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Aug 07 2020
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Coronavirus Cases Are Surging. The Contact Tracing Workforce Is Not
The country needs as many as 100,000 contact tracers to fight the pandemic, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Congress in June. We need billions of dollars to fund them, public health leaders pleaded in April.
But in August, with coronavirus cases increasing in more than half of states, America has neither the staff nor the resources to be able to trace
NPR (Online News)Mar 17 2022
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Is ‘headline stress disorder’ real? Yes, but those who thrive on the news often lose sight of it
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Michael J. Socolow, an Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism at the University of Maine. The writer's bias has not been rated.
It began with a basic “news you can use” feature from National Public Radio. Titled “5 ways to cope with the
"The Conversation" ContributorNov 17 2020
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Fauci: Vaccine Results Are 'Important Advance,' But Virus Precautions Are Still Vital
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's foremost infectious disease expert, tells NPR that it's "OK to celebrate" the good news about Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, but warned it's not the time to back off on basic health measures.
The biotechnology Moderna Inc. said Monday that its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing the disease, according to data from its clinical trial.
NPR (Online News)Nov 12 2021
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When can kids take off their masks in school? Here's what some experts say
When can kids safely take off their masks in school? About three-fourths of the nation's largest districts required masks at the start of the school year. Recently the calls by some parents to unmask children have grown louder, especially now that there is a COVID-19 vaccine available with emergency authorization for children as young as 5 years old.
The country is still in a pandemic
NPR (Online News)Sep 13 2013
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As Talks Continue, CIA Gets Some Weapons To Syrian Rebels
Although a Free Syrian Army commander has said his fighters haven't yet gotten any lethal aid from the U.S., sources tell NPR that some small arms are being delivered to moderate rebels.
NPR (Online News)Mar 12 2016
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President Obama's Supreme Court shortlist has leaked. Here are the 6 contenders.
Almost a month after the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, President Obama's shortlist of potential nominees to replace him appears to be taking shape. Looking at lists from the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Associated Press, and NPR's Nina Totenberg, six candidates keep appearing:
VoxDec 21 2015
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Obama Makes 'No Apologies' For Fighting ISIS Within 'American Values'
Stressing that his administration has "been at this for a long time," President Obama launched a forceful defense of his strategy against ISIS in a year-end interview with NPR. He makes "no apologies," he said, for wanting to target terror groups "appropriately and in a way that is consistent with American values."
NPR (Online News)Jul 24 2016
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Out As Democratic Convention Chair After Email Leak
Amid furor over an email leak that revealed a bias against Bernie Sanders inside the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is out as chair of the convention.
In an email to NPR, the office of Rep. Marcia Fudge said she "has been named permanent chair of the Democratic National Convention."
NPR (Online News)Apr 26 2016
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FACT CHECK: Bernie Sanders And Whether Poor Americans Vote
Last week, an NPR analysis found Hillary Clinton outperforms Bernie Sanders in the states with the most income inequality. This weekend on Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd asked about that trend we discovered: Why would Sanders do worse in those states when income inequality is his signature issue?
NPR (Online News)Dec 12 2012
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'Global Chorus Of Condemnation' After North Korea's Rocket Launch
"The global chorus of condemnation has been loud and clear," after North Korea's successful launch of a long-range rocket that carried a satellite into space, NPR's Louisa Lim said today on Morning Edition.
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