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Mike Richards Resigns As Host Of Jeopardy!
Richards has been scrutinized over earlier allegations of a hostile work environment, as well as inappropriate comments he allegedly made about women on a podcast that he once hosted.
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Afghan Interpreter Was So Close To Fleeing Afghanistan And Then Kabul Fell
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Khan, an Afghan national who worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military for four years, about the safety situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.
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Taliban Officials Encounter Challenges In Their Attempt To Govern
Protests against the Taliban takeover have spread to more provinces in Afghanistan. With a humanitarian crisis rising, thousands gather at the Kabul airport in an attempt to flee the country.
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10-Foot-Long Python Found In Australian Store's Spice Aisle
The nonvenomous Diamond Python was hiding behind the cumin. One shopper just happened to be a trained snake catcher. She captured the python and let it slink away into nearby woods.
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8th Grade Class In Massachusetts Fights To Clear Woman Of Witchcraft Conviction
In 1693, Elizabeth Johnson was convicted at the height of the Salem witch trials. Her execution was never carried out, but she was never exonerated. A civics class wants the legislature to clear her.
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A Texas Lab Performs Crucial Testing For Pfizer's COVID Vaccine
The lab has access to a high-security facility that Pfizer needed to prove its COVID-19 vaccine was working. Now the scientists there are testing the vaccine's effectiveness against viral variants.
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'I'm Walking Out With You Alone': A StoryCorps Love Story
Brooklynites Danny, an OTB clerk, and Annie, a nurse, have been chronicling their life together since the early days of StoryCorps — from their first date to Danny's final days with terminal cancer.
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Alabama Hospital Diaries: Doctors On The Frontline Of The Latest COVID Surge
As COVID-19 surges across the country, medical workers are under increasing strain. One of the hardest-hit states is Alabama, where doctors express frustration at a crisis they say was preventable.
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Alabama Hospitals Run Out Of ICU Beds. Hospital Chaplain Expresses Concerns
NPR's A Martinez talks with Rev. Moneka Thompson, a staff chaplain at the UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, about the COVID-19 surge in her state where ICU beds are completely full.
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How Does The Taliban Victory Look To An Afghan Who Fought Alongside The U.S.?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to a retired Afghan Air Force officer, identified only as Mohammed, about the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, and what life is like now for him and his family.
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The Chaotic U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Puts Biden In A Political Hole
President Biden has resolutely defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. But Republicans and many Democrats have criticized the way the administration has withdrawn.
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'Decanter' Magazine Reports The Story Behind Sting Buying An Italian Villa
When Sting and his wife Trudie Styler bought the centuries-old villa in Tuscany, the owner offered them some wine. They liked it and bought the vineyard too. But the wine wasn't a local vintage.