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More Colleges Say They'll Require Students To Have COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall

More campuses are expected to add the requirement, with potential legal challenges ahead. One key point: Requiring vaccines for infectious diseases is nothing new for many residential colleges.

April 11, 2021
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  • Elissa Nadworny
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (second right) listens to head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi while visiting an exhibition of Iran's new nuclear achievements in Tehran on Saturday.

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  • World

'Suspicious' Blackout Strikes Iran's Natanz Nuclear Site

Iran's underground Natanz nuclear facility lost power Sunday just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges capable of enriching uranium faster.

April 11, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Mumbai's grand Keshavji Nayak fountain towers above the street and serves as a place of respite for thirsty passers-by. It's one of dozens of ornate fountains in the city, built during the British colonial era.

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  • Architecture

PHOTOS: Mumbai Falls In Love All Over Again With Its Forgotten Fountains

They're majestic. They're neglected. And now they're slowly being fixed up. Conservationists are preserving them — and officials hope the fountains will supply free water for the city's impoverished.

April 11, 2021
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  • Sushmita Pathak
In <em>Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice, 1967-1975</em>, Thompson looks back on difficult memories that turned into familiar songs.

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  • Music

In 'Beeswing,' Richard Thompson Revisits A Big Life Just Shy Of The Mainstream

Richard Thompson, a British musician who somehow avoided pop stardom throughout his career, has just written about his early days in a new memoir called Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice.

April 11, 2021
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  • Peter Breslow
As the first Black woman to ever serve as chief economist at the Labor Department, Janelle Jones is one of the Biden administration officials facing the task of addressing historic economic disparities that have only intensified during the pandemic.

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  • Politics

This Top Biden Economist Has A Plan: Create Jobs, Address Inequality, Ignore Trolls

Janelle Jones is the first Black woman to serve as chief economist at the Labor Department. She says helping marginalized groups boosts the entire economy.

April 11, 2021
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  • Ayesha Rascoe
GPB News NPR

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  • Europe

U.K. Military Gun Salutes Honor Prince Philip A Day After His Death

The United Kingdom mourns the loss of Philip, who died Friday at the age of 99, with salutes in the capitals of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A small funeral is set for April 17.

April 11, 2021
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  • Elena Moore and
  • Dustin Jones
A comprehensive package of police reform measures cleared the Maryland General Assembly on Wednesday, including repeal of police job protections long cited as a barricade to accountability.

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  • Law

Maryland Lawmakers Override Vetoes On Sweeping Police Reform

A comprehensive package of police reform measures cleared the state's General Assembly on Wednesday, including the repeal of police job protections long cited as a barricade to accountability.

April 10, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Los Angeles police said three children under the age of 5 were discovered dead in the Reseda neighborhood Saturday morning.

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Mother Arrested After 3 Young Children Found Dead In Los Angeles Apartment

A 30-year-old woman is in custody after police found her three children dead in their Reseda home.

April 10, 2021
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  • Dustin Jones
A photo of La Soufrière erupting Friday in St. Vincent. The blast could be sending ash as far as Jamaica and South America.

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  • Environment

Volcano On St. Vincent Could Experience Larger Eruption

The ongoing eruption at La Soufrière on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent is expected to be as big, if not bigger, than the last time it had a major eruption in 1979.

April 10, 2021
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  • Dustin Jones
Visitors leave the Wonder Wheel ride after the re-opening of Coney Island's amusement parks on Friday.

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  • National

In Coney Island, The Wonder Wheel Spins Again

After a year of being shut down due to the pandemic, Coney Island's amusement parks have reopened — at a third of their normal capacity. But business owners are glad to see the parks come alive again.

April 10, 2021
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  • Camille Petersen
GPB News NPR

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  • Asia

China Fines Alibaba $2.8 Billion For Breaking Anti-Monopoly Law

The tech giant received a historically large fine Saturday from the Chinese government. Alibaba says it will comply with the fine and "ensure its compliance with determination."

April 10, 2021
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  • Elena Moore
The leaked data includes personal information from 533 million Facebook users in106 countries.

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  • Technology

After Data Breach Exposes 530 Million, Facebook Says It Will Not Notify Users

Facebook said that "malicious actors" scraped the data through a vulnerability that it fixed in 2019. But the publicly available data still leaves millions of users vulnerable, security experts say.

April 10, 2021
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  • Emma Bowman
Colorado state Rep. Tom Sullivan, pictured here in 2019 introducing former Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, says now is not the time to push for a statewide ban on assault-style weapons.

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  • National

Colorado Assault-Style Weapons Ban Doesn't Look Likely

Weeks after the mass shooting in Boulder, Colo., the push for a statewide ban on assault-style weapons is losing steam, even among prominent Democrats who say it is the wrong strategy.

April 10, 2021
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  • Bente Birkeland
Chinese and U.S. table tennis players train together in April 1971 in Beijing. April 10 marks the 50th anniversary of what became known as pingpong diplomacy between the two nations.

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  • World

50 Years Later, The Legacy Of U.S.-China 'Pingpong Diplomacy' Faces Challenges

April 10 marks the 50th anniversary of when U.S. table tennis players first visited China in a diplomatic breakthrough. But today, the political winds have shifted — in both countries.

April 10, 2021
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  • John Ruwitch
Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers, is pictured in Forth Worth, Texas, on Feb. 28. A number of Oath Keepers members or associates are under investigation for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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  • Law

Who Are The Oath Keepers? Militia Group, Founder Scrutinized In Capitol Riot Probe

Stewart Rhodes founded the militia in 2009. Now it's one of the largest extremist anti-government groups in the country, and a focus of the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

April 10, 2021
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  • Ryan Lucas
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