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    A "Stay Home" sign is taped to a driver's vehicle as she passes Christmas lights during a car caravan of nurses calling for people to remain home amid a coronavirus surge last month in El Paso, Texas.
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    'What Real Friends Do': How to Navigate Tough Conversations About COVID-19

    Dec 16, 2020
    With a spike in COVID-19 cases colliding with cold weather and the holidays, many Americans are facing difficult decisions about whether and how to socialize.
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    Families May Be Apart For Thanksgiving This Year, But Connections Burn Bright

    Nov 26, 2020
    While many are not spending Thanksgiving with family and friends, connecting virtually is keeping people close and thankful for each other.
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    Goats and Soda
    This year, fiambre was made in the garage. Family members came to pick up their share instead of coming together for a festive meal.
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    From Around The World: How To Have A Happy(ish) Pandemic Thanksgiving

    Nov 24, 2020
    Folks in other countries have figured out ways to hold a safe traditional celebration at a time of quarantines and lockdowns. Here are a few hacks they've devised.
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    November 25, 2020

    Nov 25, 2020
    FAMILYPALOOZA THANKSGIVING SPECIAL! | A Very Full House | Movies with Dad | After the Curtain | The Death of Reiko Kawasaki | She Swallowed a Coin | 'I'm a Real Boy'
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    Religion
    Many Americans are mourning the loss of Thanksgiving traditions due to the coronavirus pandemic, such as family gatherings. But some are seeking new rituals to mark the holiday.
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    Families And Friends Mourn Loss Of Thanksgiving Traditions, Seek New Ones

    Nov 21, 2020
    Thanksgiving usually means gatherings and celebrating abundance. As the pandemic rules out crowded tables, Americans mourn missed traditions and build new ones.
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    Goats and Soda

    How To Care For Older People In The Pandemic (And A Printable Guide!)

    Sep 04, 2020
    Three experts share advice on how to help the older people in our lives — parents, grandparents, neighbors, relatives, friends — feel comfortable and safe in the pandemic.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
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    Passover Celebrations Take Shape Differently To Work Around The Coronavirus

    Apr 07, 2020
    Social distancing is preventing families from gathering for the traditional Seder, so this year Passover will be different. Many Jews are planning virtual celebrations.
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    Harrison Schapelhouman (left) with his service dog outside True Hope Community Church in Issaquah, Wash., on Dec. 8. Schapelhouman's service dog, who he's had since he lived on the streets, has helped him throughout his recovery from addiction.
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    Opioid Support Group Grows From Christian Book Club

    Jan 09, 2020
    A group of women gathered at a coffee shop outside Seattle to discuss a book about Christian living, but soon discovered that they shared something else: addiction in their families.
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    Simon Says
    If you're tired of eggnog, twinkling lights and family gathered by an open fire, then this is a holiday story for you.
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    Opinion: A Ye Olde Holiday Tale For 2019

    Dec 21, 2019
    NPR's Scott Simon has gotten tired of clichéd holiday stories, so he wrote one of his own.
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    Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, of Eagan, Minn., shown here in December 2015, is one of nine men convicted of plotting to join the Islamic State group in Syria.
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    'They Wish Me Dead.' Convict In ISIS Case Faces Backlash For Helping Feds

    Nov 20, 2019
    Abdirizak Warsame was among nine Minnesota men who planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS. When the FBI foiled their plot, each faced a decision that would influence their sentencing.
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    Goats and Soda
    Rosine Mbakam, left, says she chose to shoot all images and sound herself to maintain an equal relationship with the subjects of her films.
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    Meet The Filmmaker Reinventing How African Women Are Portrayed In Movies

    Nov 10, 2019
    Two deeply personal films from Cameroonian Rosine Mbakam won critical acclaim in the U.S. by grappling with how families maintain traditions in a time of global migration and generational change.
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    Maria Rivas holds photographs of her mother, Julia Medina, who died in 2012. Maria cared for Julia for six years at the end of her life.
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    A Daily Mother-Daughter Moment Documented Forever

    Sep 20, 2019
    Maria Rivas stepped in as caretaker when her aging mother, Julia Medina, began having health complications. After Julia's death, a nostalgic photo reminds Maria of their life together.
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    Politics
    President Trump tours a portion of the border wall between the United States and Mexico in Calexico, Calif., last month.
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    Trump To Outline Immigration Plan That Would Overhaul Who Is Allowed Into The U.S.

    May 15, 2019
    A key plank of the president's election was his hard-line stance on immigration. And now he is ready to roll out his legislative approach.
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    <em>Ladysitting: My Year With Nana At The End Of Her Century</em>
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    'Ladysitting' Offers Candor And A Singular Take On A Tale Familiar To Many

    May 06, 2019
    As Lorene Cary tells the story of her Nana and the stress and sadness all too common for caregivers, it's her recounting of her upbringing and ancestry that is most engaging and captivating.
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    The Salt
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    Turkey And Tamales: People Of Color Share Their Multicultural Thanksgivings

    Nov 20, 2018
    For many immigrant families, Thanksgiving is a time to take part in an American tradition, but it's also a great excuse to gather and eat the foods of their culture with friends and family.
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    Code Switch
    Contemporary reprints of original Green Books from 1940 (front) and 1954.
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    The Green Book: Celebrating 'The Bible of Black Travel'

    Nov 17, 2018
    A family vacation was like planning a military campaign. In the Jim Crow era, this guide book was essential for traveling safely.
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    Goats and Soda
    NPR's <em>Morning Edition </em>is looking to speak with people who are anticipating difficult conversations with their families on Thanksgiving.
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    Share Your Story: What Issues Will Your Family Debate This Thanksgiving?

    Nov 09, 2018
    What issues do you expect your family to debate this Thanksgiving? And what's your strategy for confronting difficult topics? Tell us your story and you may be featured on Morning Edition.
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    Goats and Soda

    Therapy For Torture Victims Has Surprising Economic Benefit, Study Says

    May 22, 2018
    Danish researchers analyzed the cost of treating refugees who have been tortured — both physical and psychological — and the economic impact.
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    The Salt
    The Beans family gathers for a Christmas Eve pierogi dinner circa 1979, before the author was born.
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    On Christmas Eve, Pass The Pierogi And The Memories

    Dec 20, 2017
    Sometimes it takes years to get a family recipe right. And in the meantime, new holiday traditions emerge, like arguing over how to seal "Grandmom's" Slovakian pierogi perfectly.
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    Shots - Health News
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    This Thanksgiving, Carve Out Time To Talk About End-Of-Life Wishes

    Nov 22, 2017
    Turkey dinner with a side dish of death isn't everyone's idea of a festive meal. But end-of-life planning advocates say the holidays are an ideal time to have these conversations with family members.
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    Goats and Soda
    Inside Twenty Houses, a camp for displaced persons in Gwoza, northeast Nigeria.
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    To Save Her Children, She Pretended To Be Crazy

    Oct 14, 2017
    Zainabu Hamayaji went to extraordinary lengths to protect her 10 children from being abducted by Boko Haram.
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    Code Switch
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    When The Parents Are White, The Child Is Black, And The Churches Are Segregated

    Sep 28, 2017
    Its a familiar American trope: The most segregated time for Christians is 11 a.m. on Sunday. This week, on Ask Code Switch, where does an interracial family find a pew?
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    Shots - Health News
    Ryan Steen (left) found himself "on edge" and isolated for years after his younger brother, Tyler, died by suicide.
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    After A Suicide, Sibling Survivors Are Often Overlooked

    Aug 25, 2017
    Recent studies show that people who survive a brother or sister's suicide are at great risk of mood disorders and mental health problems, including thoughts of harming themselves.
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    Jameson Camp welcomes campers to Tataya Mato week. The week is just for campers affected by HIV/AIDS, meaning either they or a family member has the disease.
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    Between Swimming And Archery, This Camp Helps Kids Overcome The Stigma Of HIV/AIDS

    Aug 04, 2017
    One week a year this summer camp welcomes children affected by HIV and AIDS. The goal, aside from having fun, is to help kids cope with the stigma they or their families face because of the disease.
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    The Salt
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    My Food Struggle In Pictures: When What I Ate Made Me 'Good' Or 'Bad'

    May 07, 2017
    For the writer and her sister, the family's tendency to talk about food choices in moral terms triggered an unhealthy obsession with eating and a skewed sense of self-worth.

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