All Things Considered
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Paul Kleinheider, 74: Simon And Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'
Kleinheider believed education was the "bridge" to opportunity and a better life.
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How Printer Companies Are Locking People Into Loyalty
As printers get smarter and more advanced, companies have more tools and methods to lock you into buying expensive ink, including blocking affordable knockoff options. One consumer fights back.
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CDC Says Coronavirus Variants Could Reverse Recent Progress In Declining Numbers
The CDC is warning that the recent improvement in COVID-19 case numbers might be stalling. Variants of the virus may be starting to spread widely in this country, which could reverse recent progress.
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CPAC Presenters Include A Number Of Trump Allies And Trump Himself
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lanhee Chen, a fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, about the annual Conservative Political Action Conference and the conservative movement after Trump's presidency.
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Movie Review: 'The Father'
An elderly pensioner, played by Anthony Hopkins, refuses all assistance, to the distress of his daughter, played by Olivia Colman, in the dementia drama The Father.
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North Dakota Officials Block Wind Power In Effort To Save Coal
Across the country, coal plants are shutting down. Wind turbines are going up. But the transition can be rocky. In North Dakota, some officials are trying to defend coal by blocking new wind turbines.
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Rapper Mac Phipps, After 20 Years In Prison, Is One Step Closer To Freedom
In 2001, a rising No Limit Records artist was sentenced to 30 years for a crime he maintains he didn't commit. The hosts of Louder Than A Riot explain how a new development could spell early release.
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Former USA Gymnastics Coach Charged With 2 Dozen Criminal Charges, Dies By Suicide
Former USA Gymnastics and Olympic coach John Geddert died by suicide on Thursday, just hours after Michigan's Attorney General charged him with sexual assault and human trafficking.
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VP Harris Holds Event In Washington, D.C., Pharmacy To Get More Vaccines In Arms
Vice President Harris went to a grocery store pharmacy Thursday to see first-hand the challenge of getting more vaccines into arms.
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CDC Says Physical Distancing Is Not Enough To Stop The Spread Of Coronavirus In Gyms
Gyms may be a particularly risky place for getting the coronavirus. A pair of CDC studies show many people got the virus during indoor fitness classes despite social distancing and capacity rules.
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Advocates Call For Updated Power Infrastructure In Light Of Weather-Related Outages
The Texas blackout is a reminder that climate-driven extreme weather stresses the U.S.'s power system in many ways. Much is needed to harden the grid for the future as the number of outages increase.
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Glass Two-Thirds Empty Or One-Third Full? Biden Adviser Speaks On COVID-19 Messaging
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Celine Gounder, who was on the Biden administration's COVID-19 Advisory Board, on whether messaging should highlight hope or emphasize caution in the road ahead.