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U.K. Regulators Approve COVID-19 Vaccine For Widespread Use
The U.K. is the first country where regulators have authorized a major COVID-19 vaccine. The first doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available next week. The U.K. has ordered 40 million doses.
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Music
Linda Ronstadt, A Hispanic Heritage 'Legend,' On Staying Connected
Ahead of a Hispanic Heritage Awards ceremony where she's set to receive her latest honor in a career full of them, Ronstadt shares a few thoughts on identity with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Arts & Life
'Charm City Kings' Is An Exhilarating Tale Of Bikes, Boyhood And Baltimore
Charm City Kings is a coming-of-age film based on the 2013 documentary 12 O'Clock Boys -- about riders who take to the city's streets on summer evenings, popping wheelies and performing daring stunts.
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Music
'Medicating With Music': How One Tiny Desk Contest Entrant Heals Through Song
This year's Tiny Desk Contest attracted plenty of talent, including standout entrant Mama Haze, aka California songwriter Meaghan Maples. Her song "On Your Side" was written during a time of healing.
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Books
Journalist Maria Hinojosa Tells Latinos, Silenced Voices: 'We Need You'
The Latino USA host, who's spent a career covering those silenced in the media, now tells her own story in a new memoir. "We all have to work at making the immigrant story much more public," she said.
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Music
Meet Lauren Eylise, A Standout Performer From The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest
Every year, the Tiny Desk Contest attracts thousands of unsigned musicians. Lauren Eylise impressed the judges with "Peaks and Valleys," her song about toughing it out through hard times.
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Health
COVID-19 May Never Go Away — With Or Without A Vaccine
The virus might eventually behave more like the common cold, according to Vineet Menachery, a coronavirus researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
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Health
Your 'Doomscrolling' Breeds Anxiety. Here's How To Stop The Cycle
So many of us do it: the long scroll through grim news on social media before bed. A cognitive behavioral specialist offers advice on how to stop "doomscrolling" for the sake of your mental health.
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Author Elizabeth Acevedo On Her New Novel 'Clap When You Land'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Elizabeth Acevedo about her new book, "Clap When You Land."
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Race & Identity
How The Coronavirus Crisis Is Impacting The Latino Community
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Catalina Sol, executive director of La Clínica del Pueblo in Washington, D.C., about how the coronavirus is impacting the Latino community.