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CDC Declares Racism A Public Health Threat
The CDC today issued a declaration on its website that racism is a threat to public health. The assertion is a shift for the agency and one which detractors both in and out of the CDC have called for.
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Calling All Pilots — We Need You Again
Just months ago, airlines warned of more job cuts and pilot furloughs. With vaccines out, people are traveling again — airlines are hiring and looking to address a projected long-term pilot shortage.
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President Biden Poised To Take Executive Action On Gun Violence Prevention
President Biden promised to take action on guns. Calls for him to make good on that pledge grew louder after recent mass shootings. On Thursday, he will roll out his first initiative.
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EU Sees Possible Link Between AstraZeneca Vaccine and Blood Clots
The European Medicines Agency says there is a possible link between the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine and rare blood clots.
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Restaurants In A Pickle Relish The Days They Had Ketchup As It May — Oh No — Run Out
After more than a year of takeout orders, the country is facing a new shortage: ketchup. Restaurants are scrambling to replenish the popular condiment.
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Historians Say France Was Not Complicit In Rwanda Genocide, But Did Turn A Blind Eye
A report by historians has concluded the French government was not complicit in the Rwanda genocide of 1994 — but turned a blind eye to it and so bears overwhelming responsibility.
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Bills Restricting Treatment For Transgender Youth Could Have Unintended Consequences
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Joshua Safer, the executive director at Mount Sinai's Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, about how puberty blockers go beyond transgender care.
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Jury Heard About Standards Of Use Of Force On 8th Day Of Chauvin Trial
On the eighth day of the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the jury heard more about standards of use of force in law enforcement.
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Charleston Soul Food Icon Martha Lou Gadsden Dies at Age 91
Charleston restaurateur Martha Lou Gadsden passed away on April 1. She was renowned for her brand of Southern soul food, served out of a renovated gas station with every meal made to order.
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Netflix's New Show 'Marriage or Mortgage' Reveals The Emotional Aspects Of Homebuying
A new Netflix reality show called Marriage or Mortgage reveals a lot about the emotional aspects of homebuying, according to Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary.
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Black Leaders Say Big Georgia Companies Need To 'Speak Out Nationally' On Voter Law
Georgia's Black religious leaders are dialing up the pressure on big Georgia-based corporations to do more when it comes to pushing back against the state's new restrictive voter law.
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A Survivor's Story Of China's Crackdown On Ethnic Minorities In Xinjiang
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New Yorker staff writer Raffi Khatchadourian about the story of a survivor of China's crackdown on Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Province.