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Republicans’ excess death rate spiked after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, a study says
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The pandemic inflicted higher rates of excess deaths on both Republicans and Democrats. But after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, Republican voters in Florida and Ohio died at a… Read More
![A ticket machine displays the projected jackpot of 1,100,000,000 for a Mega Millions drawing in Chicago, in early January.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gettyimages-1455340312_wide-bbb01348c1a67e13fcc488b07fb94d4086b3b911-scaled-e1673640819532-900x422.jpg)
Huge jackpots are less rare — and 4 other things to know about the lottery
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Updated January 13, 2023 at 8:02 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — If you like to daydream about what you’d do with a billion-dollar payday, Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries… Read More
![A bear with the ID number 747 stands in a river and waits for salmon. It's a big bear, y'all.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/fat-bear-week-747-818d48e7330fff449351463cab3ef8d07770da7a-e1665594433827-900x422.jpg)
Fat Bear Week emerges from scandal to crown a new champion
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Updated October 12, 2022 at 7:11 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Fat Bear Week was rocked by scandal over the weekend after organizers in Alaska uncovered voting irregularities that… Read More
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Emerging from a 2-year coma, a West Virginia woman says her brother attacked her
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COTTAGEVILLE, W.Va. (NPR) — Two years after a vicious attack sent her into a coma, a woman in West Virginia has regained consciousness — and she gave sheriff’s deputies vital… Read More
![A healthcare worker administers a dose of a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to a child at a pediatrician's office in Bingham Farms, Michigan, U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/gettyimages-1232983646-4d01efb92446f0c5b57a53e74d7fff28886fe1f3-scaled-e1632842596411-900x422.jpg)
Pfizer Submits Favorable Initial Data To The FDA On Kids’ COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Pfizer and BioNTech are another step closer to seeking authorization for young children to receive the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, submitting data to the Food and Drug… Read More
![Nearly 130 million U.S. adults have completed their vaccine regimens, the CDC says, with another 70 million vaccine doses currently in the distribution pipeline. Here, Maryland National Guard Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead greets soldiers last week at a mobile vaccine clinic in Wheaton, Md.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gettyimages-1319307234-c31b87341e2605600ab05b4e261bb6ec96a263ea-scaled-e1621974667118-900x422.jpg)
Half Of All U.S. Adults Are Now Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
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The stunning speed of the vaccines’ development and rollout has helped tame COVID-19 in the U.S., which remains the worst-hit country in the world.
![Children account for more than a fifth of new U.S. coronavirus cases in states that release statistics by age, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/kids-covid-830fb0436a36b634217458a71c57f176ca579229-scaled-e1620141438697-900x422.jpg)
Children Now Account For 22% Of New U.S. COVID Cases. Why Is That?
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A year ago, COVID-19 cases in children made up less than 3% of the U.S. total. On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said children represented 22.4% of new cases.
![Ellume Limited, an Australian company, manufactures a 15-minute at-home test for the coronavirus which causes COVID-19.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ellume-test-ec6714910bd31bca7bdeccc25a537e258475d016-e1612203598848-900x422.png)
U.S. Cuts $231 Million Deal To Provide 15-Minute COVID-19 At-Home Tests
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The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization to Ellume’s rapid test in December, after it showed 96% accuracy in a U.S. clinical study.
![Legendary baseball player Hank Aaron has died at the age of 86.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/hank-aaron-ca6d0e1f36f391d6af662251aeb2b914dc1bb395-scaled-e1611338476824-900x422.jpg)
Hank Aaron, Baseball’s Legendary Slugger, Dies At 86
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“Hammerin’ Hank” was 86. He shattered Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974, defying the poverty and racism that threatened to diminish him.
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that impeaching President Trump is "a constitutional remedy that will ensure that the republic will be safe from this man." She's seen here walking to the House floor on Wednesday, ahead of the vote.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1230565643-65a45bb087489743caaf0d790426a632c53e3d47-scaled-e1610574232952-900x422.jpg)
House Impeaches Trump A 2nd Time, Citing Insurrection At U.S. Capitol
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Just one week before he will leave office, Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.
![The grand jury recording in the Breonna Taylor case will be released, after a judge ordered the attorney general's office to produce the recording by Wednesday. Here, a mother and son attend a demonstration in what activists are now calling Injustice Square Park in downtown Louisville, as protesters demand justice for Taylor's killing by police.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/breonna-taylor-grand-jury-recording-64a273fa47936c0f8396b81c6214ba2651ba1d4f-scaled-e1601397628765-900x422.jpg)
Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recording Will Be Released, Kentucky Attorney General Says
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“The Grand Jury is meant to be a secretive body,” Attorney General Daniel Cameron says in a statement. “It’s apparent that the public interest in this case isn’t going to allow that to happen.”
![Some of the world's largest vaccine-makers hope to bolster public confidence in a yet-to-arrive COVID-19 vaccine, pledging to follow strict safety protocols in the rush to respond to the pandemic. Here, a nurse practitioner administers a dose of flu vaccine in Key Biscayne, Fla.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1270517912-3d2b81e8c2732dde2ac41e29855056bcc0db480b-scaled-e1599589469918-900x422.jpg)
9 Drugmakers Sign Safety Pledge In Rush To Develop Coronavirus Vaccine
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The pledge comes one month after a survey found that only 2 in 5 Americans said they planned to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
![All four former Minneapolis police officers now face criminal charges in the death of George Floyd. Attorney Ben Crump, left, escorts Floyd's son Quincy Mason, second from left, on Wednesday during a visit to the memorial where Floyd was arrested in Minneapolis.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/chauvin-murder-floyd-minnesota-4f57ab0f69f6801c4426f23447a9a073e0ec1376-scaled-e1591213406658-900x422.jpg)
Chauvin And 3 Former Officers Face New Charges Over George Floyd’s Death
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Derek Chauvin now faces a second-degree murder charge, and three other former Minneapolis police officers are accused of aiding and abetting murder.
![President Trump says the WHO has been too quick to praise China for its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak and too silent on the country's treatment of medical professionals who tried to sound the alarm.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/rts38stn-dbc6c214f93a26cf64ef9329958600b8eeb35799-scaled-e1589909161525-900x422.jpg)
Trump Says Funding Cuts Will Be Permanent If WHO Doesn’t Commit To ‘Major’ Changes
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“The World Health Organization has repeatedly made claims about the coronavirus that were either grossly inaccurate or misleading,” President Trump says.
![Countries under coronavirus lockdowns should only ease those restrictions if they can control new infections and trace contacts, the World Health Organization says. Here, Hashim, a health care worker, recently greeted his daughter through a glass door as they maintained social distance due to the COVID-19 outbreak in New Rochelle, N.Y.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/coronavirus-lockdown-who-reopen-economy-0538b3da3f30b99b5c08dce61daccdaf787c0226-scaled-e1586970720162-900x422.jpg)
WHO Sets 6 Conditions For Ending A Coronavirus Lockdown
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The easing of shutdowns is a hot topic, as economic output is now stalled in many countries – including the U.S. But ending a shutdown too soon could backfire, the World Health Organization says.
!["I think the American public have done a really terrific job of just buckling down and doing those physical separation and adhering to those guidelines," National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/coronavirus-fauci-16fb6eb79cc7905c83816dc4056386aa41be32e3-scaled-e1586451614668-900x422.jpg)
Fauci Says U.S. Coronavirus Deaths May Be ‘More Like 60,000’; Antibody Tests On Way
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The predicted death toll has fallen, Dr. Anthony Fauci says, because of Americans’ embrace of physical separation and other restrictions.
![The Federal Reserve says "it has become clear that our economy will face severe disruptions" due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is seen as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates earlier this month — one of several emergency moves designed to protect the world's largest economy.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covid-19-coronavirus-federal-reserve-f7b3e3c14270a1eeaa9b12e459a2b41baad92b46-e1584972919118-900x422.jpg)
Federal Reserve Unveils ‘Extensive New Measures’ To Bolster U.S. Economy
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Seven U.S. states are now reporting 1,000 or more cases of COVID-19, and experts believe the number of infected people will rise further as testing becomes more available
![President Trump announces that his administration will add more countries to its travel ban, saying the move is needed for national security. Trump discussed the plan Wednesday during a news conference at the 50th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/trump-travel-ban-d113a0b6a45f0784eff1fde12d68fc20373c6138-scaled-e1579713257907-900x422.jpg)
Trump Says He’ll Add ‘A Few Countries’ To Controversial U.S. Travel Ban
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The president confirms a plan to expand one of the signature pieces of his immigration policy, in a move that could double the number of countries on the prohibited list.
![GM and LG Chem say they'll create more than 1,100 jobs in the area around Lordstown, Ohio — where GM closed a manufacturing plant earlier this year. Here, GM's former Lordstown Complex is seen one year ago.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rtx7bt76-c2d002e16ed11bd5521d4c4c5d9b069289d82110-e1575577952732-900x422.jpg)
GM And LG Chem Plan $2.3 Billion Electric Battery Venture In Ohio
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The two companies expect to create more than 1,100 jobs in northeast Ohio. The new plant will be built near GM’s Lordstown facility that was shuttered earlier this year.
![Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett hits Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph with his own helmet as offensive guard David DeCastro tries to intervene, in the final seconds of their game Thursday night.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/myles-garrett-mason-rudolph-060cf6b9880882b8e8496209a3bdb3e61368d522-e1573839150348-900x422.jpg)
NFL Suspends Myles Garrett ‘Indefinitely’ For Hitting QB With His Own Helmet
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The Cleveland Browns’ defensive end is suspended without pay “at a minimum for the remainder of the season and postseason” after starting a fight at the end of a game with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
![Former President Jimmy Carter is having surgery to relieve pressure on his brain Tuesday. He's seen here earlier this month, teaching Sunday school at his church in Plains, Ga.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ap_19312094639456-2682dcd5079ea5529edf2c74013aa1e63b8dfc3b-e1573571901200-900x422.jpg)
Jimmy Carter Is Recovering From Surgery To Relieve Pressure On His Brain
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Former President Jimmy Carter, 95, was admitted to Emory University Hospital on Monday evening for the procedure. He was accompanied by his wife, Rosalynn.
![Police stand guard outside the Xingtai Intermediate People's Court in Xingtai, China's Hebei province, which issued stiff prison sentences to nine people caught in an illegal fentanyl ring.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fentanyl-china-11b489aa0a2b5322a6bca01c0bf356ead15ac1d3-e1573143569378-900x422.jpg)
China Jails 9 In Fentanyl Trafficking Case That Began With A U.S. Tip
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The traffickers were caught with 11.9 kilograms of fentanyl — enough to kill nearly 6 million people, by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s standard.
![A sales clerk speaks with a customer in front of Microsoft Corp.'s display at an electronics store in Tokyo. Microsoft's division in Japan says it saw productivity grow by 40% after allowing employees to work for four days a week rather than five.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/microsoft-4-day-work-week-9640a9ef81762cbe77f4d66c387019aa7988335e-e1572970633688-900x422.jpg)
4-Day Workweek Boosted Workers’ Productivity By 40%, Microsoft Japan Says
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Employees at Microsoft Japan worked four days a week, enjoyed a three-day weekend — and got their normal, five-day paycheck. As part of the trial, the company also capped meetings at 30 minutes.
![After being taken to a hospital for observation and treatment of a minor pelvic fracture, former President Jimmy Carter "is in good spirits and is looking forward to recovering at home," the Carter Center says. He's seen here with his wife, Rosalynn Carter, earlier this year.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/rts2sa2a-5edb320b6bd1cc4be852476b3d7e74a9d373eaec-e1571761492177-900x422.jpg)
Jimmy Carter Fractures Pelvis, Is Hospitalized After Fall
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The former president, 95, was admitted to a Georgia hospital “for observation and treatment of a minor pelvic fracture,” the Carter Center says. It adds that Carter “is in good spirits.”
!["This is the next important step in the Administration's work to end foreign freeloading and put American patients first," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement detailing a plan to allow Americans to import certain prescription drugs from Canada.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/azar-a95872474942e46cadc43c1b2ee6c271d7439f38-e1564582872171-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Plans To Allow Imports Of Some Prescription Drugs From Canada
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Health and Human Services outlined two pathways for importing the drugs to the U.S., a plan Secretary Alex Azar says is intended to “lower prices and reduce out of pocket costs for American patients.”