Congress Avoids A Shutdown, But Other Standoffs Persist

The House voted 254-175 in favor of a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, but other major issues, such as suspending the debt limit, remain unresolved.
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School Boards Are Asking For Federal Help As They Face Threats And Violence

School board meetings, usually one of the most mundane examples of local democracy in action, have exploded with vitriol across the country in recent months, and many school leaders are scared.
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The Racist Legacy Of Early Immigration Law Is Still Alive Today

Atlantic writer Caitlin Dickerson talks about Haitian immigrants at the border, and explains how both Trump and Biden immigration policies are based on a racist system created by the Founding Fathers.
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Biden's Approval Rating Recovers Some From Last Month's Low, An NPR Poll Finds

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds that 45% of U.S. adults approve of the job President Biden is doing, while 46% disapprove. That's a little better than his numbers last month.
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A 105-Year-Old Woman Who Survived The 1918 Flu Dies After Contracting COVID

Primetta Giacopini's life ended the way it began — in a pandemic. "I think my mother would have been around quite a bit longer" if she hadn't contracted COVID, her daughter says.
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New Study Finds More Than A Third Of COVID-19 Patients Have Symptoms Months Later

The symptoms, such as headache, fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, persist or recur months after diagnosis, far more often than they do for the flu, researchers say.
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Questions Arise About Gov. Noem And The Early Retirement Of A South Dakota Official

After South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's daughter was denied a real estate appraiser's license in the state, an official overseeing that program says she was forced into early retirement.
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Obesity Rates Rise During Pandemic, Fueled By Stress, Job Loss, Sedentary Lifestyle

New data shows the pandemic exacerbated an already fast-growing problem, tipping more Americans' weight over the scales into unhealthy territory.
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What's An Unreleased John Lennon Tape Worth? Nearly $60K, According To This Bidder

The 33-minute recording captures Lennon and Yoko Ono talking to student journalists during their 1970 stay in Denmark. He also sings "Radio Peace," a song that is not believed to exist anywhere else.
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A Museum Paid $84,000. The Artist Sent Blank Canvases Titled 'Take The Money And Run'

"The work is that I have taken their money," artist Jens Haaning said of his new piece. The commissioning museum in Denmark isn't satisfied with his explanation but is displaying the work nonetheless.
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Getting A Religious Exemption To A Vaccine Mandate May Not Be Easy. Here's Why

With COVID-19 vaccine mandates taking effect around the country, requests for religious exemptions are on the rise. Under federal law, employers have a lot of discretion in granting the requests.
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Workers Escape From A Canadian Mine After A 10-Hour Vertical Climb

Most of the 39 trapped miners have reached the surface after climbing more than half a mile on a series of ladders. The Totten mine elevator system was damaged on Sunday.
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Children Born In 2020 Will Experience Up To 7 Times More Extreme Climate Events

A new study says the current climate crisis is a "severe threat" to the safety of younger generations, who will experience far more extreme climate events such as heat waves, wildfires and floods.
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The British Government Prepares To Use Army Truck Drivers To Help With Gas Crisis

Motorists roam greater London in search of open gas stations. The government insists the U.K. is not facing a fuel shortage, just a shortage of drivers who can deliver it to the pump.
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Local Governments In Poland Rescind Anti-LGBT Resolutions, Fearing Loss Of EU Funding

In 2019, more than 100 provinces and municipalities in Poland passed resolutions declaring they were "LGBT-free." They're backing down as the EU warns it will cut off funding to local governments.
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House GOP wants scientists who consulted on COVID origin report ID’d

Republicans are accusing intelligence officials of "stonewalling" their efforts to find out which doctors and scientists were interviewed for the report on the origins of COVID-19.
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Car-exhaust drug craze alarms Congo’s capital

In August police rounded up and paraded nearly 100 alleged dealers and users of bombe, which means "powerful" in the local Lingala language.
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Maintenance worker suspected in disappearance of Miya Marcano found dead

Miya Marcano, 19, was last seen at her Arden Villas apartment block in Orlando on Friday night after finishing work, authorities said.
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R. Kelly found guilty on all counts in sex-trafficking trial

R. Kelly was found guilty Monday of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades — capping the ’90s R&B superstar’s stunning fall from grace. The “I Believe I Can Fly” crooner, 54, was convicted on all nine counts including racketeering and violations of the Mann Act, which prohibits the transport of “any woman or...
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Two trans women make history, winning seats in Germany’s parliament

Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik both won seats while running for the Green Party, which is expected to play a pivotal role in a new three-way coalition government in Germany.
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Afghans Are Among Thousands Of Migrants Hoping To Reach Europe Via Serbia

Some 5,000 refugees and migrants are in Serbia, trying to reach European Union countries. With EU leaders fearing an influx of refugees, "Serbia is in a difficult position," says a refugees' advocate.
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California Enacts New Measures To Handle Housing Shortage

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with Conor Dougherty, an economics reporter at The New York Times, about what a series of new measures mean for California's housing crisis.
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Weight Training Isn't Such A Heavy Lift. Here Are 7 Reasons Why You Should Try It

If you're trying to rev up your pandemic fitness routine, maybe it's time to mix things up with some free weights — or soup cans — and get your muscles pumping.
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They Found It! The Long-Lost Album By Zambia's President: 'We Shall Fight HIV/AIDS'

Kenneth Kaunda spoke out about HIV when African leaders would not even acknowledge its existence. He sang about it, too, in a 2005 album that made a splash, then vanished. And so a search began.
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PHOTOS: They Give To Others Even Though They Barely Have Enough To Feed Their Family

The pandemic has made it hard for millions of people to put food on their table. But some of them still try to be as generous as they can when they see someone else in need.
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A Crypto-Trading Hamster Performs Better Than Warren Buffett And The S&P 500

A hamster named Mr. Goxx enters one of two tunnels in the his cage, which determines whether he will buy or sell. As of Friday, his portfolio is up nearly 20%, according to his Twitter account.
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Autopsy Shows That Actor Michael K. Williams Died Of Drug Intoxication

Actor Michael K. Williams, known for playing Omar Little on "The Wire" and an Emmy nominee, died of acute drug intoxication in what a medical examiner said was an accidental death.
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Eligible Americans Can Now Get COVID-19 Booster Shots

After promising booster shots to all recipients of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, then only some, 20 million Americans are now officially eligible to receive them.
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Syrian Government Takes Opposition Town After Weeks Of Siege

The fall of a Syrian opposition town to the government this week after a siege and threats of air strikes serves as a reminder that the civil war continues.
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Immigrant Rights Activist Discusses Migrant Treatment At Southern Border

NPR's Scott Simon asks immigrant rights advocate Vicki Gaubeca of the Southern Border Communities Coalition about the treatment of migrants at the southern border.
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A Former ABC News Executive Says Chris Cuomo Sexually Harassed Her At A Party In 2005

Shelley Ross says Chris Cuomo, now a CNN anchor, sexually harassed her by squeezing her buttocks. Cuomo, who was then at ABC News, sent an email shortly afterward saying he was "ashamed."
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R. Kelly's Federal Trial Is In The Hands Of The Jury

After six weeks of emotionally charged testimony, jury deliberation begins in the New York federal trial of disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. If convicted, he could spend 10 years to life in prison.
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Coronavirus FAQ: Is There An App That'll Prove I'm Vaccinated, Or Is Paper The Best?

It's happening more and more — you'll have to show proof of vaccination to enter an event or to travel. There's that flimsy paper card. And then there's the digital realm. What's the best option?
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Japan's Outspoken, U.S.-Educated Vaccine Minister Wants To Be The Next Prime Minister

Taro Kono is seen as a political maverick with liberal views on social policy. He is popular with the public, but his own party's power brokers may hesitate to make him the leader next week.
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Biden Says He Plans To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot

The president says he will get a third dose of the vaccine as soon as he can. "I'll be getting my booster shot," Biden said at the White House Friday, acknowledging that at 78, he qualifies.
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A Former Louisiana State Trooper Is Charged In The Flashlight Beating Of A Black Man

A grand jury has indicted Jacob Brown for the 2019 beating following a traffic stop that left Aaron Larry Bowman with a broken jaw, broken ribs and a gash to his head.
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Democrats Say They Agree On A Loose Framework To Pay For Their Spending Agenda

As Democrats scramble to move forward on President Biden's social spending agenda, leaders say they have reached agreement on a framework to pay for it.
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NASA's Got A New, Big Telescope. It Could Find Hints Of Life On Far-Flung Planets

The James Webb Space Telescope will let scientists study small, rocky planets around distant stars in more detail than ever before. After decades of work, it could head into orbit later this year.
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A Florida Lawmaker Is Proposing A Restrictive Texas-Style Abortion Bill

The bill would ban most abortions as early as around 6 weeks, allow people to sue anyone who helps end a pregnancy after that point and fine physicians $10,000 for each such abortion they perform.
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5 Things To Know About Biden's Quad Summit With Leaders Of India, Australia And Japan

President Biden will meet on Friday with the leaders of Japan, Australia and India. Their agenda includes the pandemic and climate change. But analysts say the Quad group is mainly about China.
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The Fed Says Inflation Is Hotter Than Expected — But It Should Cool Next Year

The Federal Reserve is projecting higher inflation this year than it had previously forecast, but says prices will cool more next year.
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Congressional Negotiators Have Failed To Reach A Deal On Police Reform

After a Minneapolis jury found a white police officer who killed George Floyd guilty of murder, lawmakers in both parties had expressed cautious optimism that they could broker a deal.
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With A Spotlight On Gabby Petito, The Parents Of 2 Missing Black Men Call For Action

The families of Jelani Day and Daniel Robinson, both Black men in their 20s, are continuing their push for answers in the weeks and months, respectively, after their disappearances.
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Biden underwater in Iowa: New poll shows just a 31 percent approval rating

Iowa isn't heaven for President Biden right now. Less than a third of Iowans approve of the job he is doing, according to a new poll that was released this Tuesday.
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Maine tops 1,000 deaths as Delta variant fills hospitals

An additional 18 deaths recorded in the state since Saturday pushed the total to 1,002 since the pandemic began nearly 19 months ago.
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DHS chief can’t even give ‘ballpark’ estimate on illegal immigration numbers

Alejandro Mayorkas insisted that the US borders are closed, but couldn't give an estimate on how many of the immigrants apprehended at the border are being held, were deported or released in the US.
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First 'variant-proof' Covid vaccine starts trials in Manchester

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Monday morning UK news briefing: PM's plea to President Biden

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'Human swan' paramotorist seriously injured and support staff member killed in accident

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Biden, Macron to talk amid diplomatic rift over submarine deal with Australia

The Biden administration announced a deal to sell nuclear submarines to Australia along with Britain scuttling a 2016 contract with France.
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