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Anonymous Auction Bidder Breaks Record For Price Of Video Game
The video game sold at the Dallas auction for $114,000 was for an unopened copy from 1985 of Super Mario Bros. It is the most expensive video game ever sold.
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Paris Takes Drive-In Theaters To The Next Level During Pandemic
Friday is the premiere of a float-in theater. People can sit in boats on the Seine, watching a floating big screen. They'll watch a French comedy about men who start a synchronized swimming team.
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1st United Arab Emirates Space Mission Will Send Probe To Mars
The UAE turns 50 next year, and on Tuesday a craft will be launched to orbit Mars to celebrate. Building a Mars probe also provided a focus for expanding the country's technological capabilities.
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Many Arizona Educators Urge Governor To Delay The Start Of School
Arizona's governor pushed back the reopening of schools by a couple of weeks. The teachers union and state school superintendents want no in-person classes until at least October.
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Disney World Orlando To Reopen Despite COVID-19 Surge In Florida
Disney World begins reopening its Orlando theme parks Saturday with distancing enforced and face masks required. Many attractions won't be available but Disney fans have eagerly awaited the restart.
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League City, Texas Mayor Discusses Sharp COVID-19 Spike In His County
The number of coronavirus cases is soaring in Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott shut the state back down two weeks ago. NPR's David Greene talks to the mayor of League City, Texas, Pat Hallisey.
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'The Far Side' Cartoonist Returns After 25 Years
Gary Larson quit drawing 25 years ago, but he recently published new cartoons, which he said was a result of journeying into the world of digital art.
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Moms Spread Joy In Community As 'Wine Fairies'
A group of moms across the country are providing socially distant wine deliveries to cheer up neighbors during the pandemic.
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Notre Dame University Hires First Black Woman Head Coach
Once the new college basketball season begins, Niele Ivey will become Notre Dame's first Black woman head coach of its basketball program.
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'It Was Personal.' After Tragedy, Physicist Devotes Career To Cancer Research
Hadiyah-Nicole Green lost the aunt and uncle who raised her to cancer. The loss inspired her to develop a cancer treatment using lasers. "I was born to do this," she tells her cousin at StoryCorps.
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OffLimits Cereal Brand Launches With Female Mascot
The author of the book Breakfast has launched a new cereal brand called OffLimits, using a fictional female mascot named Dash for one of the flavors. And her OffLimits team is all female.
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News Brief: California COVID-19 Surge, Trump And Biden Campaign, SCOTUS Ruling
California is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Trump and Biden are focusing on the economy in their campaigns. And, a SCOTUS ruling has big implications for Native Americans.