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News brief: COVID-19 surge, NPR/Ipsos democracy poll, Capitol police gains
The omicron variant hasn't slowed in the U.S. A poll shows Americans are deeply pessimistic about the future of democracy. The Capitol Police chief is to testify before a Senate panel this week.
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11 Times Donald Trump Looked Like He Was Done For
Many things Trump did seemed like a death knell — mocking a disabled reporter, disparaging a Gold Star family, bragging about his manhood and groping women, on tape. None of it mattered.
NPR Music's 100 Best Songs Of 2021 (20-1)
Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.
Jobless Rate Holds Steady As Employers Add 192,000 Jobs
While job growth appears to have been slightly less than expected in March, the growth in February was revised upward. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is unchanged at 6.7 percent.
'Tom, is that you?' How a stranger followed instinct to find a lost child
When he was 6 years old, Tom Sinclair wandered away from his family's campsite on Lake Superior and got lost. At dawn, he heard a voice that has shaped his life ever since.
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A bipartisan Senate group announces a deal on reforming the Electoral Count Act
The 1887 law governs the process of counting Electoral College votes and came under fresh scrutiny following attempts to invalidate the presidential election results on Jan. 6, 2021.
NC, CMS test scores improve in math — but reading doesn’t budge
The percentage of students passing math in North Carolina and in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools continued to inch up last year as schools recovered after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted instruction. But math scores are still well below pre-pandemic levels, and reading scores have been harder to move.
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Big Oil Has A Diversity Problem
The business wants to attract more women and minorities, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.
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News Brief: Kamala Harris, D.C. Violence Fallout, Flint Water Crisis
With impeachment trial and pandemic response, VP-elect Harris stresses need to multitask. States prepare for violence ahead of inauguration. And, more people are charged in Flint water crisis case.
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Stress, uncertainty and isolation are common pandemic experiences. But is it trauma?
Stress, burnout. Uncertainty. Isolation... all common experiences in the pandemic. But is it trauma? Experts are debating the term, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.
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