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Supreme Court Upholds State 'Faithless Elector' Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws that remove or fine Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support.
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Scientists Debate Whether Coronavirus Spreads In A Different way
NPR's David Greene talks to NPR's Allison Aubrey and Jeff Collier, mayor of Dauphin Island, a narrow strip of beach in Alabama's Mobile County, about efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Wildlife Rescuer In Alaska Saves Bald Eagle Trapped In Tree
The Juneau Empire reports a rescuer got all the way up with climbing spikes on his shoes, and carried down an injured, but conscious, bald eagle. She was airlifted to a raptor center for treatment.
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Newborn Arrives In Parking Lot Of Miami Birthing Center
The center's doorbell camera caught the action, according to the Miami Herald. It shows the mom-to-be leaning over then the baby pops right into the midwife's hands.
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Ennio Morricone, The Sound Of The American West, Dies At 91
The iconic Italian composer, who scored The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and more than 500 other films, died Monday in Rome.
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Morning News Brief
In speeches, the president painted a picture of a divided America. Scientists examine other ways COVID-19 can spread. And, Israel criticized for focusing on West Bank annexation rather than COVID-19.
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Britain Unveils Aid Package For Cultural Venues Like Theaters
The British government has announced it would provide a major monetary lifeline to theaters, arts and music venues, independent cinemas, and heritage sites hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How The Recession Has Benefited The Richest Of The Rich
While much of the country is mired in economic hardship, a small group has emerged richer. They've benefited from a buoyant stock market and tax code changes that have favored the wealthy.
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Remembering Another Frontline Worker Who Died Of COVID-19
Yves-Emmanuel Segui was a pharmacist, who died of COVID-19 complications. His older daughter Dr. Morit Segui remembers her father's perseverance, and their last moments together.
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Army Soldier's Family Says She Was The Target Of Sexual Harassment
The remains of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen were identified over the weekend. Guillen went missing from Fort Hood in Texas over two months ago. A suspect shot himself last week.
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States Are Forced To Face Surge In New Coronavirus Cases
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Richard Montgomery, a mayor in California, Dr. Ali Khan of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Chicago epidemiologist Dr. Emily Landon about the rise in cases.
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If The Pandemic Kept You From Flying, Now You Can At Least Pretend
An airport in Taiwan offered to let people go to the terminal, pass through security and sit on board a plane that is going nowhere. Thousands of people applied to do this. Sixty received permission.