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A Hispanic Church in Tennessee is grieving the loss of its charismatic founder
German Castro died last month at the age of 57 — part of an avoidable surge of COVID-19 deaths across the South where vaccination rates lag.
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Patrons still receive service at flooded riverside restaurant in Thailand
Customers went to Chaopraya Antique Cafe despite the flooding. Associated Press images show people sitting in water just below the knee, and enjoying their meals.
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Fan appears to be OK after Seattle Seahawks mascot claws his head
The mascot named Taima normally flies around the stadium then alights on its handler's padded arm. But at Thursday night's game against the Rams, Taima ended up on a fan's head.
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First female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation will be featured on U.S. coin
A daughter and grandson remember Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to lead the Cherokee Nation. They talk about the challenges she faced. Audio produced for Morning Edition by Barry Gordemer.
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Morning news brief
Some clinics in Texas are offering abortions again after a federal judge intervened. The Labor Department issues its monthly jobs report. The CIA director says China is the agency's main focus.
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Iraqis will vote for a new parliament on Sunday
While some new voices have emerged in the campaigning, it looks like the usual parties will win. One underdog candidate got some voters on her side when she resolved a sewer problem in a Baghdad slum.
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2021's Nobel Prize in literature goes to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah
Abdulrazak Gurnah, who is from Zanzibar, has written 10 novels, including 1994's Paradise, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. U.S. poet Louise Glück won the 2020 Nobel Prize in literature.
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Examining the Supreme Court's use of emergency applications
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Stephen Vladeck of the University of Texas School of Law about the Supreme Court's use of emergency applications — otherwise known as the shadow docket.
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Enforcement of the new abortion law in Texas is blocked by a federal judge
A federal judge has blocked the state's controversial abortion law, finding it was designed to make it difficult for people to exercise their constitutional rights. Texas will appeal.
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Judas Priest guitarist finishes solo after suffering a ruptured aorta
Richie Faulkner was performing on stage when he felt something strange in his chest. It turned out to be his aorta rupturing, a condition only about one in five people survive.
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Delaware racetrack offers a victory lap to drivers who get vaccinated
Up to 800 people get to drive the Monster Mile at Dover International Speedway. They get a shot at the track, and some people will also get NASCAR tickets.
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The World Health Organization approves the first malaria vaccine
The WHO has given the green light to the first malaria vaccine. Thousands of people are afflicted by malaria every year in sub Saharan Africa. Young children are especially vulnerable to the disease.