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If you’ve lived in Southern Nevada for any length of time, you know that markers of public health here tend to be discouraging — and that might be putting it lightly.
Kristen DeSilva
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KNPR
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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent. -
President Trump wants to reframe how the country's stories are told. But historians are pushing back, saying the administration's actions amount to an attack on core institutions — and on history itself. -
Social media is changing the way writers are promoting their books. Author Rebecca Makkai talks about her decision to take a break from writing the blurbs commonly seen on the backs of book jackets. -
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to the White House today for conciliatory talks with one of his country's most persistent critics: President Trump. -
Japan's agriculture minister resigned because of political fallout over recent comments that he "never had to buy rice." The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of rice. -
Mexico's president condemned the killings and said there would not be impunity. She said she was not aware of any threats against the mayor. -
Pressure from close allies is mounting on Israel following a nearly three-month blockade of supplies into Gaza. Even the United States has voiced concerns over the hunger crisis.
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