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Looking out onto the six-lane stretch of highway that separates one West Baltimore neighborhood from another, Glenn Smith remembers what used to be.
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An FDA panel votes in favor of Pfizer booster shots for those 65 and older, but deals a blow to the Biden administration’s hopes for wider distribution. Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provide some answers to how we can get through this latest pandemic surge. The superintendent of Baltimore County schools pleads for help to deal with a school bus shortage that is rippling across the nation. And our City beat reporter digs into the history of The Highway to Nowhere and the intersection of race and infrastructure.
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The Inspiration4 crew safely returned to Earth Saturday evening after three days of orbiting the planet. It is the first all-civilian mission to orbit.
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The Qatar Airways charter flight, which was the latest departure from the country now under Taliban control, also included seven U.S. permanent residents.
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Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili is suing Netflix for defamation. At issue is a line in the show's final episode that falsely says she hadn't played against male opponents.
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The crowds were demonstrating in support of people who are accused of participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection, which left several people dead.
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Screenwriter Sarah Burgess focused the new series on three of the women at the center of the scandal. And in the process, she gives people a story different from what they think they know.
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Scott Simon questions the automatic aldermanic pay raises in Chicago even as three aldermen face criminal charges in federal court.
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About a quarter of U.S. health care workers have refused the COVID-19 vaccine as of July. They share demographic traits with other unvaccinated people and are putting hospitals in a tough spot.
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Days before the Emmy winners are announced, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans hands out his own awards — The Deggys — for shows that should be recognized.
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Signs of slowdown are everywhere after huge increases in vacation bookings, traveling and eating out earlier this year. Southwest Airlines, Airbnb and restaurants are starting to see a pullback.
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Dr. Wahid Majrooh tells NPR that "If I am hesitant and doubtful now it won't help anyone, and people in need of care will be the first to be affected."
