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'Reclaimers' Broke Into Empty Houses And Got To Stay — But Others Haven't Since
In March of 2020, a group of homeless and housing-insecure people broke into empty government-owned homes in a neighborhood of Los Angeles, and occupied them. They called themselves "Reclaimers."
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With 'Write Here Write Now' Campaign, Canadians Lose An Excuse To Write To Grandma
To help people connect with those they've lost touch with during the pandemic, Canada Post, the primary postal operator in the country, has sent every household a postage-paid postcard for free.
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'Now Is Not The Time To Stop Wearing A Mask,' Says CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
With new cases teetering at about 60,000 to 70,000 per day, new hyper-transmissible variants and state rollbacks of coronavirus restrictions, the CDC chief urges Americans to remain vigilant.
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How Two Skiers Conquered Half Dome
Last month, Jason Torlano and Zach Milligan skied and rappelled down Yosemite National Park's iconic Half Dome in a death-defying journey of nearly 5,000 feet from summit to valley floor.
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A Question Of Ethics As The Resale Sneaker Industry Grows
How much money is too much money to spend on a pair of sneakers? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Sykes, staff writer with For The Win from USA TODAY Sports, on sneakerhead culture wars.
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How California Is Trying — And Struggling — To Reach Vaccination Equity
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Dr. Paul Adamson, a physician and a fellow in infectious diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA on why vaccine equity has been hard to reach in California.
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New Compilation Of Old Tunes Is 'An Alternate History Of The World's Music'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jonathan Ward on his new 100-track compilation of early recordings from around the world called Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music.
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Officials Testify To Senate On What Took The National Guard So Long On Jan. 6
A joint Senate panel heard testimony Wednesday from military and national security officials to try to understand the military and intelligence failures during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Neera Tanden Withdraws Her Office Of Management And Budget Nomination
Neera Tanden has withdrawn her nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget, the first big loss for the Biden administration in Congress.
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Supreme Court Seems Ready To Uphold Restrictive Voting Laws
The court heard arguments in a case that could allow state legislatures to make it more difficult for some to vote. The arguments centered on a key portion of the Voting Rights Act.
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Looking Again At A Doctor's Old Rhymes, Seuss Works Haven't Kept Up With The Times
Dr. Seuss Enterprises has announced it will end publication of six titles deemed to contain racist imagery. The books include And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo.
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Vaccine Misallocations Sparks One Medical Congressional Hearing
One Medical is seeing the shutoff of vaccine allocations, new reports of wrongdoing, and a congressional hearing as fallout deepens following NPR's investigation of its COVID-19 vaccination practices.