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News Articles: Weekend Edition Sunday

Austin, Texas-based Airbnb host Tom Krones pushed off the decision to buy stock in Airbnb until it was too late. He joins scores of other hosts who are now regretting a decision that could have made them thousands of dollars richer.

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  • Technology

They Ignored Or Deleted The Email From Airbnb. It Was A $15,000 Mistake

Thousands of Airbnb hosts received an email invitation to buy company stock ahead of its initial public offer. Many, though, didn't take the email seriously.

December 13, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
The Cantors of Wisconsin perform over a video call. On Sunday, for the first time ever, about a dozen Wisconsin cantors will virtually broadcast a mix of Hanukkah tunes, both traditional and reimagined.

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  • Religion

Jewish Cantors Celebrate Hanukkah With Virtual Concerts

Jewish cantors in Wisconsin are celebrating Hanukkah in a new way during the pandemic: They will gather virtually and broadcast a concert of holiday music for audiences across the country.

December 13, 2020
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By:
  • Maayan Silver
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

COVID-19 Cases Continue To Surge

We take stock of where we are in the pandemic in terms of infections and fatalities.

December 06, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Europe

U.K. Prepares To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to Guardian Health editor Sarah Boseley about the U.K.'s vaccine rollout.

December 06, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Customers sit outside a restaurant offering outdoor service in New York in October. A new survey shows that tipped service workers are facing a marked increase in harassment during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Business

Tipped Service Workers Are More Vulnerable Amid Pandemic Harassment Spike: Study

More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to the One Fair Wage study.

December 06, 2020
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott and
  • Emma Bowman
GPB News NPR

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  • Technology

FDA Approves Smart Watch Application To Help Those With PTSD

Patrick Skluzacek suffers from PTSD nightmares. His son, Tyler, created a smart watch app to disrupt them, which just got FDA approval. They share their story with NPR's Debbie Elliott.

December 06, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
President Trump attended a rally in support of Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Saturday, in Valdosta, Ga., ahead of a crucial runoff election that will decide who controls the U.S. Senate.

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  • Elections

Trump Continues Attacks On Election Results At Georgia Senate Runoff Rally

At his first campaign rally since the election, the president repeated false claims of ballot fraud hours after pressuring the Republican governor to overturn election results.

December 06, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
A field of pitcher plants are nestled in a bog within the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. Ben Raines calls pitcher plants "carnivorous wonders" because they draw most of their nutrients from insects they kill and digest.

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  • Environment

On A Tour Of 'America's Amazon,' Flora, Fauna And Glimpses Of Alabama's Past

A trip through the Mobile-Tensaw Delta offers a little bit of everything, from iris fields and gators, to Civil War history and the wreck of the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America.

December 06, 2020
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  • Debbie Elliott
<strong>G.I. Woe:</strong> Mattel's Flushin' Frenzy sends a brown plastic poop flying into the air. It's pictured above at Toy Fair in New York in February 2018.

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  • Games & Humor

Who Cares About The No. 1 Toy When You Could Have No. 2?

The market remains flush with toys that poop: Gotta Go Flamingo, Poopsie Slime Surprise, Doggie Doo, Fishin' For Floaters. "It's a very light taboo," says Mary Higbe of Goliath Games.

November 29, 2020
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Misty Copeland based the characters in <em>Bunheads</em> on the ballet friends she grew up with.

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  • Author Interviews

Misty Copeland Celebrates Ballet's Beautiful Friendships In 'Bunheads'

Copeland hopes her book will help young dancers feel comfortable in the studio and on the stage. She says illustrator Setor Fiadzigbey channeled "superhero energy" into dancers leaping off the page.

November 29, 2020
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By:
  • Samantha Balaban
Pastor Juan D. Shipp is the radio personality responsible for <em>The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 1</em>, a new collection of old gospel songs.

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  • Music News

'The Last Shall Be First': A Lost Chapter Of Gospel, Saved From Extinction

The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 1 is a collection of gospel music first recorded in 1970s Memphis and released for the first time after years spent tracking down master tapes.

November 25, 2020
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  • Peter Breslow
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

TikTok Users Band Together To Write 'Ratatouille:' The Musical

A TikTok user uploaded an original song about the main rat in the Disney film Ratatouille. The video became so popular that users wrote an entire musical around it.

November 23, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Race

'Say Their Name' Podcast Memorializes Black Men Killed By Police

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Chris Colbert about his podcast, Say Their Name, which tells the stories of Black men killed by police that have not received national attention.

November 22, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Jasmine Surti (far right) and three generations of her family celebrating Thanksgiving in Philadelphia in 2018. From left, front: Louise Aucott, Gabe Aucott with Juniper Chamberlin, Rachel Aucott, Sandhya Surti, Anjali Surti, Hemant Surti, Jasmine Surti 2nd row, starting from center: Steve Hoenstine, Aimee Landau, Mike Aucott Top: Ezra Landau.

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  • Food

How To Plan – And Even Be Grateful – For A Socially Distanced Thanksgiving

It's not a normal Thanksgiving and holiday planning has gotten more complicated for many families and friends figuring out safe, socially distant ways to share favorite foods and treasured recipes.

November 22, 2020
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
A Federal Bureau of Prisons truck drives past barbed wire fences at the Federal Medical Center prison in Fort Worth, Texas in May 2020.

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  • Health

At Least 231 People Have Died In Texas Jails And Prisons From COVID-19, Study Finds

A new report from the University of Texas at Austin found that nearly 75% of those who died did not have a life sentence. The study's lead researchers says the virus has had a "devastating toll."

November 15, 2020
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  • Lulu Garcia-Navarro
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