID-19 - more than 666,000 in total. About 150,000 people are still getting infected with the virus every day. What is the state of the pandemic in this cou...

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 2021-09-15T05:54:35

Voters in California have decided, Gavin Newsom will remain governor of the state. Voters rejected the Republican-led recall by a 2-to-1 margin. The top U.S. military official was so worried about ...

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from 2021-09-14T05:45:54

President Biden traveled to California to campaign for Governor Gavin Newsom in the lead up to the closely watched recall election. As voting comes to a close on Tuesday, how is the field stacking ...

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BONUS: Bin Laden's Legacy and the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border from 2021-09-12T14:01:51

Twenty years since the attacks on Sep. 11, the man behind the tragedy still looms large. In this special episode of Up First, host Steve Inskeep visits the Pakistani city of Abottabad, where Osama ...

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9/11 Anniversary, Taliban Governing, Businesses React To Vaccine Requirements from 2021-09-11T07:47:20

Americans commemorate 20 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, The Taliban name a new interim government with some familiar faces. And reaction to President Biden's announcement of new vaccine an...

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Friday, September 10, 2021 from 2021-09-10T05:53

President Biden has outlined new rules to combat the pandemic. He says businesses with 100 or more employees have to get their staff vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19. That will apply to ...

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Thursday, September 9, 2021 from 2021-09-09T05:49:09

President Biden will announce a new strategy Thursday to fight the Delta variant of the coronavirus. The administration has suffered a series of setbacks in handling the latest COVID surge. After a...

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021 from 2021-09-08T05:53:53

In northern Idaho, hospitals are so overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge they've started rationing care for all patients. The Taliban have named their interim government in Afghanistan. The new ca...

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021 from 2021-09-07T05:53:48

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Qatar. Americans stuck in Afghanistan would like to go there as well. The big question for Blinken is how he can make that happen? President Biden...

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Monday, September 6, 2021 from 2021-09-06T05:50:14

The Taliban claim to have taken over a final part of Afghanistan, though a resistance movement says it fights on. What does it mean for the country and its people? The United State has left Afghani...

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Sacred Ground: A 9/11 Story from 2021-09-05T08:00:23

On September 11, 2001, United Flight 93 was hijacked by four Al Qaeda terrorists. The passengers and crew fought back and because of that, the plane crashed outside of Shanksville, Pa., instead of...

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Saturday, September 4, 2021 from 2021-09-04T07:46:15

New York City is drying out after Hurricane Ida, and the city is looking ahead to the next big storm. Meanwhile, President Biden visited Louisiana where storm cleanup is also underway. Also, as the...

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Friday, September 3, 2021 from 2021-09-03T05:53:08

Hurricane Ida left behind a trail of destruction on its way from the Gulf Coast all the way to New England. At least 46 people have died in the Northeast as the storm system unleashed tornadoes and...

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Friday, August 27, 2021 from 2021-08-27T05:45:53

President Biden is pledging to complete the mission in Afghanistan and to track down those who attacked the airport, killing at least 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans. Now, internation...

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Thursday, August 26, 2021 from 2021-08-26T05:44

As the U.S. military races to evacuate the remaining Americans in Kabul, new warnings over potential security threats at the airport. Also, Haiti struggles to recover nearly two weeks after a devas...

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021 from 2021-08-25T05:53:46

President Biden is sticking with an August 31 deadline to get Americans and Afghans out of Afghanistan. Also, the Supreme Court issues an order that could force the Biden administration to reinstat...

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021 from 2021-08-24T05:43:23

As the U.S. ramps up evacuation efforts in Kabul, what it's like in one place where Afghans are being sent on the first leg of their relocation journey. Also, a small group of moderate House Democr...

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Monday, August 23, 2021 from 2021-08-23T05:49:46

President Biden says the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul is accelerating, but he's conceding that the evacuation of thousands from Kabul will be "hard and painful." At the airp...

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BONUS: Four Voices Of Afghanistan from 2021-08-22T08:00:31

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan happened faster than anyone could have anticipated. As city after city fell, many who had helped the US military rushed to escape. In this special episode of Up ...

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Saturday, August 21, 2021 from 2021-08-21T07:57:55

Kabul is entering its first full weekend of Taliban rule after the group's surprisingly swift takeover of the country. Thousands continue to throng Kabul's airport in an effort to escape. Safety pr...

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Friday, August 20, 2021 from 2021-08-20T05:40

Protesters take to the streets in parts of Afghanistan, opposed to Taliban rule, as the fighters block some Afghans from reaching the airport to leave the country. Now, the Biden administration is ...

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Thursday, August 19, 2021 from 2021-08-19T05:57

President Biden again defended the U.S. troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, pledging to keep forces there until all American citizens are out of the country. Also, federal health officials unveil thei...

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021 from 2021-08-18T05:56:24

As the U.S. military flies more people out of Kabul, the Taliban launches a charm offensive aimed at showing how it will lead Afghanistan. A Taliban spokesman tells NPR that women will be allowed t...

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021 from 2021-08-17T05:58:40

An eerie calm descends on Kabul as the Taliban takes control and the U.S. moves to evacuate thousands. But what do the Taliban want? Also, President Biden is defending the military withdrawal, desp...

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021 from 2021-08-10T05:41:36

The Senate today is poised to approve a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, as Democrats eye a $3.5 trillion plan to advance President Biden's domestic agenda. Also, the Pentagon looks to require all ...

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Monday, August 9, 2021 from 2021-08-09T05:39:54

A new UN report finds climate change is accelerating, and humans might be running out of time to reverse it. Also, the Taliban gains ground in Afghanistan, seizing control of more key areas. And, v...

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BONUS: Short Wave: Caregiving During The Pandemic Takes A Toll from 2021-08-08T08:00:25

This week's bonus episode of Up First comes from NPR's Short Wave. Caregivers in the "Sandwich Generation" have reported a steep decline in mental health, as did others who had to juggle changes in...

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Saturday, August 7, 2021 from 2021-08-07T07:42:25

As the delta variant spreads, more kids are getting sick with COVID-19: what symptoms to look for as students go back to school. Plus, the latest on violence in Afghanistan as U.S. troops come home...

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Friday, August 6, 2021 from 2021-08-06T05:50

As the delta variant surges in Florida, school districts are defying the governor and sticking with mask mandates. Also, businesses clamor for workers as customer demand rebounds. And, an Olympic s...

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Thursday, August 5, 2021 from 2021-08-05T05:47:35

The World Health Organization is asking wealthy nations to stop giving out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots while people in poorer countries wait for their first dose. Also, the Biden administration ...

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021 from 2021-08-04T05:54:44

A growing list of top Democrats — including President Biden — are calling on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after an investigation by the state's attorney general found Cuomo sexually harasse...

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021 from 2021-08-03T05:51:21

Florida now leads the nation in new COVID-19 cases, and experts say it may be weeks before the surge begins to wane. Also, the Biden Administration is poised to deliver 110 million vaccine doses ar...

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Monday, August 2, 2021 from 2021-08-02T05:57:42

The delta variant is leading to a surge in new COVID-19 cases, along with growing calls for tougher restrictions. But officials also report vaccinations are on the rise, especially in some hotspots...

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BONUS: Throughline: Behind The Five Rings from 2021-08-01T08:00

This week's bonus episode of Up First comes from NPR's Throughline. The Olympics originated in Ancient Greece and were resurrected in the 1890's after a 1,500 year ban. Since then, the Internationa...

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Thursday, July 22, 2021 from 2021-07-22T05:55

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vetoed two Republican nominees to the panel set to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection, saying she was rejecting their nominations "with respect for the integrity of the ...

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 from 2021-07-21T05:57:19

A bipartisan infrastructure bill faces a crucial test in the Senate today. But here's the thing: there's no actual bill yet. Also, the massive Bootleg Fire has ravaged southern Oregon and is the fo...

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 from 2021-07-20T05:54:13

Almost two weeks after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, the struggle for power in the Caribbean nation appears to be over. Also, the U.S. Justice Department is condemning a pro...

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Monday, July 19, 2021 from 2021-07-19T05:59:25

After declining steeply for six months, coronavirus cases are once again on the rise, thanks to the delta variant. Also, devastating floods spread farther south in Europe into the Alps over the we...

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BONUS: On Our Watch: Under Color Of Law from 2021-07-18T08:00

This week's bonus episode comes from the limited-run podcast On Our Watch from NPR and KQED. One of the first police shootings to be captured on cell phone, millions saw Bay Area Rapid Transit poli...

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Saturday, July 17, 2021 from 2021-07-17T07:25:31

Details from NPR's exclusive interview with Haiti's interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph. COVID-19 infection rates climb as vaccination rates lag. And Lebanon's population suffers as the economy cr...

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BONUS: Home/Front: Rebels In The Valley from 2021-07-04T10:03:34

This week's bonus episode comes from the newest season of NPR's Rough Translation, "Home/Front." The military and Silicon Valley used to work hand in hand. But over the years, distrust grew and col...

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Saturday, July 3, 2021 from 2021-07-03T07:55:10

June's employment numbers were rosy, but we'll need eight more months of similar numbers before the U.S. recovers from all the pandemic-related job losses. We also have the latest on condo collapse...

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Friday, July 2, 2021 from 2021-07-02T05:56

American forces have vacated the Bagram airfield in Afghanistan. The Trump Organization and its CFO are accused of scheming federal, state, and local governments for the last 15 years. The Supreme ...

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Thursday, July 1, 2021 from 2021-07-01T05:59:44

Former President Donald Trump's family business and one of its leading executives are expected to be charged with financial crimes today in New York. Months before the Champlain Tower South buildin...

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 from 2021-06-30T05:50:39

As rescue efforts continue after a condominium building collapsed, the mayor of Surfside, Fla. says: "Nobody's giving up hope here. Nobody's stopping." The House votes today on the creation of a se...

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021 from 2021-06-29T06:04:15

Search and rescue crews from Mexico and Israel have joined the efforts in Surfside, Florida. A federal judge dismissed two antitrust complaints against Facebook. COVID-19 cases have risen in severa...

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Monday, June 28, 2021 from 2021-06-28T05:51:03

Crews continue to dig through the rubble looking for survivors after part of a condominium building collapsed in south Florida. President Biden walked back an apparent veto threat of the bipartisan...

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BONUS: What Is Capitalism? from 2021-06-27T08:00:19

For this week's bonus episode of Up First we'd like you to listen to Throughline's first in a series on capitalism. How did an economic system become an all-encompassing ideology? Rund Abdelfatah a...

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SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021 from 2021-06-26T07:37:03

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is sentenced for the murder of George Floyd. We have updates on the condo building collapse in Miami, where over 150 people are still unaccounted for...

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Friday, June 25, 2021 from 2021-06-25T05:46:14

The search continues for people believed to be trapped beneath debris after a partial building collapse in South Florida. President Biden announces bipartisan infrastructure deal. Leaders from Afgh...

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Thursday, June 24, 2021 from 2021-06-24T06:01:32

President Biden will be in Raleigh, North Carolina to push more people to get vaccinated. Life expectancy in the U.S. dropped significantly, and the pandemic is largely to blame. The Supreme Court ...

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 from 2021-06-23T05:56:01

Several of President Biden's key agenda items hinge on bipartisan support. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin supports changes to the military justice system that surround sexual assault cases. Brit...

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 from 2021-06-22T05:58

Senate Democrats plan to hold a procedural vote on sweeping election reform legislation. The Supreme Court ruled the NCAA cannot limit "enhanced education-related benefits" for student-athletes. A ...

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Monday, June 21, 2021 from 2021-06-21T06:00:12

In order to reach President Biden's July 4th vaccination goal, about a million shots a day need to be administered. Iran's new president is a hardline judge with close ties to the supreme leader. O...

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 2021-06-16T05:57

The highly-anticipated, in-person meeting between President Biden and Vladimir Putin will take place in Geneva. Israel says it targeted Hamas after incendiary balloons sparked fires on its southern...

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021 from 2021-06-15T05:55

President Biden continues to work to mend European relationships during his diplomatic trip. The state of California is reopening after 15 months of COVID restrictions. Families, finally reunited a...

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Monday, June 14, 2021 from 2021-06-14T05:48

Israel has a new prime minister; Naftali Bennett won the election by a single vote. President Biden is in Brussels meeting with leaders of other NATO member countries. The U.S. is on the cusp of h...

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BONUS: On Our Watch From NPR from 2021-06-13T08:00:07

In 2019, California Senate Bill 1421 unsealed thousands of internal police department files, body camera footage and audiotapes for the first time. These are police departments' own, previously-con...

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Saturday, June 12, 2021 from 2021-06-12T07:54:12

Four states end pandemic jobless benefits ahead of schedule. Leaders of the G7 industrialized nations talk about economic power and labor rights in China. COVID vaccine promises greeted with muted ...

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Friday, June 11, 2021 from 2021-06-11T05:51:36

President Biden is in Cornwall, England meeting with the leaders of seven of the world's largest economies. The Knesset, the Israeli parliament, is expected to vote Sunday on a new government. Ther...

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 from 2021-06-09T05:54:18

President Biden begins his 8-day diplomatic trip to Europe. A new study suggests the current COVID-19 vaccines may stand up against variants. Hundreds are under arrest after the FBI conducted a glo...

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from 2021-06-08T05:46:24

Two Senate committees released new findings related to the January 6th Capitol attack. The FBI recovered millions of the ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to suspected Russian hackers. The FDA has appr...

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Monday, June 7, 2021 from 2021-06-07T05:54:11

President Biden is still working to get Republicans on board with his infrastructure plan. Vice President Kamala Harris is in Guatemala on a mission to address the issues that are leading to migrat...

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BONUS: The Song Project from 2021-06-06T08:00:52

About a year ago, the team at Morning Edition started asking musicians to write songs about the ways in which the pandemic was upending life. In the last 12 months, Rachel Martin and David Greene t...

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Saturday, June 5, 2021 from 2021-06-05T07:36:26

President Biden and congressional Republicans are trying to decide the scope of a bipartisan infrastructure package — and how to pay for it. Citing public safety concerns, Facebook has extended its...

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Friday, June 4, 2021 from 2021-06-04T05:44:04

Kamala Harris will make her first foreign trip as Vice President, with stops in Mexico and Central America. Her focus: vaccine diplomacy and immigration. Millions of Americans are still out of work...

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Monday, May 31, 2021 from 2021-05-31T05:48:50

A coalition of opposition parties say they've reached a power-sharing deal to form a new Israeli government, which would unseat Prime Minister Netanyahu after 12 years in office. Democratic lawmake...

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BONUS: Home/Front from 2021-05-30T07:01:20

Is it true that "you can't understand" if you've never been to war? This week's bonus episode comes from the new season of NPR's Rough Translation podcast, in which we hear from people on ...

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Saturday, May 29, 2021 from 2021-05-29T07:52:38

A Senate filibuster and ongoing infrastructure talks on Capitol Hill. Microsoft says Russian hackers were the behind the cyber-attack targeting aid groups. And the worsening Covid-19 crisis in Arge...

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Friday, May 28, 2021 from 2021-05-28T05:51

Some Democrats say the GOP's latest $928 billion counter-infrastructure proposal isn't enough, but President Biden wants to keep negotiating. The US is pushing China to cooperate with new investiga...

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Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 2021-05-27T05:49

President Biden is tasking US intelligence agencies with finding a definitive conclusion on the origins of COVID-19. Three of the world's largest oil companies lose major battles over emissions and...

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from 2021-05-26T06:19:43

A Manhattan prosecutor has convened a grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation against former President Donald Trump and his businesses. The Department of Homeland security plan...

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 from 2021-05-25T06:56:29

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders where he seeks to negotiate a lasting truce. Belarus is facing sanctions after grounding a flight to catch a dissid...

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Friday, May 14, 2021 from 2021-05-14T05:52

In a surprising reversal, the CDC now says if you're fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask indoors or outdoors. How will this new guidance be implemented across the country? Violence ...

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Thursday, May 13, 2021 from 2021-05-13T05:48

The Colonial Pipeline is restarting after a major cyber attack forced it to shut down, but impacts from the disruption are still being felt across the east coast. Israel continues it's fierce milit...

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 2021-05-12T06:15:27

Dozens are dead as violence between Israelis and Palestinians intensifies. Israel launched more devastating airstrikes in Gaza as Hamas continues to respond with rockets. House Republicans will mee...

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021. from 2021-05-11T05:57:21

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 to 15. At least 24 Palestinians were killed when Israeli air strikes hit Gaza in the latest escalation after...

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Monday, May 10th from 2021-05-10T06:01:41

With 43% of U.S. adults vaccinated, this week the FDA could decide to authorize the use of the Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year-olds . Tensions remain high in Jerusalem following violent clashes betwe...

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BONUS: How Can Americans Make Democracy Work For Them? from 2021-05-09T07:02:16

On this week's bonus episode of Up First, host Steve Inskeep looks at how Americans can make democracy work for them. As part of NPR's series on democracy, Morning Edition visited Rocheste...

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Saturday, May 8, 2021 from 2021-05-08T07:37:53

Record COVID-19 infections in India lead to renewed calls for a nationwide lockdown. What does a weaker-than-expected jobs report mean for the U.S. economy? The FDA is expected to authorize the Pfi...

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from 2021-05-05T08:07:13

Today, an independent board will decide if former President Donald Trump will be allowed to rejoin Facebook's social network. Indian-American communities are raising money to help with India's wors...

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 from 2021-05-04T07:45:44

President Biden will announce targeted steps to get more people vaccinated, especially in rural areas. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an order cancelling COVID-related rules and restrictions ...

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Monday, May 3, 2021 from 2021-05-03T07:48:41

Four migrant families that were separated during the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the United States this week. New COVID cases in America have dropped almost 30% over the last...

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BONUS: Celebrating 50 Years of NPR from 2021-05-02T10:00:19

On this bonus episode of Up First, a celebration of NPR's first broadcast on May 3, 1971. That day more than 20,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest against the Vietnam War. Host Aud...

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Saturday, May 1, 2021 from 2021-05-01T09:47:43

A new study finds many critical care nurses leaving their jobs because of burnout, which has been intensified by the pandemic. President Biden enters his next 100 days in office with a focus on inf...

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Friday, April 30, 2021 from 2021-04-30T07:53:06

As international aid makes its way to India, the country continues breaking its own world record for COVID infections in a single day. More than 40 people are dead after a stampede during a religio...

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Thursday, April 29, 2021 from 2021-04-29T07:54:11

President Biden highlighted his successes in his first 100 days in office as he laid out his economic agenda before lawmakers. An FBI investigation into dealings with Ukraine led to a raid of Presi...

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 2021-04-28T08:01:03

President Biden will make the case for his "American Families Plan" to a joint session of Congress tonight, the White House says it will make the US economy more fair. Today, a court is considering...

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Monday, April 5, 2021 from 2021-04-05T07:53:02

While a record 4 million people a day are being vaccinated, infections among children and young adults are driving the latest surge of COVID cases in more than 20 states. Three of Georgia's largest...

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Sunday, April 4th, 2021 from 2021-04-04T08:55:21

In this bonus episode of Up First, NPR's Consider This host Ari Shapiro takes stock of the current moment in trans rights, where states across the country have introduced bills targeting trans youth.

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Saturday, April 3, 2021 from 2021-04-03T09:36:22

Another fatal attack at the U.S. Capitol escalates security concerns. The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd continues. The U.S. and Iran will t...

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Friday, April 2, 2021 from 2021-04-02T07:56:42

The first full week of the trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was full of emotion, medical details and an examination of the police's use of force policy. Dozens are dead...

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Thursday, April 1, 2021 from 2021-04-01T07:52:14

President Biden plans to pay for his $2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill by raising taxes on corporations. The FDA is investigating the contamination of a large amount of a main ingredient in th...

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 2021-03-31T08:06:49

President Biden is pitching his next big piece of legislation, a two trillion dollar infrastructure plan he says will restart the economy. Day two of Derek Chauvin's murder trial included some emot...

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021 from 2021-03-30T07:58:52

Today, the World Health Organization is expected to release findings from an investigation that reveals the coronavirus most likely did not originate in Wuhan, China. Prosecutors will continue buil...

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Monday, March 29, 2021 from 2021-03-29T07:54:16

The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd begins today in Minneapolis. The massive cargo ship that's been stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal is finally moving. And, G...

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BONUS: Screams And Silence from 2021-03-28T09:00

Asian American organizers and influencers have been trying to sound the alarm over a dramatic spike in reports of anti-Asian racism over the last year, and have been frustrated by the lack of media...

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Saturday, March 27, 2021 from 2021-03-27T08:31:48

Scientists are studying how transmissible the coronavirus may be from vaccinated people. Why there is another surge in migrants at the southern border. Tensions between the European Union and China...

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Friday, March 26, 2021 from 2021-03-26T06:53:20

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed a controversial set of new election rules into law. President Biden says gun control measures may have to wait. And, with COVID-19 cases rising again in many ...

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Thursday, March 25, 2021 from 2021-03-25T06:57:39

President Biden holds his first solo press conference today. AstraZeneca has released new efficacy data for its COVID-19 vaccine in response to the independent review panel that warned the numbers ...

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 from 2021-03-24T06:54:16

Boulder Police say their investigation of the mass shooting at a grocery store could take five days or more. President Biden calls on lawmakers to act on gun control to stop future mass shootings. ...

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 2021-03-23T06:54:33

Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Colorado supermarket. Federal officials say an independent panel of experts said the AstraZeneca vaccine's Phase 3 trial data may have relied o...

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Monday, March 22, 2021 from 2021-03-22T06:56:20

The results of a new efficacy study on the AstraZeneca vaccine could pave the way for a Food and Drug Administration decision on whether the vaccine can be used in the United States. The city of Mi...

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BONUS: Planet Money Buys A Superhero from 2021-03-21T09:00

NPR's Planet Money podcast has been thinking a lot about superheros, not just as entertainment but as economic forces in the world. So they set out on the epic quest to try to make one.

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Atlanta Victims Details, New CDC School Guidance, Vaccine Hesitancy Lessening from 2021-03-20T08:33:44

President Biden and Vice President Harris express grief in Atlanta, as there details emerge about the 8 people killed in Tuesday's shootings. The CDC says some students can be 3 feet apart in schoo...

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Friday, March 19, 2021 from 2021-03-19T06:56:47

As the European Medicines Agency determines that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine is safe, the U.S. will send millions of doses of the vaccine to Canada and Mexico. President Biden and Vice Presid...

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Friday, March 5, 2021 from 2021-03-05T06:57:24

The Labor Department's new jobs report comes out today as Congress is poised to pass a new round of COVID-19 relief. The Biden administration ended Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy, but that doesn...

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Thursday, March 4, 2021 from 2021-03-04T06:56:37

President Joe Biden is pushing states to vaccinate teachers by the end of March so schools can reopen for in-person instruction. The House cancels its session today because of a renewed security th...

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 2021-03-03T06:57

Biden announces there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines for every adult in America by May. Neera Tanden withdraws her nomination for Director of the Office of Management and Budget. And, Texas Gover...

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021 from 2021-03-02T06:54:17

FBI Director Christopher Wray faces Senator's questions about the Capitol riot on January 6th. Georgia Republicans have passed new restrictions on voting in the state. And, an NPR investigation fin...

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Monday, March 1, 2021 from 2021-03-01T06:58:41

President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package heads to the Senate. A second former aide is alleging that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed her. And, military forces in Myan...

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February 28, 2021 from 2021-02-28T10:36

In this bonus episode of Up First, we bring you Episode one of a new series from NPR's Embedded podcast, which follows the survivors of the 2018 shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapol...

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Saturday, February 27, 2021 from 2021-02-27T08:24:24

By a slim majority, the House approved Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic stimulus package, but its passage in the Senate is questionable. A panel of experts endorsed the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus ...

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from 2021-02-09T06:58:17

Did former President Donald Trump incite the riot at the Capitol on January 6? That's the case House impeachment managers will attempt to prove as the second impeachment trial of the former preside...

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Monday, February 8, 2021 from 2021-02-08T06:59:30

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins this week as Republicans and his legal team argue the impeachment is unconstitutional. And, South Africa has paused a planned de...

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BONUS: Our Boxes, Ourselves from 2021-02-07T11:28:39

From Montréal to Edinburgh, and from São Paulo to Taipei: in this bonus episode from NPR's international podcast Rough Translation, stories about belonging, or longing to just be.

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Saturday, February 6, 2021 from 2021-02-06T08:46:05

President Biden is pushing to get his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill through Congress even if Republicans aren't happy. As loopholes appear in the vaccine rollout, bioethicists tell us who should ...

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Friday, February 5, 2021 from 2021-02-05T06:56:48

President Biden announced the U.S. will no longer support offensive military operations led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen, reversing a policy started by the Obama administration. And, a new model by res...

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Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 2021-02-04T07:00:36

Today the House will vote on a resolution that would expel freshman Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene from two committees after Republicans chose not to reprimand for her support of QAnon and other...

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Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The U.S. is breaking coronavirus records almost daily now. The latest surge is stretching the resources of many states. President-elect Joe Biden has made his first cabinet-level appointment. Longt...

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

President Trump insists he will never concede the election. President-elect Joe Biden picks Janet Yellen to be the first female treasury secretary. Plus, an update on the coronavirus situation in B...

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Monday, November 23, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

President-elect Biden has reportedly chosen his secretary of state. President Trump has still not conceded the election. Plus, the U.S. recorded a million new COVID-19 cases in just six days.

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November 22th, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this bonus episode of Up First, It's Been a Minute host Sam Sanders explores what might happen to Donald Trump after he leaves office. This episode breaks down ongoing investigations an...

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Saturday, November 21, 2020. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A new COVID-19 treatment will be available starting Monday — it promises to keep more people out of the hospital, but distributing it might pose some challenges. Also, despite the Trump campaign's ...

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Friday, November 20, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Two Republican Michigan lawmakers are invited to the White House as Trump contests election results. We discuss if testing is a safe strategy for holiday travel. And, Mike Pompeo visits Israel.

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Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

U.S. reaches record deaths from COVID-19. New York City public schools return to remote learning. Plus, a company is expected to get a government loan to produce an injection device for vaccines.

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As COVID-19 cases rise, states order restrictive measures. Why temperature matters for leading vaccines. Plus, Trump is expected to order major troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia.

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Monday, November 16, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

There is no sign COVID-19 cases are slowing. Texas is the first state to have more than a million coronavirus cases. Plus, fighting in Ethiopia's conflict appears to have crossed into Eritrea.

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BONUS: Overcoming Pandemic Fatigue from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Listeners submitted questions about mental health, processing the news, the keeping kids occupied.

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Saturday, Nov.14, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Another record-shattering week of Coronavirus infections as the U.S. moves closer to the holiday season. In his first public appearance in a week, President Trump addresses the pandemic but says no...

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Up First, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

U.S. election security officials said this year's election was the "most secure" in American history. Former national security advisor John Bolton says the president is on his way out, whether he l...

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