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New Survey Shows How Effects Of COVID-19 Got So Bad In The U.S.
A survey shows social distancing dropped between April and late fall, especially in states currently hit hardest by COVID-19. The partisan chasm in support of measures to stop the virus widened.
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Rapper Bad Bunny Is Spotify's Most Streamed Artist Of 2020
The Puerto Rican rapper only performs in Spanish — a sign of the growing power of Hispanic music. It's the first time an artist who never sings in English tops the year-end list.
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World Record Is Set For Most Varieties Of Cheese On A Pizza
French chef Beniot Bruel created a pie with 254 varieties of cheese. The chef carefully measured out small portions to ensure each distinct cheese counted toward the final number.
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Morning News Brief
New survey underscores how the U.S. got to such a deadly point with COVID-19. CDC advisers will vote on who will be vaccinated first. Plus, new report examines the pandemic's effect on learning.
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How Biden's Diverse Economic Team May Impact His Policies
As President-elect Biden picks his economic team, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to economist Lisa Cook, a former adviser to President Obama, about diversity in the fields of economics and finance.
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U.S. Sanctions Against Iran Play A Role In Scarcity Of Medication
Iranians with illnesses are having trouble getting medicines amid U.S. sanctions on the country. The sanctions don't target medicines but seem to be affecting them anyway.
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South Korea Criticized For Its Handing Of 3rd Wave Of COVID-19
After winning praise for aggressively tackling COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, critics say South Korea's government is breaking its own rules, and is handling a third wave of cases timidly.
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Biden Announces More Historic Appointments To Economics Team
President elect Joe Biden has named his new economic team.
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More Good News For Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
Biotech company Moderna has new data reinforcing that its COVID-19 inoculation is safe and effective. The company is submitting an application to the FDA Monday requesting emergency use authorization.
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Monolith Which Was Spotted In Utah Desert Is No Longer There
Less than 10 days after being discovered in drone pictures, the 11-foot metal structure was removed by an unknown party. Before it vanished, some hikers were able to post selfies with it online.
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Danish Mayfly Is Named 2021 Insect Of The Year
An international group of scientists selected the mayfly because of its unique life cycle. A fully developed mayfly has only a few days to fly, mate and lay eggs before it dies.
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Critics Oppose Penguin Random House Acquiring Simon & Schuster
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to literary agent Laura Zats about ViacomCBS' decision to sell its publishing arm Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House in a $2 billion deal.