Mary Louise Kelly
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The Legacy Of Chuck Geschke, Co-Founder of Adobe
David Brock of the Computer History Museum tells us about Chuck Geschke, a co-founder of Adobe, which introduced desktop publishing.
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National
As At-Home Coronavirus Tests Hit Pharmacies, What Role Can They Play In The Pandemic?
Rapid COVID-19 tests are now available at pharmacies in the U.S. Dr. Michael Mina of Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health says these can help people wondering if they are infectious right now.
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National
Minneapolis Mayor Says He Welcomes Justice Department Policing Investigation
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says his city is taking more steps to change policing following the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
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Latin America
Cuba's Communists Change Leadership, But Likely Not Much Else
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Patrick Oppmann, a CNN reporter based in Havana, about what it means for Cuba that a Castro is not at the helm for the first time in more than sixty years.
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Race & Identity
Location Of Harriet Tubman's Home Discovered
Archaeologists have finally uncovered the location of Harriet Tubman's house, where she spent her formative teenage years before she escaped enslavement. Their clue was a Lady Liberty coin dated 1808.
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Health
Masks Remain Extremely Effective Indoors, But Are They Necessary Outside?
Unless people are packed together, "there really just is not much spread happening outdoors," Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown University's School of Public Health says.
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National
Chauvin Found Guilty On All Charges
A verdict has been reached in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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Education
How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year
Colleges around the country faced an admissions season marked by pandemic-era challenges: dropped testing requirements, remote learning, disrupted extracurriculars and record applicant pools.
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National
As Michigan Virus Cases Surge, State Would Rather Add Vaccinations Than Restrictions
Coronavirus cases are surging in Michigan. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Michigan's chief medical executive, about the state's decision not to implement new restrictions.
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Science
Here's What 'All Things Considered' Sounds Like — In Blackbird Song
A Finnish computer scientist had a dream that a blackbird was speaking to her in human language. So she devised a computer program to transform the sounds of the human voice into birdsong.