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A Family Tradition Of Feeding Workers In Need: 'You Do Not Need To Be Rich'
Since 2004, brother and sister Luz and Jorge Muñoz have fed day laborers in Queens, N.Y. Since he was young, Jorge has looked for ways of putting food in the hands of those who needed it.
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Ethiopians Flee To Sudan Amid Conflict
Thousands of Ethiopian refugees have poured into Sudan to escape the month-long fighting in Ethiopia. Eyder Peralta is at the makeshift camps.
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News Brief: Hospitals Overwhelmed COVID-19, New Biden Appointments, Georgia Runoffs
Coronavirus cases continue to rise, but the U.S. inches closer to a vaccine. Biden taps Anthony Fauci and Brian Deese for key advisor roles. And, Trump visits Georgia ahead of its runoff elections.
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Despite Signing The Great American Outdoors Act, Enforcement Has Been Sporadic
President Trump signed a big public lands conservation bill this summer. But so far the White House's implementation of the new law has been scattershot and controversial.
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U.K., Russia Make Strides Towards Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution
The United Kingdom and Russia both made big announcements on the coronavirus vaccine front this week.
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Artists Gather For Rare Act Of Defiance Against Cuban Regime
Hundreds of artists in Cuba were able to do something unprecedented, visibly protest against the communist regime. Their peaceful demonstration called for greater freedom of expression.
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Sorting Out Who Would Get The 1st Doses Of A COVID-19 Vaccine
As the U.S. moves closer to getting a COVID-19 vaccine approved, which groups will receive it first? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Lynn Bahta, a member of the CDC's vaccine advisory panel.
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Koala Found In Australian Family's Christmas Tree
Amanda McCormick's video shows a koala clinging onto the tree. A rescue team arrived to help, and the koala is in good health. Someone on social media commented, "This is a true Aussie Christmas."
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Decorators Find New Use For Expensive Halloween Decoration
Some people are keeping up the 12-ft feet tall skeletons. The news website Insider posts photos of skeletons with Christmas lights, presents, ornaments, and Santa hats.
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Quarantined Health Workers Compound Staffing Shortages At California Hospitals
With a spike in COVID-19 infections, hospitals in California's San Joaquin Valley are suffering from a staffing shortage. It's made worse because hundreds of health care workers are quarantined.
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Morning News Brief
Top Democrats back off demands for larger COVID-19 relief bill. Sources tell NPR that President Trump is considering a run in 2024. Plus, new reports say climate change is making people sick.
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'Wintering' Is Painful, But Embracing The Cold Makes It Hurt Less
Writer Katherine May describes "wintering" as the times we feel frozen, hopeless cast out — but, she says, embracing that feeling will help us endure it better, and return to the world renewed.