All Things Considered
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Abortion support group aims to strengthen partnerships to meet heightened need
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Odile Schalit, executive director of the abortion support services group The Brigid Alliance, about how her work has changed since the passage of SB 8.
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Scientist explains how a crumbling glacier could shrink coastlines globally
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with glaciologist Erin Pettit about her research on the Thwaites Glacier, a bellwether ice shelf that could fail in the next five years and accelerate global sea rise.
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Big brands set sights on virtual fashion
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Imran Amed, fashion writer and CEO of The Business of Fashion, about the future of the fashion industry in a virtual world.
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How to safely navigate the holidays amid rising COVID cases
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University School of Public Health, about safely navigating the holidays amid rising COVID-19 case numbers.
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Studies into how pain and breathing are connected could lead to safer pain drugs
Scientists may have learned why opioids depress breathing while relieving pain. The finding could lead to pain drugs that don't cause respiratory failure, the usual cause of death in opioid overdoses.
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Piñatas: A staple in Christmas traditions
Piñatas are a common element in parties across different countries and especially in Mexico around Christmas time. The story of their origin combines cultures, traditions and religions.
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Ex-cop Kimberly Potter testified in trial for Duante Wright's death
The white ex-Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright, a Black man, during a traffic stop testified at her manslaughter trial. Kimberly Potter said she mistakenly used her gun, not her Taser.
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MLB's lockout partially stems from the fact that the league is a monopoly
The Major League Baseball lockout continues, with players and owners still at odds. A 100-year-old court case gave the MLB an 'antitrust exemption' and set the stage for the labor unrest we see today.
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White House issues a warning to unvaccinated Americans as concerns about omicron grow
The White House continues the same COVID-19 messages and strategies even as models suggest an omicron surge is coming.
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Stores are using delivery apps like Uber to ensure same-day delivery
Time is running out for buying holiday gifts online. Or is it? More stores are striking deals with companies like Uber, DoorDash and Postmates to get your purchases to you within hours.
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Biden lacks the votes to advance the 2nd part of Build Back Better by the end of 2021
President Biden acknowledged that his Build Back Better spending bill is going to need "days and weeks" to complete, even though Democrats wanted to vote on it by Christmas.
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Judge overturns settlement that protected the Sackler family from opioid lawsuits
A federal judge has overturned a bankruptcy settlement worth more than $4 billion which granted immunity from opioid lawsuits to members of the Sackler family who own the company that makes Oxycontin.