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Surveillance Video Appears To Show A Bobcat In West Scranton High
Animal control was called and they discovered a house cat. The Clouded Jack is an experimental breed that resembles a bobcat. This one had a microchip, which allowed shelter staff to find its owners.
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Netanyahu Opponents Reach A Deal To Form Coaltion Government
Israeli lawmakers opposed to Prime Minister Netanyahu say they've formed a coalition to oust him from power. Netanyahu has been in office a record 12 years and is expected to fight the move.
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Biden Makes A Big Push To Get More People Vaccinated This Month
The Biden administration aims to boost the flagging COVID-19 vaccination rate, so the country can reach the president's goal of getting at least one shot to 70% of adults by July 4.
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Why Much Of The Media Dismissed Theories That COVID Leaked From Lab
President Biden has ordered a probe into the origins of COVID-19. An examination of how the media has covered the theory that it escaped from a Chinese lab, and why it's getting more attention now.
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Environmental Disaster Fears Grow As Chemical-Laden Ship Starts Sinking
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Omar Rajarathnam about the cargo ship sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka, sparking fears of an environmental disaster.
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Vaccinations Help Michigan Lower COVID Cases, Mayor Of Grand Rapids Says
NPR's Noel King talks to Rosalynn Bliss, mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., about the state lifting all outdoor COVID-19 restrictions this week — ahead of plans to fully reopen the state next month.
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The Name Karen Drops Significantly On A List Of Popular Baby Names
Calling someone a Karen has become shorthand for a person — usually a white woman — who uses their privilege to be a jerk. The name fell 171 spots on the Social Security Administration's list.
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Officials Say They Didn't Intend To Codify Asparagus In Belgian Law
A Belgian legal database accidentally published a six-step recipe for making asparagus. The BBC reports that lawyers were astonished to find it amid medical pricing laws.
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French News Channel, Referred To As French Fox News, Gains In Popularity
A number of cable TV news channels in France have moved sharply to the right in recent months, reflecting a change in the national political mood.
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Morning News Brief
Cyberattack disrupts the world's largest meat processing company. Michigan plans to end almost all COVID-19 orders by July 1. Tokyo Olympics press on during the pandemic despite calls to cancel.
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An Expert Explains Questions On Daylight Saving Time
In March most people in the U.S. set their clocks ahead one hour and sprang forward. Still, confusion persists about whether we started or ended Daylight Saving Time.
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What A New Israeli Coalition Government Would Mean For Arabs
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Arik Rudnitsky, a researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute, about the fast approaching deadline to form a coalition government in Israel.