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Kids are losing school days to quarantines. Here's a way to keep them in classrooms

Test-to-stay policies could help keep students in in-person school. But amid a national shortage, rapid tests can be hard to come by, and the practice isn't common.

Ethiopia has launched a new offensive against rebels in Tigray

by Eyder Peralta

Ethiopia has launched a new offensive against rebels in Tigray

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Pandemic supply-chain issues now mean a shortage of glass jars and bottles

by Scott Horsley

Pandemic supply-chain issues now mean a shortage of glass jars and bottles

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Beautiful Object [Instrumental] Glass Candy

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Ur Ok Aso

Plenty more Jon Grudens to go around in the NFL

by Ailsa Chang , Gabe O'Connor , Justine Kenin

Plenty more Jon Grudens to go around in the NFL

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G20 meets to find a way to prevent economic collapse and help citizens in Afghanistan

by Michele Kelemen

G20 meets to find a way to prevent economic collapse and help citizens in Afghanistan

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How Did I Get Here ODESZA

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My Maudlin Career Camera Obscura

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The FDA may authorize more booster shots and is assessing a pill to treat COVID-19

by Rob Stein

The FDA may authorize more booster shots and is assessing a pill to treat COVID-19

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2 Senate Democrats are holding up Biden's spending package — with conflicting demands

by Deirdre Walsh

2 Senate Democrats are holding up Biden's spending package — with conflicting demands

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Island Trip Blank & Jones

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Kids are losing school days to quarantines. Here's a way to keep them in classrooms

by Anya Kamenetz

Kids are losing school days to quarantines. Here's a way to keep them in classrooms

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Alaska (Sofi Tukker remix) Maggie Rogers

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Mokusho Mark Barrott

Fans worry over ranchera icon Vicente Fernández, who remains hospitalized

by Carrie Kahn

Fans worry over ranchera icon Vicente Fernández, who remains hospitalized

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Volver, Volver Vicente Fernández

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Base Line Syd Dale Orchestra

Southwest Airline officials say delays and cancellations weren't caused by a protest

by David Schaper

Southwest Airline officials say delays and cancellations weren't caused by a protest

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Southwest pilots' union explains flight cancellations

by Sarah McCammon , Courtney Dorning , Ashish Valentine

Southwest pilots' union explains flight cancellations

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Why a popular Tibetan Buddhist monastery is under investigation

by Emily Feng

Why a popular Tibetan Buddhist monastery is under investigation

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Memory Tape One HNNY

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Air Cal Com Truise

Comedian Dahlia Belle challenges the problematic takes in Dave Chappelle's special

by Sarah McCammon , Mia Venkat , Sarah Handel , Michael Levitt

Comedian Dahlia Belle challenges the problematic takes in Dave Chappelle's special

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Once hailed as 'the best police chief in America,' Art Acevedo is suspended in Miami

Miami's new Police Chief Art Acevedo speaks to the media during his introduction at City Hall on March 15, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Acevedo left his job as police chief in Houston, Texas to take over Miami's police department. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Once hailed as 'the best police chief in America,' Art Acevedo is suspended in Miami

by Greg Allen

Once hailed as 'the best police chief in America,' Art Acevedo is suspended in Miami

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Moya Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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In a Blackout Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam

National Security

This county arrested and detained children more than anywhere else in Tennessee

by Ailsa Chang , Vincent Acovino , Christopher Intagliata

This county arrested and detained children more than anywhere else in Tennessee

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Obituaries

Eddie Jaku, a Holocaust survivor who led with kindness and tolerance, dies at 101

by Ayen Bior , Amy Isackson

Eddie Jaku, a Holocaust survivor who led with kindness and tolerance, dies at 101

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White Waves Cooper Sams

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FDA gives its 1st authorization for e-cigarettes

by Allison Aubrey

FDA gives its 1st authorization for e-cigarettes

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Kinder Blumen Real Estate

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Djed Tortoise

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Author Interviews

New book brings foodies on a global culinary adventure

by Ari Shapiro , Justine Kenin , Noah Caldwell

New book brings foodies on a global culinary adventure

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Lullaby Proleter

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Convex Mirror Jacques Greene

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