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Quarantine Cat Film Fest Aims To Raise Money For Indie Theaters
The festival will take cat videos from the Internet to the silver screen. Brian Mendelssohn is creating a streaming showcase of the best videos to raise money for indie theaters closed by COVID-19.
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Bear Breaks Into Rental Cabin And Finds Candy, Lots Of Candy
A black bear got in the back door of a cabin in Tennessee. Three others lingered on the porch. In the cabin: 5 pounds of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, a pound of M&M's and 2 pounds of Sour Patch Kids.
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'She's Challenging You': Alison Saar's Sculptures Speak To Race, Beauty, Power
Saar says the nude in her 2019 sculpture Set to Simmer has a message for the viewer: "If you want to look at me, don't just give me a sideways glance. Sit down in this chair and know me."
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Morning News Brief
A key hearing on COVID-19 takes place in the Senate Tuesday. The Supreme Court hears arguments on President Trump's financial records. And, the pandemic exposed cracks in the nursing home system.
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1-Man Marching Band Entertains Mass. Town During Pandemic
Zack Hickman is a professional bass player who went back to his hometown of Watertown when the outbreak sidelined his career. Now he entertains the town with the Sousaphone he go on eBay.
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U.S. Treasury To Borrow $3 Trillion To Finance Pandemic Relief Programs
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about where the money will come from to pay for congressional relief packages.
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New Genre Emerges In Hollywood: Do-It-Yourself TV
While much of the entertainment industry is shuttered, actors are filming themselves from home. Shows are written, directed and edited via Zoom. A view from virtual Hollywood.
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Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Cracks In Nursing Home System
Nursing homes have accounted for nearly half of COVID-19 deaths in some states. Why have they been so vulnerable to the virus, and what could improve that in the future?
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How Is The Federal Government Doing At Guiding A Smart Reopening?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food and Drug Administration, and Andy Slavitt, who led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, about reopening the country.
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Israeli Voters Protest After Center-Left Candidates Partner With Netanyahu
As Israel moves to form a new government, many center-left politicians are breaking their promises to voters and joining a coalition with right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Actor And Commedian Jerry Stiller Dies At 92
Jerry Stiller's son, Ben Stiller, tweeted his dad died of natural causes. Jerry Stiller began his career in the 1950s and remained popular with his featured roles on "Seinfeld" and "King of Queens."
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Robot Dog In Singapore Reminds People To Socially Distance
The four-legged yellow robot will patrol a park in Singapore to help enforce social distancing. And he practices what he preaches. The robo-pup has sensors to keep him from getting too close.