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Rabbis Share How Rosh Hashanah Will Be Affected By COVID-19
The Jewish High Holidays begin tonight with the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Rabbis share how their sermons will be shaped by this year's events.
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'We Do Belong Here': Father Teaches Daughter To Have Black Pride
For StoryCorps, Erin Haggerty spoke with her father, George Barlow, about how his words saw her through the tough times she faced as one of the only Black kids in her Iowa City community.
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President Trump Contradicts Head Of CDC Regarding Vaccine, Masks
Trump says a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by the end of 2020. At the same time, the top communications official at Health and Human Services is going on leave after comments he made on Facebook.
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Hurricane Sally Hit Gulf Shores, Ala., With 25 Inches Of Rain
NPR's David Greene talks to meteorologist Marshall Shepherd, professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia, about Hurricane Sally's tremendous amount of rain.
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Daughter's Tweet Helps Boost Sales For Her Dad's Taco Truck In Texas
Pandemic business was so bad that Elias Aviles had only sold $6 of food that day. But the next morning when he got to his truck, there was already a line. People had seen Giselle Aviles' tweet.
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McDonald's Runs Low On Ingredients For Travis Scott Quarter Pounder
The fast food chain's Travis Scott meal is just a Quarter Pounder with the rapper's favorites: cheese, bacon, lettuce, fries, BBQ sauce and a Sprite. The cost is $6.
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High Schoolers Cross State Lines For An Opportunity To Play Football
Seeking potential college scholarships, some high school football players are moving to states that are playing the game because their local school boards have banned play due to the pandemic.
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As Oregon Wildfires Burn, Some Evacuees Are Returning Home
Firefighters are making progress against wildfires in the state. Some residents are slowly being allowed to return to their homes and businesses after wildfires swept through their area.
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Why More Shofar Blowers Are Needed To Celebrate Jewish New Year
To help people celebrate a socially distanced Jewish New Year, there are free courses in Israel teaching how to blow the shofar — the ritual ram or antelope horn.
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Big Ten Reverses Decision To Cancel Football Season
David Greene talks with sports columnist Christine Brennan about the decision by the Big Ten conference to play its season beginning in late October amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall Near Gulf Shores, Ala.
Sally came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain. Forecasters expect the storm to cause dangerous flooding.
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Japan's Parliament Picks Suga To Succeed Abe As Prime Minister
Yoshihide Suga, 71, was voted in as the country's next leader. Suga was outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's right-hand man, and is generally seen as an uncharismatic technocrat.