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As Out-Of-State Buyers Drive Up Prices, A Montanan Utilized Local Cred To Buy A House
Bozeman, Mont., resident Sean Hawksford tried nearly 20 times to buy a house. But a flood of new home buyers from the coasts — who can work remotely — has driven home prices way up and supply down.
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What Authorities Know About The Spa Shootings In Atlanta
In Cherokee County, Ga., authorities are still trying to understand why a 21-year-old man shot and killed four people at Young's Asian Massage Parlor and then killed four others at spas in Atlanta.
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Biden Announced A $12 Billion Plan For COVID-19 Testing In Schools, A Pricey Endeavor
The Biden administration announced a $12 billion plan to expand the ability of schools to test students, teachers and staff for COVID-19. Some Massachusetts schools are doing this, but it's expensive.
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MARCH MADNESS GEARS UP
The NCAA men's basketball tournament gets underway on Thursday. Normally, March Madness is a truly wild tournament. This year, because of COVID-19, it's going to have a very different look.
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South Africa Is Emerging From The Pandemic After Being Hit Hard By Coronavirus
South Africa has registered over 1.5 million cases of COVID-19 — one of the worst-affected countries in the world. Cases are now down, restrictions have eased and South Africans are looking forward.
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Those Lost In The Georgia Shootings
While much is still unknown about the shootings in Georgia, we do know the names of some of the victims.
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Some In The Food Industry Want To Stay With A Subminimum Wage — But Plenty Don't
The most recent Democratic proposal to raise the minimum wage included a provision to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers. What would that mean for restaurants and those who staff them?
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Criticism Grows As Countries In Europe Suspend The Use Of The AstraZeneca Vaccine
There's growing criticism in Europe of some countries' governments deciding to suspend the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, since experts say there's no link between the shot and blood clots.
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Actor Yaphet Kotto Has Died At Age 81
Actor Yaphet Kotto has died at age 81. Kotto played a number of movie and TV roles including a Bond villain in Live And Let Die and a police lieutenant in Homicide: Live On The Streets.
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Tulsa, Okla., Schools Plan To Use Latest Stimulus To Expand Learning Opportunities
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jorge Robles, chief financial officer for Tulsa Public Schools about plans for using the latest stimulus funding for expanded learning opportunities.
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A Ban On Girls Singing In Public Has Been Overturned Following Social Media Campaign
A ban on girls singing in public imposed by Afghan education officials has been reversed after a social media campaign in which local women belted out their favorite songs in videos online.
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WHO Points to Wildlife Farms in Southwest China As Likely Source Of Pandemic
Peter Daszak of the investigative team sent to Wuhan says the farms were probably where the virus first jumped from bats to another animal before infecting humans.