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The Child Tax Credit is set to expire if congressional action isn't taken
Parents in Philadelphia, Pa., say they will miss the Child Tax Credit if it goes away — which it's set to do without congressional action. The program has helped ease the city's high poverty rates.
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Biden plans to expand testing and vaccination to take on the omicron variant
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Biden's pandemic response team, about the White House's latest efforts to combat the coronavirus.
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Extra learning time is helping these students catch up from COVID interruptions
After school "learning hubs" are helping some high school students in North Carolina catch up on academic time lost due to COVID — and stay on track for graduation.
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Encore: The Weatherman
A meteorologist goes up against Alabama's deadly tornadoes, as NPR's Invisibilia explores our relationship with uncertainty.
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Encore: You can't control time, but you can change your relationship with the clock
You've got only 4,000 weeks to live, give or take. While that may come as a brutal dose of reality, it's also an opportunity to think about how you're spending that time.
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Rep. Brown, who pushed to address extremism in military, reacts to Pentagon report
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Maryland Congressman Anthony Brown about the Defense Department's report on Monday about extremism in the military.
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The Pentagon has announced new rules to counter extremism within the U.S. military
The Pentagon released an update to how it should handle extremism within the ranks. The Department of Defense initiated the review after learning that military members took part in a Capitol attack.
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Not the 'carmageddon' that some predicted, traffic jams in some cities are back
A new report finds congestion is up since 2020, though still below pre-pandemic levels. Some of the worst congestion is in Chicago, where drivers lost on average 104 hours sitting in their cars.
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Remembering rapper Drakeo the Ruler, fatally stabbed at a Los Angeles music festival
Rapper Drakeo the Ruler, killed backstage at a Los Angeles concert on Dec. 19, overcame significant legal troubles to achieve renown with his distinctive flow and idiosyncratic wordplay.
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Encore: How one California city cut its water use in half
Despite pleas to conserve water during a historic drought, Californians have not saved much at all this year. But there are exceptions. One city has cut its water use in half.
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The Biden administration is launching a new phone number for mental health crises
The Biden administration is putting a quarter of a billion dollars into a new national suicide prevention line. But some say that's not enough to build the infrastructure that's needed.
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Stocks drop as fears about the omicron variant reach Wall Street
Stocks dropped as investors worried about how the omicron variant would impact the global economy after several countries imposed restrictions.