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Lights between houses in Baltimore neighborhood show connection in pandemic holidays
In 2020, a Baltimore man strung holiday lights across the street to remind his neighbor of the connection they shared despite pandemic isolation. Soon, others hopped on their rooftops to do the same.
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What the pandemic could mean for the economy in 2022
The country's economic health is largely being defined by the coronavirus pandemic. The omicron variant is now changing expectations for the economy in 2022.
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3 nurses give their inside story on how omicron is affecting the country
Here's how their hospitals are doing nearly two years into the pandemic, what they are seeing in new omicron patients, and their thoughts on the wave of burnout affecting the industry.
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This a capella group known for singing in stairwells now has a new Christmas album
Dallas-based a capella group Kings Return has made a name for themselves by singing beautiful music in stairwells. Now they're out with a new Christmas EP.
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FDA authorizes a 2nd easy-to-use COVID treatment, Merck's antiviral pill
The Food and Drug Administration has granted Emergency Use Authorization to a second COVID-19 antiviral therapy. This one comes from drug maker Merck.
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Encore: The Importance Of Pronouncing Names Correctly
Our names are an extension of who we are, and if your name is mispronounced all the time, you know how painful that can be. Here's why getting names right is so important.
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Review: Every beat of 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' is a cinematic flourish
Denzel Washington takes on the title character in Joel Coen's Bard-based film, The Tragedy of Macbeth, with murder-minded Lady Macbeth played by Coen's wife, Frances McDormand.
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The Trump supporters who went from planning the Jan. 6 rally to aiding the riot probe
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporter Hunter Walker, who wrote a Rolling Stone article on Dustin Stockton and Jennifer Lynn Lawrence, the Trump supporters now cooperating with the Jan. 6 House panel.
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Encore: Encouraging collaboration early on can lead to more helpful children
In many cultures around the world, parents don't need chore charts or allowances for kids to pitch in around the house. A new study shows how parents in these cultures teach children to be helpful.
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These mushroom foragers hit the jackpot. Then they got creative
A pair of fungus foragers in California's Humboldt County recently pulled in more than 200 pounds of chanterelles. Rather than cash in, they donated and got creative.
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'Teachers are drowning' as they deal with students acting out, low staff and COVID
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with two teachers and a teacher coach about the layers of stress they are currently facing amid the oncoming wave of omicron-driven COVID cases.
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Belarus is still using migrants as a political weapon against the EU
The Belarus government is still using migrants as a political weapon in its confrontation with Poland and the European Union.