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The Movie Industry Holds Its Breath As New York Reopens Theaters

The marquee of the IFC Center in Manhattan welcomes viewers back after being closed nearly one year Ryan Kailath/NPR hide caption

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The Movie Industry Holds Its Breath As New York Reopens Theaters

Movie theaters in New York City are reopening after nearly a year. And the decisions has consequences for the entire globaly output of Hollywood.

House Cancels Session After Another Militia Threat

by Sarah McCammon

House Cancels Session After Another Militia Threat

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Some Want 1 Shot, 2 Shots Or None At All: A Neighborhood Deliberates Vaccines

by Will Stone

Some Want 1 Shot, 2 Shots Or None At All: A Neighborhood Deliberates Vaccines

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How Canada Post Is Encouraging Folks To Reach Out And Write With Free Postcards

Canada Post is providing prepaid postcards to 13.5 million households in the country. This is one of six designs that will arrive in mailboxes this week and next. Canada Post hide caption

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How Canada Post Is Encouraging Folks To Reach Out And Write With Free Postcards

by Farah Eltohamy

How Canada Post Is Encouraging Folks To Reach Out And Write With Free Postcards

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Grapefruit YUNO

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Natural Green Blazo

Sao Paulo Prepares For Lockdown After Record COVID-19 Deaths In Brazil

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Gold Prisms Incorporated The Bad Plus

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Sunset DJ T-Rock and Squashy Nice

With Trump Out Of Office, Disinformation Online Is On A Decline

by Miles Parks

With Trump Out Of Office, Disinformation Online Is On A Decline

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The Movie Industry Holds Its Breath As New York Reopens Theaters

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The Movie Industry Holds Its Breath As New York Reopens Theaters

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Better Give U Up FKJ

Vaccine Disparity Hits Home For Many Foreign-Born Doctors

by Farah Yousry

Vaccine Disparity Hits Home For Many Foreign-Born Doctors

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Rebirth A Forest Mighty Black

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It's Magical Masayoshi Fujita

Secretary Of State Described China As Biden's Biggest Political Test

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary Of State Described China As Biden's Biggest Political Test

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A Small Choral Group Is Betting Big On Tokenizing Their Art With Blockchain

by Miguel Perez

A Small Choral Group Is Betting Big On Tokenizing Their Art With Blockchain

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Anytime SunSquabi

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Behind the Mask Yellow Magic Orchestra

The New Head Of the FDA On COVID-19 Tests And Vaccines

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Long-term Unemployment Remains High Despite American Jobs Returning

by Sam Gringlas

Long-term Unemployment Remains High Despite American Jobs Returning

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Want Something Done (Instrumental) Oddisee

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Carefully Little People

Mississippi Has No Mask Mandate Or Enough Vaccines — And Some Still Have No Water

by Kobee Vance

Mississippi Has No Mask Mandate Or Enough Vaccines — And Some Still Have No Water

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U.N. Official: Biden Plan To Boost Refugee Resettlement 'Sends Important Signal'

Kelly Clements, United Nations deputy high commissioner for refugees, says that the Biden administration's promise to welcome more refugees into the U.S. sets an important tone on the international stage. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

U.N. Official: Biden Plan To Boost Refugee Resettlement 'Sends Important Signal'

by Ari Shapiro

U.N. Official: Biden Plan To Boost Refugee Resettlement 'Sends Important Signal'

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Years (Prologue) The Midnight

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Ease Up ft. Josh Taylor Justin Jay, Josh Taylor

Health

Being Vaccinated Doesn't Mean It's Safe To Take Off The Mask

by Allison Aubrey

Being Vaccinated Doesn't Mean It's Safe To Take Off The Mask

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National

'Reclaimers' Broke Into Empty Houses And Got To Stay — But Others Haven't Since

by Cardiff Garcia

'Reclaimers' Broke Into Empty Houses And Got To Stay — But Others Haven't Since

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Explore, Be Curious Cloudkicker

Asia

Myanmar Military Used Live Ammunition To Quell Protests

by Michael Sullivan

Myanmar Military Used Live Ammunition To Quell Protests

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Kids Kyle Dixon

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Murder to the Mind Tash Sultana

Europe

Should Have Stayed Mum: Interview With Queen Of Talk Lands Royals In Hairy Situation

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Movie Reviews

A Writer's Memoir About Her Clerical Job Becomes The Movie 'My Salinger Year'

by Bob Mondello

A Writer's Memoir About Her Clerical Job Becomes The Movie 'My Salinger Year'

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Nakt Rone

House Cancels Session After Another Militia Threat

Some Want 1 Shot, 2 Shots Or None At All: A Neighborhood Deliberates Vaccines

How Canada Post Is Encouraging Folks To Reach Out And Write With Free Postcards

Sao Paulo Prepares For Lockdown After Record COVID-19 Deaths In Brazil

With Trump Out Of Office, Disinformation Online Is On A Decline

The Movie Industry Holds Its Breath As New York Reopens Theaters

Vaccine Disparity Hits Home For Many Foreign-Born Doctors

Secretary Of State Described China As Biden's Biggest Political Test

A Small Choral Group Is Betting Big On Tokenizing Their Art With Blockchain

The New Head Of the FDA On COVID-19 Tests And Vaccines

Long-term Unemployment Remains High Despite American Jobs Returning

Mississippi Has No Mask Mandate Or Enough Vaccines — And Some Still Have No Water

U.N. Official: Biden Plan To Boost Refugee Resettlement 'Sends Important Signal'

Being Vaccinated Doesn't Mean It's Safe To Take Off The Mask

'Reclaimers' Broke Into Empty Houses And Got To Stay — But Others Haven't Since

Myanmar Military Used Live Ammunition To Quell Protests

Should Have Stayed Mum: Interview With Queen Of Talk Lands Royals In Hairy Situation

A Writer's Memoir About Her Clerical Job Becomes The Movie 'My Salinger Year'

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