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Pace Of Vaccinations Speeds Up, But There Are Other Challenges
Over 41 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed in the U.S. Scientists say the pace must accelerate to help fight the more contagious variants that make vaccines less effective.
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U.S. Adds Just 49,000 Jobs In January, 'Not Anywhere Close' To Recovering Lost Jobs
U.S. employers added 49,000 jobs last month, after a pandemic-driven slump in December. Unemployment fell to 6.3%.
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Barbara Comstock On The Future Of The GOP
Do Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Liz Cheney both represent the Republican party? NPR's Noel King speaks to former Republican congresswoman Barbara Comstock, about the GOP's future.
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Scandals In China Bring Calls For More Regulation Over Tech Companies
A series of corporate scandals have sparked new anger among China's younger generation and bolstered calls for greater corporate regulation.
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Divinity, Prince's White Dove, Dead at 28
The dove lived in the atrium of Prince's former home - Paisley Park and provided "ambient singing" on his 2002 song "Arboretum".
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Super Bowl LV: New England Patriots Fans Divided On Tears Or Cheers For Tom Brady
It's Tom Brady's tenth Super Bowl, but his first without the New England Patriots, which he left last year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pats fans are divided on whether to root for him on Sunday.
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News Brief: War In Yemen, COVID-19 Numbers, Fox News Lawsuit
Biden has vowed to help end the war in Yemen. Researchers found a way to estimate how many people are currently contagious with COVID-19. And, Fox News has been sued over false election claims.
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How Desi Arnaz Changed Television And Business History
We remember one of the great TV innovators who changed the business of television: Desi Arnaz.
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Researchers' New Model Predicts Number Of People Currently Contagious With COVID-19
New research shows how official figures understate the U.S. pandemic: On any given day the number of infected people who are actively contagious is ten times that day's tally of new reported cases.
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Biden Announces U.S. Will Engage Diplomatically To End War In Yemen
Taking on two world crises, President Biden pledged to use diplomacy to end the long Yemen war and to allow more refugees to come to the US.
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University Of Florida Student Uncovers Tomb Of Brazilian Abolitionist, 'Sea Dragon'
In Brazil, the location of the 'Sea Dragon's' tomb was a mystery for a century. Until a University of Florida student stepped in. How'd he discover the tomb of the man known for ending slavery there?
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Consulting Giant McKinsey To Settle Opioid Claims For $573 Million
McKinsey is the latest major American corporation to face legal, financial and public relations peril stemming from its role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.