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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A woman wears a mask as she walks by Pfizer's world headquarters in New York last month.
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    EU Could Approve Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine In December

    Dec 01, 2020
    If approved, the vaccine could be distributed before the end of the year, BioNTech says.
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    The Picture Show
    Diego Maradona celebrating Argentina victory of World Cup at Azteca stadium, Mexico City, World Cup 1986.
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    Photos: Remembering Maradona, Latin America's Patron Saint Of The Pitch

    Nov 25, 2020
    Plus: NPR's Latino staffers share their memories of the Argentine soccer legend.
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    Politics
    A purge at the U.S. Agency for Global Media has fueled concerns that broadcasters like Radio Free Europe will be turned into distributors of propaganda on behalf of the Trump administration.
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    Purge Of Senior Officials At Foreign Broadcast Agency Stirs Fear And Outrage

    Aug 15, 2020
    Half a dozen top executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were ousted this week, the latest in a shake-up that started with the arrival of a conservative filmmaker as the agency's new chief.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Audience research indicates that NPR's audience is disproportionately made up of professionals who are able to work from home and who are interested in doing so even after the pandemic subsides.
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    NPR Radio Ratings Collapse As Pandemic Ends Listeners' Commutes

    Jul 15, 2020
    Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the public broadcaster lost about a quarter of its radio audience in the second quarter of 2020, compared with a year earlier. Even so, digital audiences surged.
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    Politics
    Just 40% of Americans approve of the job President Trump is doing and 58% disapprove, an NPR/<em>PBS NewsHour/</em>Marist poll finds.
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    Poll: Trump Disapproval Hits All-Time High And He Trails Biden By 8

    Jun 26, 2020
    Just 40% of Americans approve of the job President Trump is doing and 58% disapprove, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading in a general election matchup.
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    Student Podcast Challenge
    PS 126/Manhattan Academy of Technology students Angelo Chen, Nicole Zheng, Kristi Jiang, Becky Liu, Leo Yu, Si Chen Xu and Zoe Jiang on a school field trip.
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    Coronavirus, Racism And Kindness: How NYC Middle-Schoolers Built A Winning Podcast

    Jun 17, 2020
    The middle-school top prize for NPR's second annual Student Podcast Challenge goes to ... The Dragon Kids.
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    Television

    Tavis Smiley Ordered To Pay PBS $1.5 Million For Violating Network's 'Morality' Clause

    Mar 04, 2020
    Smiley, who was fired in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations, had sued the public broadcaster contending that he was dropped as a talk-show host because of racial bias.
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    Elections
    Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event on Monday in Richmond, Calif. The independent senator identifies as a democratic socialist.
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    Poll: Sanders Rises, But Socialism Isn't Popular With Most Americans

    Feb 19, 2020
    An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that socialism is unpopular with voters overall, even as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is gaining in the Democratic primary.
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    National Security
    Mike Pompeo is accusing veteran NPR journalist Mary Louise Kelly of lying to him. NPR's senior leadership says it stands by Kelly's reporting on the secretary of state.
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    After Contentious Interview, Pompeo Publicly Accuses NPR Journalist Of Lying To Him

    Jan 25, 2020
    The secretary of state issued an angry salvo on Saturday against Mary Louise Kelly, co-host of All Things Considered. NPR stands by her reporting.
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    National
    A guard walks with a detainee in the intake area at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in 2019. A previously confidential report obtained by NPR found "negligent" medical care and other problems at the facility.
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    Despite Findings Of 'Negligent' Care, ICE To Expand Troubled Calif. Detention Center

    Jan 15, 2020
    A previously confidential report obtained by NPR found major failings at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California, one of the nation's largest immigration detention centers.
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    Politics
    President Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the missile strike that Iran launched against air bases in Iraq last week.
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    NPR Poll: More Americans Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Iran Than Approve

    Jan 15, 2020
    By a 49%-42% margin, Americans disapprove of how President Trump has handled the crisis with Iran, reflecting the number of people who disapprove of the job he's doing overall.
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    National
    Inuit parents value the playful side of kids, even when disciplining them. Above: Maata Jaw and her daughter.
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    The 20 Top Stories On NPR In 2019

    Dec 17, 2019
    Surprise, anger, parenting and Lizzo: That's one way to sum up the list of the most engaging stories in 2019. Other big topics included consumerism and climate change — and officials behaving badly.
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    Politics
    Former Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the crowded Democratic presidential primary field, according to the latest NPR/<em>PBS NewsHour/</em>Marist Poll. Above, they appear during the Democratic presidential primary debate in
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    NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Biden, Sanders Lead 2020 Democratic Race

    Dec 16, 2019
    Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they prefer former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders over the rest of the Democratic field just ahead of Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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    Morning Edition Turns 40
    NPR newscasters Jackie Judd (left) and Carl Kasell (right) with <em>Morning Edition</em> host Bob Edwards (center), circa 1979. Judd became a reporter for ABC News and broke the Monica Lewinsky story. Kasell was the show's lead newscaster for 30 years be
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    'Morning Edition': The Radio News Show That Almost Wasn't

    Nov 05, 2019
    Morning Edition debuted on Nov. 5, 1979. The newsmagazine show had a rocky beginning, including a total revamp of hosts and leadership, an internal boycott by reporters and resource challenges.
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    Asia
    The protests in Hong Kong began in response to a proposed extradition law. Demonstrations have expanded to include other demands.
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    Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas As Demonstrations Continue

    Aug 10, 2019
    Pro-democracy protests, now in their 10th straight weekend, are posing one of the biggest tests to China's leadership since the 1997 handover from Britain.
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    Africa
    Beji Caid Essebsi, the president of Tunisia, has died. He was elected in 2014 following the Arab Spring uprising.
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    Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi Dies; Was Country's 1st Freely Elected Leader

    Jul 25, 2019
    Essebsi rose to power in 2014 after the Arab Spring protests. But his political career spanned 70 years.
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    Africa
    Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo signs a power sharing agreement with Sudan's pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council in Khartoum, Sudan.
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    Civilians And Military Leaders Sign Power-Sharing Deal In Sudan

    Jul 17, 2019
    There is considerable disagreement over terms of the deal, which will be detailed in a second agreement yet to be signed.
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    Law
    The Supreme Court has long upheld the right of access to a wide range of judicial proceedings and records.
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    Supreme Court Orders Documents Unsealed In Death Penalty Case

    Jun 24, 2019
    The blacked-out material involves the drugs used in an Alabama execution. The release of the material was ordered after a motion filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and NPR.
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    Asia
    President Trump and first lady Melania arrive in Tokyo. North Korea and trade are expected to be on the weekend's agenda.
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    President Trump Arrives In Japan For Inaugural State Visit Under New Emperor

    May 25, 2019
    Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attend a sumo wrestling match and go to an imperial banquet hosted by Emperor Naruhito.
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    Video: Future You, With Elise Hu
    NPR's Elise Hu wears a cap that connects her to a network of other people playing a Tetris-like game at the University of Washington's Center for Neurotechnology.
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    Mind-Machine Meld: How Computer-Assisted Telepathy Helps Humans Communicate

    May 07, 2019
    The next phase of human evolution seems headed toward merging biological bodies with machines, and in the first video of Future You, Elise Hu gets connected to a network and plays a game her thoughts.
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    Africa
    Demonstrators stage a protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, in Marseille, France.
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    Thousands Protest Against Algerian President's Bid For Fifth Term

    Mar 03, 2019
    Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been in power since 1999 and has changed the constitution in order to stay in office multiple terms.
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    Politics
    President Trump speaks Friday in the Rose Garden at the White House, where he declared a national emergency. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most Americans don't think there is an emergency.
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    Poll: 6-In-10 Disapprove Of Trump's Declaration Of A National Emergency

    Feb 19, 2019
    A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds the majority of Americans oppose the president's national emergency declaration, don't believe there is an emergency and believe Trump's misusing his power.
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    National
    Commuters wait for a train as snow falls in Chicago. With a polar vortex hitting the Midwest, wind chills could dip to 55 degrees below zero in northern Illinois.
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    Polar Vortex Hits The Midwest With Life-Threatening Cold Temperatures

    Jan 28, 2019
    The arctic air will stretch from Illinois west through the Dakotas until Thursday.
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    Media
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    Your Favorite NPR One Stories In 2018

    Dec 22, 2018
    This year was filled with big news stories, many on politics. But listeners also enjoyed NPR reporting that was focused on young people. Here are the NPR One stories most listened to, and most loved.
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    Politics
    Supporters cheer as President Trump speaks during a rally in Mississippi in November.
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    Warning To Democrats: Most Americans Against U.S. Getting More Politically Correct

    Dec 19, 2018
    An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that 52 percent don't want the country to become more politically correct and are upset there are too many things people can't say anymore.

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