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Biden administration holds massive lease sale for oil and gas development
Despite its pledges to combat the worsening climate crisis, the Biden administration is opening tens of millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas leasing.
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Adoptees say it's been hard to express their feelings about race during social unrest
In recent years, conversations around race and social justice have come to the fore. Trans-racial and trans-national adoptees share how it can be hard to express their thoughts about these issues.
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What the history of student vaccination mandates means for school COVID vaccine rules
School vaccine mandates go back 200 years. They've defeated many legal challenges. Will they work for COVID?
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Air pollution in northern India is causing partial lockdowns in New Delhi
India's capital is under partial lockdown because of a health emergency. But it's not COVID-19. It's air pollution that has exceeded four times what's safe.
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Pfizer says it will share the rights to its COVID-19 pill
Pfizer says it is willing to share rights to its COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid. It's an oral antiviral drug that can be taken outside the hospital, which could be a help to low income countries.
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Time has run out on some Biden administration appointees
The Vacancies Act says many temporary government appointees cannot remain in their posts after the 300th day of a president's first year in office.
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Chile's president faces impeachment for what his critics call a conflict of interest
Chile's president Sebastian Pinera faces an impeachment vote in the Senate Tuesday, days ahead of the first round of voting in presidential elections.
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U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have doubled in the last 30 years
The latest report card from the March of Dimes finds that preterm birth rates increased for Black and Native people. It also finds that the rate of maternal mortality has doubled in the past 30 years.
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The factors driving 'Striketober'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jasmine Kerrissey, professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about the recent wave of strikes and what it says about labor in America.
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An island nations representative says COP26 failed to set actionable response plan
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Janine Felson, deputy head of the Belize Delegation for COP26 and advisor to the Alliance of Small Island States, about how negotiations went at COP26 in Glasgow.
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The NRA after Columbine
The National Rifle Association is in deep legal and financial peril. We discuss why — and what it could mean for the organization's future.
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'Gentefied' show creators on bringing humor to heavy issues in season 2
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gentefied creators Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chavez ahead of its season two premiere.