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Why so many big-name musical artists are selling their music catalogs
Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks are among the artists who have sold off all or part of their back catalogs. Why are they forgoing future royalties and creative control over their songs?
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Mr. Spock's ear tips are donated to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
Leonard Nimoy was the first to portray the half-human, half-Vulcan science officer. Now children of the late actor have donated a pair from the actor's personal collection.
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Scientists discover the fossilized remains of an ancient millipede in England
The remains are the length of a small car dating from before the time of the dinosaurs. The animal is believed to have broken the record for the largest-known arthropod.
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Are you ready for your close-up? Hallmark cards now come with video greetings
Some people who get cards this holiday season will need a smart phone to see what's inside. Hallmark is selling video greetings that make it easy to send montages of personalized videos.
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As the pandemic persists, more schools embrace outdoor classes
Some schools moved classes outdoors during the pandemic — now it's a growing trend. There are nearly 600 outdoor and nature-based schools across the U.S. One of the newest is in western Wisconsin.
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Morning news brief
President Biden addresses the Omicron variant in a speech Tuesday. Some health officials say Biden has fallen short on COVID testing. The Pentagon is updating its policies on extremism in its ranks.
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How W.Va. politics affect Sen. Manchin's opposition to Biden's key policy proposal
NPR's Scott Detrow talks to ProPublica reporter Ken Ward Jr. about the political forces that shaped West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to President Biden's Build Back Better bill.
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Israel takes action to control the spread of the omicron variant
Israel is banning its citizens from traveling to the U.S. and dozens of other countries, hoping to control the newest coronavirus variant, and allow Israel to avoid shutting down the economy.
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The White House wants to focus on China, but Russia continues to be a distraction
President Biden has worked to focus his foreign policy on China. But provocations from Russia keep pulling him away.
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Hospitals brace for a COVID surge as people travel for the holidays
The U.S. is now averaging 125,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. While delta is still surging, the highly transmissible omicron variant likely will become the dominant variant very soon.
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Tennessee professor hid a cash prize on campus. The clue was in the syllabus
Kenyon Wilson at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wanted to see if his syllabus was being read. He hid a $50 bill on campus and put how to find it in the syllabus. The money went unclaimed.
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Thousands of people in Scotland, convicted of being witches, will be exonerated
Many of the 3,800 people were burned at the stake centuries ago. The effort is led by a group called The Witches of Scotland — dedicated to clearing the names of people convicted of witchcraft.