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  • Health

Congress Stalled In COVID-19 Relief Bill Discussions

Talks between top Congressional Democrats and White House officials have failed to reconcile the coronavirus relief bills of the House and the Senate.

August 08, 2020
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
GPB  NPR

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  • Politics

Week In Politics: Congress Fails To Come To Agreement On New Coronavirus Relief Bill

As lawmakers fight over what to include in the next Coronavirus relief package, we look at the impact of delaying that aid. Also, do we know more about President Trump's agenda for his second term?

August 08, 2020
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By:
  • Ron Elving
Author Pete Hamill attends the Tribeca & ESPN Present the premiere Of "Muhammad And Larry" at Clearview Chelsea Cinemas on October 19, 2009 in New York City.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Remembering Pete Hamill, The Tabloid Man Whose Greatest Story Was His Own

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Pete Hamill, former columnist for the New York Post and Daily News, who's memoir A Drinking Life told tough truths. Hamill died this week at the age of 85.

August 08, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Maria Hernandez (top row, second from left) and her extended family live together in Los Angeles. When she was diagnosed with the coronavirus, she self-isolated in an upstairs bedroom.

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  • Health

Extended Families Living Together Raise Risks For COVID-19 Transmission

Public health experts are concerned about the spread of the coronavirus within multigenerational households. Families of color tend to live in such households more than white families.

August 08, 2020
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By:
  • Elly Yu

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  • Author Interviews

In 'Finna,' Poet Nate Marshall Is 'All About What Happens Next'

Playwright, musician, and author Nate Marshall has a new book of poetry out, called Finna. He says the title comes from the common Southern phrase "fixing to," which is all about what happens next.

August 08, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Simon
GPB  NPR

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  • Sports

Saturday Sports: NHL Bubble Prepares To Start Playoffs

NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about the NHL Playoffs and the new COVID-19 infections in the MLB.

August 08, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

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  • Health

How COVID-19 Has Impacted New Mexico

NPR's Scott Simon talks with New Mexico's Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham about how state has been handling the pandemic.

August 08, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
When she quit music eight years ago, Kathleen Edwards says she felt "a huge sense of relief." After taking time for herself (and opening up a coffee shop), she's back with a new album, <em>Total Freedom</em>.

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  • Music Interviews

Kathleen Edwards On Taking A Break From Music And Finding 'Total Freedom'

Almost a decade ago, Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards gave up music and opened a cafe called Quitters Coffee. She returns now with Total Freedom, her first album in eight years.

August 08, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Simon and
  • Ned Wharton
Tony Potts, 69, a retiree from Ormond Beach, Fla., receives his first Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot Tuesday as part of the company's phase three clinical trial.

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  • Health

Prices For COVID-19 Vaccines Are Starting To Come Into Focus

Moderna, one of the leading horses in the coronavirus vaccine race, has already made deals at between $32 and $37 a dose for some foreign countries. The U.S. price is expected to be lower.

August 08, 2020
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
A patient in a first-stage study of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 receives a shot in March at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle.

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  • Medical Treatments

Public Health Expert Calls To Repair Distrust In A COVID-19 Vaccine

Public health officials say a promising coronavirus vaccine is on its way in 2021. But does that matter if only half of Americans say they're willing to get such a vaccination?

August 01, 2020
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Gold medal winners Georgi Boshev, Ryan Catalfu, Ka Hei Chao, Kuan Hou Lei, Lai Tin Ming and Pak Hei Lee show off their trophies during the Pearson VUE Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in 2016. The 2020 World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For Gladiators Of PowerPoint, Microsoft Championship Will Have To Wait One More Year

Students were set to meet Sunday to show off their Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship. But organizers cancelled the event due to the pandemic.

August 01, 2020
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By:
  • Ed McNulty
As a professor, musician and community advocate, Pierce Freelon has his hands in many different pots. His new children's album, <em>D.a.D.</em>, mixes a bit of all three of his vocations for educational fun.

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  • Music Interviews

Pierce Freelon On His Children's Album And The Legacy Of His Creative Black Family

Musician Pierce Freelon grew up in a creative and famous Black family and now he's dropping his first children's jazz/hip-hop album, D.a.D., featuring his experiences as a Black millennial father.

August 01, 2020
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Economy

Unemployed People Tell Their Stories As CARES Act Benefits End

Millions of people are out of work and those being sustained through the CARES act the past several months face tough circumstances now that that money has run out.

August 01, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

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  • Health

Boston ER Doctor Helps Patients Register To Vote

Alistar Martin is an emergency room doctor in Boston who's been tending to patients during the pandemic. He started the "Vote ER" program to help them register in time for the upcoming election.

August 01, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

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  • Race

How U.S. Protests For Racial Justice Have Impacted The Country's Global Image

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Boston College sociologist Ali Kadivar about protests, dissent, and the effects of state-led use of force.

August 01, 2020
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