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The Afghan Government Retains Significant Military Capabilities, CIA Chief Says
In an exclusive NPR interview, CIA Director William Burns addresses Taliban advances in Afghanistan, and what U.S. intelligence can do once the U.S. military is gone.
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Instagram Influencer Raises Money For Piano Player Who Needs Dialysis
When author/podcaster Carlos Whittaker met Tonee Carter, a piano player at Atlanta's airport, he learned Carter has kidney disease. With the help of his followers, Whittaker raised $60,000 for Carter.
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Sulfur-Crested Cockatoos In Sydney Learn How To Pry Open Garbage Bins
The journal Science explains how Cockatoos are getting good at opening trash can lids. The birds learn from each other how to open the lid, hold it and walk along the side before flipping it over.
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Georgia County Tried To Help Everyone Facing Eviction. Now A Crisis Looms
A federal moratorium on evictions ends next week. But $50 billion from Congress to help Americans behind on rent isn't reaching many who need it. One problem: local rules that deny people the help.
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Their Nearly 50-Year Friendship Stays Strong Thanks To Simple Gestures
Greg Klatkiewicz and Gary "Zooks" Bezucha have been friends since 1972. At StoryCorps, the pair talk about how their bond has carried them through good times and bad.
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Morning News Brief
As the security situation devolves, the CIA will remain in Afghanistan to gather intelligence. There's a funeral mass for Haiti's assassinated president. Also on Friday, the Olympics officially begin.
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A New Season Begins For The Much-Loved Sitcom 'Ted Lasso'
Emmy-nominated Ted Lasso begins its second season on Friday. Does it live up to Season One's hype?
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French Media Report President Macron's Cellphone Was A Spyware Target
Macron has ordered an investigation into reports that his phone was on a list of potential targets for the Pegasus spyware. At least 15 ministers in his government also may have been spied on.
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U.S. Surgeon General Is Confident The U.S. Will Move Past Vaccination Plateau
NPR's A Martinez talks to to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the spread of COVID-19, and vaccine hesitancy. As case counts rise, the White House pushes for more Americans to get vaccinated.
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Delta Variant Grows Rapidly Inside A Person's Respiratory Tract, Study Says
A study from China offers clues as to why the delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading so quickly around the world. The highly contagious strain accounts for more than 80% of U.S. COVID-19 cases.
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Security Guards At Japan's Azuma Sports Park Spot A Brown Bear
Perhaps the bear is an Olympic softball fan and wanted to watch Japan play Australia. Or maybe it was looking for food. Organizers tried using loud music and firecrackers to shoo it away
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'Hot Vax Summer' Is Here And People Are Ready To Date
Google tweeted that search interest in dating is at a five-year high in the United States. A lot of people are googling "virtual first date ideas" and "how to date."