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The State Theatre in Portland, Maine, is one of the many venues that have yet to receive money from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption

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Arts & Life

As Grants For Shuttered Venues Trickle Out, Many Owners Are Still Waiting

The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant was meant to help small independent venues, theaters and other entertainment spaces hit hard by the pandemic. But it's taken six months to get up and running.

NPR White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe, center, is one of the many journalists who had to figure out how to combat disinformation while covering former President Trump. Ayesha Rascoe/NPR hide caption

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There's More News Than Ever, But That Doesn't Mean The Truth Is Breaking Through

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The State Theatre in Portland, Maine, is one of the many venues that have yet to receive money from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption

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As Grants For Shuttered Venues Trickle Out, Many Owners Are Still Waiting

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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the GOP's lead negotiator on infrastructure, met with President Biden on Wednesday as an informal deadline next week nears for trying to reach a bipartisan deal. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Still Talking: Biden, Republicans Agree To Keep At Infrastructure Negotiations

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Dwight Howard of the Philadelphia 76ers looks down at a fan who ran onto the court and was tackled by security in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Washington Wizards on Monday. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images hide caption

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Crowds Are Finally Back At NBA Arenas — Along With A Rash Of Bad Fan Behavior

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Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, moved a step closer to winning immunity from opioid lawsuits. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Sackler Family Empire Poised To Win Immunity From Opioid Lawsuits

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Kraftwerk, photographed in 1977. From left: Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter and Wolfgang Flür. Gilbert Uzan/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images hide caption

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Kraftwerk And Our Computer World

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