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There are indications the latest COVID wave may soon begin to recede
Coronavirus cases are still at pandemic highs with more than 800,000 new cases reported daily. But there are signs this surge may begin to abate soon, and some places may already be past their peak.
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A San Francisco agency it trying to keep drivers' vehicles from being towed
The Municipal Transportation Agency texts drivers when a car is about to be towed — move it and save $500. The text also means you were ticketed, and there's no warning to save you from that fine.
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Scientists pour cold water on earlier theory about meteorite found in Antarctica
A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars found decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, the new scientific report says. The compounds were the result of water.
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Morning news brief
The pace of omicron infections may be subsiding. The FBI has identified the British man it says took hostages at a Texas synagogue. Britain's prime minister is fighting for his political life.
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Artist Milton Avery created many amazing works before his death in 1965
Although he died nearly 60 year ago, Milton Avery is very much a man for our times. He drew and painted things he knew, and helped viewers see them his way — works with colors and shapes.
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As Biden prepares to mark 1 year in office, there may not be a celebratory mood
NPR's A Martinez speaks to political strategist Matt Bennett on President Biden's messaging challenges, and what's needed to advance the White House agenda.
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Ahead Of King's 'Dream' speech, D.C. officials planned for riots
On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a conversation about how the city thought there would be riots during the March on Washington. (Story originally aired on Aug. 28, 2008 on Morning Edition."
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A face mask may make you more attractive, researchers say
Researchers at Cardiff University in Wales asked a group of women to rate the looks of people both masked and mask-less. It wasn't close, the masked people prevailed.
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A man in Florida may regret not leaving a tip at Key West bar
The man ordered three drinks, paid by credit card but left without tipping. Later when police released a video showing vandals setting fire to a Christmas tree, the bar was able to ID the customer.
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Two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage turns a triple play in New York City
Nottage, the only woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, has a new play on Broadway, an opera at Lincoln Center and a Michael Jackson musical opening soon.
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How a WWII veteran's act of voting inspired a teenage Marin Luther King Jr.
In this week's StoryCorps, we hear about the first African American man to vote in an all-white primary in Taylor County Georgia.
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Will a landmark case involving torture in Syria lead to future prosecutions?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Witte of the Open Justice Society about the conviction in a German court of a Syrian colonel on crimes against humanity stemming from the Syrian civil war.