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Televised Inquiry Examines Brazil's Handling Of The Pandemic
An investigation is underway into the government's disastrous response to the pandemic. In particular, lawmakers are examining the president's denialism, failure to buy vaccines and corruption.
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Florida School Districts That Require Masks, May Have Their Funding Cut
School districts in the state are rebelling against an order by the governor banning them from requiring masks. If they violate the order, Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to pull their funding.
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An ICU Nurse Posted An Appeal For People In Louisiana To Get Vaccinated
As the Delta variant spreads across swaths of the U.S., hospitals find themselves overwhelmed. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Felicia Croft, who works as an ICU nurse in Shreveport.
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Effort Aims To Limit Whale-Watching Cruises At Glacier Bay National Park
During the pandemic tourism at the park in Alaska dipped by about 40%. That's bad for the economy, but apparently good for the whales. Now some Alaskans support a ballot measure to limit tours.
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Olympic Horses May Have Been Startled By Sumo Wrestler Obstacle
Horses and riders at the equestrian course in Tokyo, trying to qualify in a jumping event, took a sharp turn to the 10th obstacle. There, was a life-sized statue of a sumo wrestler ready to pounce.
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Get To Know Sparks, Your Favorite Band's Favorite Band
Brothers Ron and Russell Mael have made music as Sparks for more than five decades, mostly under the radar despite superstar fans. Now, a new documentary and a buzzy musical put them in the spotlight.
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Morning News Brief
Florida's school districts consider whether to require masks. The latest data on a recovering job market is released Friday. A sprinter from Belarus, who fled the Olympics, is now in Poland.
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An Olympic Sprinter From Belarus Who Fled To Poland Tells Her Story
The athlete from Belarus who fled to Poland after a dispute with her coaches at the Tokyo Olympics has been explaining why she decided not to return home.
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Meet The Nonagenarian Who Is A Record-Breaking Weightlifter
Edith Murway is the Guinness World Record holder for oldest competitive weightlifter. She turns 100 on Sunday. Murway started powerlifting at 91.
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China's Aim To Reverse A Declinging Birth Rate May Increase Job Discrimination
China wants couples to have more children. Women say that expectation is worsening the rampant gender discrimination that they face in the workforce.
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Remembering A Pioneer In The Preservation Of Life-Saving Blood Plasma
In this week's StoryCorps, Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis remembers her father, Charles R. Drew, a doctor who developed blood banks during World War I.
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The FDA Faces Mounting Pressure To Grant Full Approval For COVID-19 Vaccines
NPR's A Martinez talks to Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, about the aim for the FDA to certify the vaccines for more than emergency use.