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MARCH MADNESS GEARS UP
The NCAA men's basketball tournament gets underway on Thursday. Normally, March Madness is a truly wild tournament. This year, because of COVID-19, it's going to have a very different look.
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South Africa Is Emerging From The Pandemic After Being Hit Hard By Coronavirus
South Africa has registered over 1.5 million cases of COVID-19 — one of the worst-affected countries in the world. Cases are now down, restrictions have eased and South Africans are looking forward.
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Those Lost In The Georgia Shootings
While much is still unknown about the shootings in Georgia, we do know the names of some of the victims.
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Some In The Food Industry Want To Stay With A Subminimum Wage — But Plenty Don't
The most recent Democratic proposal to raise the minimum wage included a provision to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers. What would that mean for restaurants and those who staff them?
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Criticism Grows As Countries In Europe Suspend The Use Of The AstraZeneca Vaccine
There's growing criticism in Europe of some countries' governments deciding to suspend the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, since experts say there's no link between the shot and blood clots.
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Actor Yaphet Kotto Has Died At Age 81
Actor Yaphet Kotto has died at age 81. Kotto played a number of movie and TV roles including a Bond villain in Live And Let Die and a police lieutenant in Homicide: Live On The Streets.
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Tulsa, Okla., Schools Plan To Use Latest Stimulus To Expand Learning Opportunities
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jorge Robles, chief financial officer for Tulsa Public Schools about plans for using the latest stimulus funding for expanded learning opportunities.
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A Ban On Girls Singing In Public Has Been Overturned Following Social Media Campaign
A ban on girls singing in public imposed by Afghan education officials has been reversed after a social media campaign in which local women belted out their favorite songs in videos online.
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WHO Points to Wildlife Farms in Southwest China As Likely Source Of Pandemic
Peter Daszak of the investigative team sent to Wuhan says the farms were probably where the virus first jumped from bats to another animal before infecting humans.
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'Why Are We Playing College Basketball Right Now?': NCAA And COVID-19
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sportswriter Christine Brennan of USA Today about the NCAA COVID-19 rules. She points out that the women's team is playing in Texas, which has no mask mandate.
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Biden Has Options To Leverage Trump's Sanctions On Iran
The tough sanctions that former president Trump slapped on Iran are still in place and President Biden has a few options to use them to bring Iran back to the nuclear deal.
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The Podcast 'Spectacle' Covers Reality TV, 1 Franchise At A Time
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mariah Smith about the podcast she hosts, Spectacle. Each episode focuses on one reality TV franchise.