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With streaming services and digital downloads, why would anyone buy cassette tapes?
Audio cassette tapes are selling well — even though they don't sound very good and they are not as retro cool as vinyl records.
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States are ending mask mandates. Is that a good idea for school students?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Annette Anderson of the Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy schools, about the implications as several states start rolling back mask mandates in schools.
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'Power of the Dog' and 'Dune' lead nominations for the 94th Academy Awards
Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan, the Academy named Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog and Denis Villeneuve's Dune as the big possible Oscar winners this year.
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Desmond made history in Beijing as the first women's luge Olympian from Ireland
Elsa Desmond, who's also a doctor, started her own luge federation in Ireland. She leaves Beijing on Friday because she has to fly back home so she can work this weekend.
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Harvard student creates Disney-inspired, Korean princess musical on TikTok
Growing up, Julia Riew wished she had a Disney princess who was Korean like herself. Riew, a music and theater student, wrote a Disney-inspired musical. It's based on a Korean folktale.
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Biden will lean into his long tenure as a senator to fill Supreme Court vacancy
President Biden said he's been told that voters don't want him to be the "President Senator." But in filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court, he's going out of his way to court old colleagues.
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Preserving the legacy of Black Muslims in America
The organization Sapelo Square celebrates the experiences of black Muslims in the United States through the launch of an online exhibition.
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Ukrainian women prepare to mobilize in case Russia invades
Women play an outsized role in Ukrainian society -– including mobilizing in case Russia attacks urban areas. Women of all ages are learning self-defense and survival skills.
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Chen's performance puts him in a good position to win gold ahead of the free skate
American Nathan Chen dazzled in the men's figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics. Chen, who stumbled in the same discipline at the last Olympics four years ago, set a world record.
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Popular Bollywood singer, Lata Mangeshkar, dies at 92
Lata Mangeshkar recorded more than 25,000 songs for Indian movie musicals. She died in Mumbai, where she had been hospitalized with pneumonia and COVID-19.
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As an international march draws support for Ukraine, what else can the U.S. do?
U.S. officials say Russia has about 70% of its military in place for a full invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, people in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv marched against Russian aggression on Sunday.
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A drawing purchased at a yard sale for $30 may be worth $10 million
The drawing has been identified as a previously unknown work by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer. It took three years to confirm its authenticity, which dates back to the 16th century.