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Flat Matt, Falling Lemons And Digital Dolly: The 2021 Super Bowl Ads

Super Bowl LV was Sunday, and as always, a lot of viewers tuned in for the over-the-top ads. Bud Light and Robinhood were standouts, but Dolly Parton fell flat with a rework of her hit "9 to 5."

News Brief: Impeachment Case, AstraZeneca Vaccine, U.S. COVID-19 Cases

by Rachel Martin , Sacha Pfeiffer

News Brief: Impeachment Case, AstraZeneca Vaccine, U.S. COVID-19 Cases

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How The FBI Is Responding To The Rise In Home-Grown Extremism

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How The FBI Is Responding To The Rise In Home-Grown Extremism

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Pope Francis' Latest Moves To Empower Women In Roman Catholic Church

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Pope Francis' Latest Moves To Empower Women In Roman Catholic Church

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South Africa Halts AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

by Nurith Aizenman

South Africa Halts AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

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Near Coasts, Rising Seas Could Also Push Up Long-Buried Toxic Contamination

Marquita Price outside her grandmother's house in East Oakland. She worries that contaminated rising groundwater threatens the health of her family and their assets. Laura Klivans/KQED hide caption

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Near Coasts, Rising Seas Could Also Push Up Long-Buried Toxic Contamination

by Laura Klivans

Near Coasts, Rising Seas Could Also Push Up Long-Buried Toxic Contamination

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Animals

Scientists Say Eavesdropping Is A Trait Shared By Monkeys, Humans

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Television

Flat Matt, Falling Lemons And Digital Dolly: The 2021 Super Bowl Ads

by Eric Deggans

Flat Matt, Falling Lemons And Digital Dolly: The 2021 Super Bowl Ads

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This Advice [Instrumental] Y Society, Damu the Fudgemunk et. al.

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In Command [Instrumental] Y Society, Damu the Fudgemunk et. al.

Movies

Director Levinson, Actress Zendaya Discuss Netflix's 'Malcom & Marie'

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In a Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington

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National Security

Groundwork For Insurrection Was Laid Well Before Jan. 6

by Steve Inskeep

Groundwork For Insurrection Was Laid Well Before Jan. 6

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Eucalyptus Koresma & Marley Carroll

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Folds Feverkin & Koresma

Education

Biden Administration Proposes $130 Billion To Help Schools Reopen

by Anya Kamenetz

Biden Administration Proposes $130 Billion To Help Schools Reopen

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Sports

Brady Leads Tampa Bay Bucs To Super Bowl Win Over Kansas City Chiefs

by Tom Goldman

Brady Leads Tampa Bay Bucs To Super Bowl Win Over Kansas City Chiefs

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Hey Kids! Antarctic

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Health

Pace Of Vaccinations Speeds Up, But There Are Other Challenges

by Allison Aubrey

Pace Of Vaccinations Speeds Up, But There Are Other Challenges

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Unshield Arms and Sleepers

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Games

Canadian Couple, Playing 'Pokemon Go' Cited For Non-Essential Drive

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'You Will Die At Twenty' Is Sudan's First Ever Academy Awards Entry

Islam Mubarak as Sakina in You Will Die at Twenty, the first Sudanese film submitted for an Academy Award. Film Movement hide caption

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'You Will Die At Twenty' Is Sudan's First Ever Academy Awards Entry

by Neda Ulaby

'You Will Die At Twenty' Is Sudan's First Ever Academy Awards Entry

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The Camion Amine Bouhafa

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You Won't Die Amine Bouhafa

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Politics

The Republican Party And The Culture Of Consequences

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Asia

In Myanmar, Tens Of Thousands Rally To Protest Military Coup

by Michael Sullivan

In Myanmar, Tens Of Thousands Rally To Protest Military Coup

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