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A Piece Of The First Rainbow Pride Flag Is Back In Its Birth Place
The iconic, multi-colored banner was first made 43 years ago by artist Gilbert Baker. It's since ended up in different places across the country, but now is officially on display in San Francisco.
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Morning News Brief
Joe Biden heads to Europe for his first international trip as president. Do COVID-19 vaccines hold up against variants? Operation Trojan Shield tricks suspected criminals into giving up information.
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Report Details Where Things Went Wrong For Democrats In The 2020 Election
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Quentin James, president and founder of The Collective PAC, about a new report on the Democratic Party's successes and failures up and down the ballot in the 2020 election.
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Senate-Passed Bill Encourages Tech Competition, Especially With China
The bill appropriates nearly $250 billion for science and technology in a bid to counter China's rise. It had strong bipartisan support — a sign of how large the perceived threat from China looms.
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France Is Taking A Major Step To Ease Pandemic Restrictions
The French government says starting Wednesday, vaccinated Americans are welcome to visit France — as long as they have a negative COVID-19 test before they fly.
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ProPublica: Wealthiest U.S. Individuals Avoid Paying Their Fair Share In Taxes
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jesse Eisinger of ProPublica about how a trove of IRS information shows that billionaires are paying little in income tax compared to their massive wealth.
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U.S. To Address Supply Chain Issues That Were Exposed By The Pandemic
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, about efforts to bolster the U.S. supply chain. Four key sectors were reviewed including semiconductors.
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Biden To Meet With NATO Allies On His 1st International Trip As President
Ahead of the NATO summit, Biden met on Monday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Stoltenberg bout the alliance's future and its biggest challenges.
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Coast Guard Uses Helicopter To Rescue 3 People Adrift In A Raft
A visit to Alaska's Monashka Bay went downhill quickly for three friends and their two dogs after strong winds pushed their pink flamingo raft out into the ocean.
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Microscopic Multi-Celled Organism Survives 24,000 Years In Siberia
The organism had been napping in permafrost before scientists found it. It was in a state of suspended animation in the Russian Arctic, but snapped back to life after being thawed.
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Harris Tells Guatemalans, 'Don't Come,' Don't Migrate To The U.S.
Vice President Harris was in Guatemala on Monday. Next she meets with Mexico's president — on the second leg of her trip to try to address the root cause of Central American migration to the U.S.
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India Demands Social Media Firms Help It Track Misinformation Online
India's new social media rules give the government power to block certain content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff over censorship, privacy and free speech.