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Where there are labor disputes, Scabby the Rat — in this case deployed by a local union in Chicago — will be there to call attention to workers' rights. Justin Hicks hide caption

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Justin Hicks

How A Beloved Giant Rat Won Free Speech Rights

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In February 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo was praised by the president of the Human Rights Campaign, Alphonso David. David previously served as a legal adviser to Cuomo. Now, critics on the political left and right are calling for both men to resign. Gary Gershoff/Getty Images hide caption

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Cuomo Scandal Entangles Leader Of Influential LGBTQ Advocacy Group

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Vova and Kolya, two Moscow boys on summer vacation, play at their family's country home. In the Russian imagination, the dacha occupies a near-mythical place, and Russians of all generations fondly recall childhood summers at the family dacha. Anastasia Shpilko for NPR hide caption

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Anastasia Shpilko for NPR

The Dacha Is Russia's Summer Cure For Urban Life

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