We asked family and friends who lost loved ones to COVID-19 to share their favorite songs. Here are some of the songs they loved — and why.
Just because the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is done, it doesn't mean the story of what happened on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol is over.Listen to the story.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a website to help Americans find locations of COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to increase the pace of vaccinations.
At a time when transgender men and women are becoming far more visible in many professions, one trans woman describes coming out while working as a forest ranger in rural upstate New York.Hear the story.
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Good butter should spread easily at room temperature, right? Well, Canadians have been complaining about strangely "hard" butter for weeks.
Are there fewer deaths from COVID-19 in “tight” cultures compared to “loose” cultures? Researchers compared the U.S., a “loose” culture with relaxed social norms, to “tight” cultures like Singapore and Taiwan, which have stricter rules and citizens who are more willing to follow the law.
Young professionals are struggling to maintain friendships during the pandemic. Transitioning from college to the working world amid a tough economy and shrinking of social interactions is taking an emotional toll.
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President Biden has revoked a controversial classical architecture executive ordersigned in December by former President Trump.
Known for indelible hits like "One More Time" and "Around the World," the legendary French duo Daft Punk called it quitslast weekafter years of silence.
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The Picture Show
Kahran and Regis Bethencourt
Atlanta photographers Regis and Kahran Bethencourt are making a name for themselves by working with an exclusive and imaginative clientele. Their new book, Glory: Magical Visions of Black Beauty, is a collection of more than 100 portraits of kids who are portrayed as real life versions of their own wildest dreams.
More than four million homes around the country face substantial risk of expensive flood damage, a research organization says. Communities where flood insurance is already unaffordable face potentially catastrophic damage.
Podcasts Of The Week
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Advocates for diversity in STEM have a saying: You can't be what you can't see. Here are just a few of the many incredible black scientists that have been featured on the Short Wave podcast. Read about them.
The new film Minari follows a Korean-American family who moves to Arkansas in the 1980s to follow their father's dream of becoming a farmer. The grind of trying to make the farm a success strains the parents' marriage and often confounds the kids, but it's a story about the choices families make and the ways they stay together. (Pop Culture Happy Hour)
The government used to be afraid to borrow too much money. Today, it borrows hand over fist. And it's ... fine? (Planet Money)
Civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin is often overlooked as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement. But he was instrumental in the movement and the architect of one of the most influential protests in American history. (Throughline)
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