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Poet and activist Maya Angelou seen addressing the Democratic National in Boston, Massachusetts in July 2004. She is one of the female trailblazers who will be featured on some U.S. quarters starting in 2022.
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Maya Angelou, Sally Ride and other trailblazing women will be featured on U.S. coins

For a limited time beginning next year, the U.S. Mint will issue quarters honoring women from history. The first batch celebrates icons in civil rights, politics, humanities and science.

October 07, 2021
Different types of potatoes seed are seen displayed in "Parque de la Papa" or Potato Park, in Pisac, Peru. One hundred and fifty type of tubers from the Sacred Valley highlands are native to Peru.
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If You Love Potatoes, Tomatoes Or Chocolate Thank Indigenous Latin American Cultures

These delicious treats were cultivated and enjoyed by native people for hundreds if not thousands of years. But with the arrival of the Spanish in Latin America, they were shared around the globe.

September 21, 2021
News Article

Pain Versus Addiction: A Tough Decision For Rural Georgia

It’s was a slow Thursday morning at Optim Medical Center-Screven in Sylvania, a small town about 60 miles northwest of Savannah. Only a handful of...

September 01, 2017
Students walk by the historic arches at the University of Georgia for what might be the last time in weeks due to COVID-19.
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Georgia College Students Finish Semester Online

University seniors say they are concerned about their last few months of classes after the University System of Georgia mandated online instruction by...

March 17, 2020
Rev. Al Sharpton introduced five candidates at the National Action Netwrok regional breakfast Thursday in Atlanta.
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5 Democratic Candidates Campaign At National Action Network Breakfast

The Democratic presidential debate ended Wednesday night, but the candidate events in Atlanta did not. Five of the 10 candidates from the debate stage...

November 21, 2019
The CDC recommended that people with weakened immune systems get a third shot of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine. The move follows the FDA's authorization of such use a day earlier.
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CDC Recommends 3rd Vaccine Dose For Immunocompromised People

The CDC is officially recommending a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for people with weakened immune systems. It follows the FDA authorization a day earlier.

August 14, 2021
Five employees of the <em>Capital Gazette</em> newspaper are honored across the street from the newsroom where they were killed in Annapolis, Md.
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Jury Finds Capital Gazette Gunman Responsible And Rejects His Mental Illness Plea

Jarrod Ramos, who carried out the attack on the Capital Gazette, admitted to five murders. On Thursday, a jury found he understood what he was doing.

July 15, 2021
A resident of Reading, Pa., fills out a U.S. census form in 2010. The White House's Office of Management and Budget says it's reviewing proposals that the Census Bureau's researchers say would allow the census to gather more accurate race and ethnicity data about Latinos and people with Middle Eastern or North African origins.
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Biden Is Reviving An Effort To Change How The Census Asks About Race And Ethnicity

The Trump administration had stalled on reviewing the proposals, which the Census Bureau says would produce more accurate data about Latinos and people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa.

July 22, 2021
An Atlanta home from which people were removed
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What Could An 'Eviction Tsunami' Look Like In Atlanta?

A nationwide moratorium on evictions has been in effect during the pandemic as a public health measure imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

July 30, 2021
Members of the South Florida Urban Search and Rescue team look for survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla., on June 26.
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What Led To The Florida Condo Collapse? Here's What We Know So Far

As one of the largest U.S. rescue operations in recent memory continues, those who escaped the tower or lost loved ones want to know how the 12-story structure could have failed so suddenly.

June 29, 2021
Cassandra Cast (second from  left) and Barbara Arthur (right) traveled to Washington state from Boston and Atlanta, respectively, to meet their grandson for the first time.
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Photos: Scenes From Across America As COVID-19 Restrictions Begin To Lift

Photographers from NPR member stations fanned out to document a nation navigating a return to normalcy. They captured moments of caution and joy, exuberance and relief, as restrictions began to lift.

June 23, 2021
Passengers on American Airlines have had it especially rough, with the airline canceling hundreds of flights in recent days.
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American Airlines Passengers Could Be In For A Summer Of Delays And Cancellations

The ripple effects of decisions made throughout the pandemic could mean disruptions for thousands of passengers throughout the busy summer travel season.

June 22, 2021
<em>Image Control: Art, Fascism, and the Right to Resist</em>, by Patrick Nathan
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'Image Control' Is A Plea For Artistic Ethics In What Author Calls 'Fascist Times'

In order to track Patrick Nathan's ideas, one must to get on board with his habit of invoking fascism broadly, emphasizing its aesthetic and imaginative tendencies over its concrete manifestations.

August 30, 2021
A screenshot of Facebook post about how President Trump came down with COVID-19 that was labeled "false information." At the bottom there is a link to a news article that fact-checks the false information in the social media post.
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Tiny Changes Let False Claims About COVID-19, Voting Evade Facebook Fact Checks

A new report highlights how easy it is to spread hoaxes on Facebook, despite the tech giant's increasing efforts to stop misinformation about the coronavirus and the election.

October 09, 2020
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Scientists Discover Unmarked Coffins During Search For 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims

Tulsa officials said at least 12 coffins were discovered over four days of digging in the city-owned Oaklawn Cemetery. More tests need to be conducted to determine if remains are massacre victims.

October 23, 2020
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