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  • Economy

WallStreetBets Founder Is 'Fascinated' Watching GameStop Frenzy From Sidelines

Reddit's WallStreetBets community was central to this week's stock market insanity. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jaime Rogozinski, the founder and former moderator of that group.

January 31, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
President Biden pauses while speaking after signing an executive order related to manufacturing, at the White House on Monday. Biden is off to a fast start but is running into resistance in Congress.

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  • Analysis

Despite Setting A New Tone, Biden Faces Tough Decision On Dealing With Congress

The president is pledging "unity," but the word means different things to different people. For him, it appears to be about tone, not necessarily direction.

January 30, 2021
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  • Mara Liasson
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Itching To Travel Again, Some Americans Take Advantage Of Lower Airfare

Despite a slow vaccine rollout, Americans are hoping they'll be able to travel safely soon. And with relatively low airfares and flexible change policies, some are planning that next big trip.

January 30, 2021
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By:
  • David Schaper
Ana Teresa Castillo, who runs a shelter for Venezuelan migrants in the Colombian border town of Villa del Rosario, says she is tending to many more rape victims now than before the pandemic began. She blames the closing of official border posts and gangs blocking their smuggling trails during daylight hours, forcing migrants to cross at night, when they are far more vulnerable.

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  • Latin America

Women Fleeing Venezuela Are Targeted With Sexual Assault As They Cross Into Colombia

Human rights activists have reported a sharp increase in sexual assaults and human trafficking involving Venezuelan women and girls trying to reach Colombia since the border closed amid the pandemic.

January 29, 2021
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  • John Otis
Weezer's new record, <em>OK Human</em>, is an orchestral affair, recorded back to back with a heavy metal album.

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  • Music Interviews

Rivers Cuomo On Weezer's Latest, 'OK Human,' And The Need To Riff (Or Not)

Cuomo says Weezer is always looking to try the opposite of whatever it just did. Case in point: the band's new orchestral record, made back to back with a metal album.

January 29, 2021
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang and
  • Noah Caldwell
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in late December at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, N.M.

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  • National

Navajo Nation Begins Mass Vaccinations After Lifting Lockdown Order

The Navajo Nation is shifting its focus to mass vaccinations to fight against the pandemic's hold on Indigenous communities.

January 29, 2021
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  • Ailsa Chang
President Biden speaks about the coronavirus pandemic in the State Dining Room of the White House on Tuesday.

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  • National

With Biden Team Focused On Other Crises, Experts Say Drug Epidemic Is Exploding

The Biden administration had Day 1 plans for the pandemic, economy and climate change. Experts say they haven't yet seen that same focus on the addiction crisis, which is killing 220 people a day.

January 29, 2021
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  • Brian Mann
Representatives from the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union hold a pro-unionization sign outside Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.

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For Amazon and Alabama, Warehouse Union Vote Would Shake Up History

If workers from Amazon's warehouse near Birmingham vote to unionize in the next two months, they would turn a new page not only for the company but for the region.

January 29, 2021
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  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Claire Miller
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

Early Data Shows Striking Racial Disparities In Who's Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine

A disproportionately small number of Black and Hispanic Americans have gotten vaccinated so far. Samantha Artiga of the Kaiser Family Foundation discusses barriers to access and what needs to be done.

January 29, 2021
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  • Ari Shapiro
Cicely Tyson attends the TIME 100 Gala in 2012. The famed actress died at the age of 96. Tyson inspired generations of African American actors who grew up watching her perform on stage and on screen.

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  • Obituaries

Cicely Tyson, Who Brought Grace And Gravitas To The Screen, Has Died At 96

In a career that spanned more than six decades, she commanded attention on the screen and the stage and was known for roles that reflected her experience as an African American woman.

January 29, 2021
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Nurse Vash Deelchand inoculated Kate Bingham, chair of the U.K. government's vaccine task force, with a Novavax vaccine at the Royal Free Hospital in London in October.

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  • Health

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Effective, But Less So Against Variant In South Africa

Novavax says its COVID-19 vaccine is 89% effective at preventing illness, according to an interim analysis of a U.K. study. But the vaccine wasn't as effective against some viral variants.

January 28, 2021
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  • Scott Hensley and
  • Joe Palca
Naked mole rats are very communicative creatures, they quietly chirp, squeak, twitter or even grunt to one another. The scientists wanted to find out whether these vocalizations have a social function for the animals – and found that each colony has its own dialect that promotes social cohesion.

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  • Science

Friend or Foe? Naked Mole Rats Can Tell By A Unique Squeak

A new study shows that naked mole rats speak with distinct dialects that appear to be learned — and reveal what group they belong to.

January 28, 2021
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, seen here in an October press conference, has announced he won't run for reelection in 2022, citing hyper-partisanship in Congress.

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  • Politics

Sen. Portman Warns Biden Against Going It Alone On COVID-19 Relief

The Ohio Republican said acting without GOP support would be "really problematic for the country" and could set a bad tone for Biden's term. He also predicted Donald Trump would not run in 2024.

January 28, 2021
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  • Barbara Sprunt and
  • Susan Davis
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine requires storage in extremely frigid temperatures before it's thawed out for use. Moderna's vaccine also must be stored in very cold temperatures.

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  • Health

They're A Precious Commodity, So Why Are Some COVID-19 Vaccines Going To Waste?

Amesh Adalja of Johns Hopkins University says strict guidelines around how to roll out the vaccine have discouraged health care providers from giving spare doses to noneligible groups.

January 28, 2021
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  • Ari Shapiro and
  • Emma Bowman
Facebook created the panel of experts to review the hardest calls the social network makes about what it does and does not allow users to post.

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  • Technology

Facebook 'Supreme Court' Orders Social Network To Restore 4 Posts In 1st Rulings

The panel of experts tasked with reviewing Facebook's most difficult content decisions has issued its first rulings, dealing with hate speech, nudity and COVID-19 misinformation.

January 28, 2021
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  • Shannon Bond
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