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Condominium Collapse Investigators Try Not To Interfere With Rescue Workers
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Allyn Kilsheimer, a structural engineer working for the town of Surfside, Fla., to help uncover what led to the collapse of Champlain Towers South.
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Zoo Staff Finds Treats Help With The Vaccination Of Animals
The Oakland Zoo inoculated tigers, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus with an experimental vaccine from veterinary pharmaceutical company Zoetis. It is donating 11,000 doses to dozens of zoos.
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Hope Dims For Any Chance Of Surivors From Florida Condo Collpase
For two weeks, rescue workers have been removing concrete rubble from a site that used to be a condominium. Rescue teams say they haven't seen any signs that there could be possible survivors.
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Petition Calls For Equal Number Of Packaged Hot Dogs And Buns
Heinz Ketchup Canada has started a petition urging big bun and big hotdog to get on the same page, and sell their products in packs of 10.
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Jimmy And Rosalynn Carter Are Celebrating 75 Years Of Marriage
Their marriage is the longest in presidential history. Jimmy first met Rosalynn when he was three and she was a day old. Jimmy's mother was a nurse who helped care for Rosalynn.
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Morning News Brief
The confirmed death toll from a collapsed condo stands at 36. The Delta variant of the coronavirus is the dominant strain in the U.S. There's a winner in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York.
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Economic Pressures Are Rising On Mom And Pop Rental Owners
Small landlords say eviction moratoriums make it harder for them to stay in business. There's concern they will sell to corporations that may not provide similar entry-level apartments for renters.
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Why Banning Hunting May Be A Better Way To Control The Feral Hog Population
Feral hogs cause millions of dollars in damage each year, and encouraging hunting is one way states try to control them. Some state officials believe banning hunting is the key to controlling them.
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Investigations Aims To Keep Surfside Tragedy From Happening Elsewhere
There are at least four federal agencies in Surfside, including: FEMA, OSHA, the FBI, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. NPR's Noel King talks to Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.
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Working At Condo Site Is Fullfiling But Emotionally Taxing, Firefighter Says
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Maggie Castro, a Miami-Dade firefighter and paramedic, about the rescue efforts at the site of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla. The death toll stands at 28.
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Canadian Housing Prices Skyrocket, But There Are Some Affordable Options
In Ontario, a 19 acre lot off Lake Erie is listed for about $80,000. There is a catch. The listing reads: "This property is presently under water. But could have endless possibilities in the future."
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Belgian Child Prodigy Graduates With Bachelors Degree In Physics
Laurent Simons, 11, took a year to complete his degree and graduated summa cum laude. Simons is now doing research that he hopes will someday enable him to replace his body parts with mechanical ones.