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Michigan Jeweler Buries His Products, Holds Real Life Treasure Hunt
Johnny Perri inherited a jewelry shop from his dad. When the COVID-19 pandemic hurt his business, he decided he'd bury his jewelry and sell tickets for the ultimate scavenger hunt.
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App Lets You Destress By Screaming Into Icelandic Wilderness
2020 has been a stressful year. Luckily, Iceland is coming to the rescue. A group developed an app that will let you record and broadcast a scream into the Icelandic wilderness.
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Love Lost, Truth Found: In Pandemic Isolation, A Father Comes Out To His Daughter
At 90, Ken Felts tells his daughter about the man he fell in love with over 60 years ago. "I thought I was doing great, until I came out and started to discover what it means to be free," he told her.
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RNC Plans For Scaled-Back GOP Convention In August
Party leaders have shared plans for a scaled-back Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, Fla., that will include on-site temperature checks and COVID-19 testing.
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Sales Of Guns To First Time Owners Rise Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Gun sales have hit new records as the country grapples with a pandemic and protests. But unlike previous spikes, it's not gun enthusiasts driving sales, but rather first time gun owners.
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Arizona Clinic Grapples With High Demand For COVID-19 Tests
Coronavirus testing in the U.S. has not kept up with demand. NPR's Noel King talks to Raymond Embry, who runs one of the largest coronavirus testing sites in Arizona, about why that is.
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Nike Teams Up With Grateful Dead For New Shoe Release
Nike's latest sneaker release features an odd collaboration. The Grateful Dead sneakers have suede and fake fur, dancing bears and the iconic skull logo inside the shoe.
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Massachusetts Mayor Saves Couple's Wedding While On Vacation
When a wedding in Cape Cod went wrong because the officiant could not be located, the Mayor of Everett, Mass., stepped in to save the day with his political connections.
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Remembering 'Magic School Bus' Creator Joanna Cole
Joanna Cole, the author of the bestselling Magic School Bus series, died on Sunday at age 75. The book series along with dozens of tie-ins sold more than 93 million copies in print.
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2021 Rose Parade Canceled For First Time Since WWII Due To Coronavirus Threat
Millions of Americans tune in on January 1 to celebrate the New Year by watching the Rose Parade from Pasadena, California. But next year's parade has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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News Brief: CDC And COVID-19 Data, Twitter Hack, Mary Trump Memoir
Hospitals have been ordered stop sending COVID-19 data to the CDC. Major Twitter accounts were hacked last night. And, Mary Trump discusses her new memoir.
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How Racial Inequality Manifests In The U.S. Banking System.
Black-owned financial institutions are a shrinking part of the U.S. financial system. NPR's podcast The Indicator from Planet Money looks at what that means for America's racial disparities.