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Nightclub Reinvents Itself As A Blood Drive Center
Going to a club during the coronavirus pandemic is a terrible idea. A Swiss nightclub that closed due to COVID-19 restrictions is now a blood donation center — complete with music and lights.
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Biden Criticized For Pick Of Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin As Pentagon Chief
President-elect Biden received pushback for his secretary of defense choice. NPR's David Greene talks about it with Jim Golby, who's been a special adviser to vice presidents Biden and Mike Pence.
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Much Relief In The U.K. As Inoculations Against COVID-19 Begin
People in the U.K. are receiving the first doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. We'll meet some of the elderly people who were the first to get the vaccine.
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Investors Can Now Bet On The Future Of Water Prices In California
Water is a precious resources in California — a state plagued by wildfires and drought. Water there is now a commodity and can now be traded like oil and gas.
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Police Departments Try To Walk The Line Between Reform, Public Safety
Minneapolis and other cities promised to cut police funding following this summer's racial justice protests, but rising violent crime has complicated efforts to overhaul police departments.
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Four Teams Head Into Finals Of The Collegiate A Cappella Championship
Described as Pitch Perfect meets March Madness, hundreds of groups submitted their best performance videos in a national collegiate a cappella competition. Groups can win cash prizes for charities.
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U.S. Moves Closer To A Regulatory Approved COVID-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration has released detailed information about the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The material will be evaluated later this week by an independent committee of experts.
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Louisiana Health Official: When Vaccine Doses Arrive, We'll Be Ready
NPR's David Greene talks to Dr. Joseph Kanter, interim assistant secretary of the Louisiana Health Department's Office of Public Health, about the state's readiness for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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French Philanthropist Leaves Money For Cats In His Will
The money will go to about 50 cats that live in the basement of the State Hermitage Museum in Russia. Cats have been living in the museum since the 1700s.
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Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Pen Pal Matching Program Takes Off
NPR contributor Rachel Syme was writing lots of letters on her electric typewriter. She asked if anyone would be interested in a pen pal exchange. She created Penpalooza which has over 7,000 writers.
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Morning News Brief
Joe Biden is expected to nominate retired General Lloyd Austin as defense chief. Vaccinations against the coronavirus have begun in the U.K. Plus, new data show how COVID-19 is stressing hospitals.
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Veteran Singer-Songwriters Are Selling Their Music Catalogs
Bob Dylan sold his song catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group. David Crosby says he's in the process of selling his publishing rights too — as the pandemic reshuffles the music industry.