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Thanks to the ‘tripledemic,’ it can be hard to find kids’ fever-reducing medicines
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — If you stroll the cold and flu medicine aisle these days, you might notice shelves that are bare, or nearly so. Some medicines that can be… Read More
![A woman walks past posters explaining mask requirements at Grand Central Terminal train station in New York City on Wednesday. Rules requiring masks on transit are unchanged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's updated mask guidance for fully vaccinated people.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gettyimages-1232846344-7e5fb9f00e425d714a5e83077db7f28c4c82103c-scaled-e1621005166158-900x422.jpg)
Here’s What Is (And Isn’t) Changed By The New CDC Mask Guidance
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Some parts of public life in the U.S. still operate according to restrictive rules, and that includes planes, trains and buses.
![Many residents of a close-knit neighborhood in Newton, Mass., decided to learn American Sign Language when they found out the new kid on the block, Samantha Savitz, was born deaf.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/neighbors-891851ff13cf37a2a4d6e1f38cba9d860ab47574-scaled-e1577471417859-900x422.jpg)
To Make Girl Who Is Deaf Feel At Home, Dozens Of Neighbors Learn Sign Language
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“We really wanted to communicate with her and play with her,” says Jill McNeil, who lives across the street. “Since she couldn’t learn our language, we thought we wanted to learn hers.”
![A bipartisan group of attorneys general is urging Congress to pass legislation that would make it easier for banks to handle money involved in the legal cannabis industry.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ap_204039787656-34c79dedeeb5c01c574732317780b16d67d810f0-e1557412367310-900x422.jpg)
38 Attorneys General Ask Congress To Bring Marijuana Money Into Banking System
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Most states have legalized marijuana in some form. But federal law still considers it an illegal drug, which exposes banks to legal risk if they handle weed-related money or transactions.
![FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced Tuesday that he is resigning the position, effective in one month. He is seen here testifying during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in April 2017.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-664917628-25951c564f6a7fe699e9418e58e09db826096ace-e1551820826508-900x422.jpg)
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Announces He Will Resign
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Gottlieb, who will resign in a month, stood out in the Trump administration for his efforts to regulate the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries. The reasons for his resignation are not yet clear.
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Peter Tork Of The Monkees Dies At 77
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An adept musician in a pop band dismissed as made for TV, Tork became famous with the Monkees in the 1960s. Their reunion tours lasted well into the 2000s.