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Biden Administration Makes Vaccines A Priority For Teachers
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has put out a list of things the federal government can do to get schools to reopen. It's not clear how many districts are currently closed for in-person learning.
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Major Election Reform And Voting Rights Bill Passed By The House
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the measure a the top legislative priority following work on the coronavirus relief bill. The Wednesday night vote was 220-210.
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Goodwill Staff In Texas Search For Donated Coat With $5,000 In The Pocket
After three weeks of searching, an employee found the coat — along with the cash inside an envelope in a pocket. The employee was given a well-deserved bonus.
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Pet Owner Is Reunited With Cat 15 Years After She Ran Away
A Los Angeles man adopted Brandy, and one day she didn't come home. A microchip in the cat had the owner's phone number, but nobody called until recently when she turned up at a shelter 40 miles away.
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'The Truffle Hunters' Is On The 2021 Oscar Shortlist
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to movie critic Kenneth Turan about the Oscar-nominated film — The Truffle Hunters — which centers on the perilous search for rare, valuable truffles in Northern Italy.
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Outdoor Art Installation Calls Attention To Pandemic's School Closures
An exhibit meant to visually represent the coronavirus' impact on children's education around the world has been set up on the grounds of the United Nations.
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Texas Gov. Abbott Criticized For Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions
NPR's Noel King talks to Greg Casar, a member of the city council in Austin, Texas, about why he opposes the governor's decision to lift COVID-19 restrictions. The CDC encourages continued mask use.
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With 3 COVID-19 Vaccines Available, Is 1 Better Than The Other?
With a third COVID-19 vaccine authorized, some worry that there will be a two-tier vaccine rollout — with the apparently most effective going to the powerful, rich and well-connected.
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DNA Test Confirms Former Restaurant Workers Are Sisters
The two met in 2013 while working at a Connecticut restaurant. They recently found out that they have the same birth parents. An error on adoption papers initially made that seem impossible.
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Dolly Parton Sings The Benefits Of Getting COVID-19 Vaccination
Dolly Parton wants people to get vaccinated. To that end, she re-imagined one of her greatest hits. Parton sang an adaptation of "Jolene" in a social media post before getting the Moderna shot.
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Colombia Offers Legal Status To Migrants Who Fled Venezuela
More than 5 million Venezuelans have fled their country, many of them to neighboring Colombia, whose president is winning praise for his open-door policy toward Venezuelans.
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Tanden Withdraws As Nominee For Office Of Management And Budget
President Biden's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget has withdrawn from the proceedings. Key Democratic and Republican senators refused to back Neera Tanden.