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What was the best album of 2021? It depends which critic you ask
There wasn't much consensus among the nation's music critics about which was the best album of 2021. We'll hear a few of the choices.
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Remembering Harry Reid, ex-Democratic Senate leader, who has died
Former Senator Harry Reid has died at age 82. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Faiz Shakir, a former adviser to Reid, about his legacy.
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Russia shut down its oldest human rights group, accusing it of foreign ties
Russia's highest court ordered Memorial International to close, alleging violations of foreign funding rules. The real reasons are more complex.
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John Madden's celebrity went well beyond the football field
John Madden's authenticity and charm helped him to become a pop culture figure. He was the face and name of one of the world's most popular video games: Madden NFL. He died Tuesday at the age of 85.
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Former Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid has died at age 82
The Nevada Democrat, a one-time amateur boxer who brought a pugilist approach to politics, died Tuesday afternoon after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Jonathan Spence, Yale historian who specialized in China, dies at 85
One of the keys to understanding present day China is grasping its past. Yale University historian Jonathan Spence helped many people to understand this vast field.
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Carl Stanojevic, a photographer in Australia, literally took the trash out
A neighbor, who was away, asked Stanojevic to take out his trash. Stanojevic took the green wheelie trash can to a duck pond, a hardware store, Burger King and to a bar. Taking photos at each spot.
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In 1 day, a 6th-grader gave a classmate the Heimlich and saved a woman from a fire
An 11-year-old boy from Oklahoma is being honored for his heroism. Davyon Johnson was named an honorary member of both the sheriff's office and the police force.
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Team USA, headed to the Beijing Olympics, faces strict pandemic measures
NPR's A Martinez talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan about the uncertainty around the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the various protocols in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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Morning news brief
The CDC cuts the recommended isolation time for COVID infections. Schools will usher in another new year defined by the pandemic. Winter Olympic officials put stringent COVID measures in place.
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The CDC cuts recommended isolation periods for COVID infections
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Ashih Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public health, about revised guidelines for asymptomatic people who test positive for COVID-19.
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Omicron variant is a step toward co-existing with COVID-19, WHO envoy says
NPR's A Martinez speaks to the David Nabarro, a special envoy for the World Health Organization, about the direction the pandemic might take in 2022.