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Operation Mallard 2 is complete after Steve Stuttard helped Mrs. Mallard get her 11 ducklings down nine stories from his apartment balcony to a nearby canal. -
As NPR celebrates 50 years on the air, host Scott Simon reflects on how the network has grown, and his time travelling the world, covering wars, famines, elections and more.
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India's daily coronavirus infection rates have topped 400,000. But official numbers are considered to be an undercount as the country's heath care system struggles to test and treat patients.
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Having reviewd the data on trials, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve the use of the Pfizer vaccine on children as young as 12.
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Swensen made billions for Yale and revolutionized the way Universities and other nonprofits invest. And he strove to teach everyday people how to invest without getting fleeced by Wall Street. -
Aziz Abdul Alim, from a remote part of northern Pakistan, urges people to get their COVID shot: 'Everyone should have the courage to take it.'
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Combining elements of animism, ancestor worship and folk religion, shamanism remains popular on both sides of the border. But it's illegal in the North, and some who practice it have been executed.
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COVID-19 has renewed interest in a key way humans perceive the world. A reporter who hasn't been able to tell the scent of a rose from a sweaty gym shoe for decades takes heart in the latest science.
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Undercover agents bought the fake cards for $20 each at a bar near Stockton. Authorities say they it's the first time they've seen this kind of forgery. Meanwhile, phony cards circulate online.
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Palestinian medics said more than 200 Palestinians were injured after Israeli police in riot gear confronted Muslim worshippers. Israel said six police officers were injured.
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The agency's approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine — shown to be 95% effective — would go beyond the speedier and less rigorous emergency use authorization currently granted to the vaccine.
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Critics say the Capitol Police's history of secrecy contributed to the failure to prevent the Capitol riot. Unlike many departments, the agency is exempt from releasing records like bodycam footage.
