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Here Are 4 Fabulous Beach Reads — Whether You're On A Beach Or Not

Late summer is the time to lose yourself in novels, so we asked author (and Key West resident) Meg Cabot to share a few of her favorite books to while away the hours on the water.

August 07, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
40% of robocalls reportedly are scams.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: "Hello? Hello?" The Pain Of Pandemic Robocalls

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the persistence of robocalls, which have taken on fresh annoyance these days with so many people working from home.

August 07, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
People head into the service building at the Cheesequake Rest Area in South Amboy, N.J.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: New Jersey Renames Its Rest Stops As A Nation Rethinks Monuments

New Jersey will honor nine of its most illustrious citizens by slapping their names on rest stops along the Garden State Parkway. Scott Simon muses over what becomes a legend most.

July 31, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
A self-portrait of Darya Apakhonchich, with the writing on her face and a figure of a woman saying: "Not only a body but a person, person, person, person, person." She made the photo in support of Russian artist and LGBTQ activist Yulia Tsvetkova, who faces criminal charges for spreading pornography through her art.

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  • World

Russia's 'Foreign Agent' Law Targets Journalists, Activists, Even Ordinary Citizens

The recently expanded law says that freelance journalists, YouTube bloggers and practically anyone else who receives money from abroad and voices a political opinion can be considered a foreign agent.

July 31, 2021
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  • Lucian Kim
Author Keri Smith rode out the pandemic in Canada, where she was born. Now she's worried about returning to her home in Northampton, Mass.

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  • National

Permanent Residents Who Left The U.S. During The Pandemic Worry They Can't Come Home

Many green card holders are still stuck outside of the country, worried about returning to their lives in the U.S. because of broad disruptions to the immigration system during the pandemic.

July 24, 2021
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  • Joel Rose
Charles Muro, 13, is inoculated at a mass vaccination center in Hartford, Conn., on May 13.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Pandemic Memories Will Stay With Our Children

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the continuing pandemic and how today's children might remember this time decades from now.

July 24, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Tanks of liquid nitrogen are seen at the Foundation Food Group poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Ga. Six workers died after a freezer malfunctioned in January 2021.

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  • Business

6 Poultry Workers Died From A Nitrogen Leak. OSHA Has Issued $1 Million In Fines

They died when a freezer malfunctioned at the Foundation Food Group's poultry plant in Gainesville, Ga., in January. OSHA cited the company and three others for failing to ensure worker safety.

July 24, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
A U.S. Army photo of Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. released by Master Sgt. Christopher Branagan.

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  • National

As An Army Chorus Member, He Didn't Carry A Weapon. His Job Was To Sing

Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. sang opera at some of country's most decorated institutions during his 26 years in the U.S. Army Chorus. At StoryCorps, he told his sister that she's his inspiration.

July 24, 2021
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  • Eleanor Vassili
April Alvarez, field director for Oregon's Farmworker Union PCUN, spoke at a Portland vigil to honor Sebastian Francisco Perez. The 38-year-old farmworker died during the late June heat wave.

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  • Environment

As Extreme Heat Kills Hundreds, Oregon Steps Up Push To Protect People

There are no federal worker protections from extreme heat even as climate change makes deadly heat waves more likely. Oregon has passed emergency rules and is educating the public on how to stay safe.

July 17, 2021
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  • Monica Samayoa
Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference regarding a major drug bust, at the office of the New York attorney general in New York City on Sept. 23, 2016.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: 2020's Other Medical Crisis

Scott Simon notes the 30 percent increase of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. during the first year of the pandemic.

July 17, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Workers remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Market Street Park on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.

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  • National

Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue That Sparked A Deadly Rally

The Virginia city took down statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, toppling symbols that were at the center of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.

July 10, 2021
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  • Ben Paviour
Masks are critical in reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission for children too young for vaccines, such as this 7-year-old girl. That's part of the newly updated CDC guidelines for the coming school year — and for travel plans parents are making for summer.

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  • Children's Health

CDC Updates Guidelines To Protect Kids From COVID In School. Plus: Vacation Tips

The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks?

July 10, 2021
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  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
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  • Business

What Biden's Latest Executive Order Means For Businesses And Consumers

President Biden signed a new executive order this week to promote competition in the U.S. economy — we'll take a look at what that means for businesses and consumers.

July 10, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
Attacca Quartet members Amy Schroeder, Domenic Salerni, Andrew Yee and Nathan Schram dig into dance music on their new CD.

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  • Music

From Haydn To Flying Lotus, Attacca Quartet Embraces Music Non-Stop

Known for its deft handling of canonical classics and contemporary music, the Attacca Quartet breaks new ground on a major-label debut featuring music by Flying Lotus, Squarepusher and other EDM acts.

July 10, 2021
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  • Jeff Lunden
Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., cleans up debris and personal belongings strewn across the floor of the Rotunda in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, after protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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  • Opinion

Opinion: A Blue Suit, Dusted By Insurrection, Goes To The Smithsonian

Rep. Andrew Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, has given his blue suit to the Smithsonian. Scott Simon explains its significance as an artifact from the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol Building.

July 10, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
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