Morning Edition for December 30, 2021 : NPR

News brief: Record COVID cases, Ghislaine Maxwell verdict, Biden-Putin call

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National

Confederate monuments are removed as Americans consider how to remember the past

by Debbie Elliott

Confederate monuments are removed as Americans consider how to remember the past

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Europe

President Biden is scheduled to speak again with Russian President Putin

by Steve Inskeep , Charles Maynes

President Biden is scheduled to speak again with Russian President Putin

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Environment

Pollution from backlogged ships off the Calif. coast is affecting air quality

by Megan Jamerson

Pollution from backlogged ships off the Calif. coast is affecting air quality

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National

A dinosaur has been taken from outside an Oklahoma store

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Asia

China escalated its crackdown on press freedoms this year

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Author Interviews

Andrew Harding's latest book is 'These Are Not Gentle People'

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Law

Jury finds Maxwell guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls

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Law

An analysis of the Ghislaine Maxwell guilty verdict

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Health

Rural hospitals received pandemic aid. What happens when the funds run out?

by Kirk Siegler

Rural hospitals received pandemic aid. What happens when the funds run out?

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National

Lessons learned from the Joplin tornado: peer-to-peer mental health programs

by Frank Morris

Lessons learned from the Joplin tornado: peer-to-peer mental health programs

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Technology

The mummy of an Egyptian pharaoh has been 'digitally unwrapped'

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Asia

I have an unfinished mission in Afghanistan, says exiled Afghan politician

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Music News

Weekly U.S. vinyl album sales break modern-era record, 'Billboard' reports

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National

Demand for new farm equipment outweighs current supplies

by Brock Turner

Demand for new farm equipment outweighs current supplies

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Health

Omicron causes record-breaking COVID cases in the U.S. and globally

by Sarah McCammon , Michaeleen Doucleff

Omicron causes record-breaking COVID cases in the U.S. and globally

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Americans fume as the pandemic scrambles New Year's Eve celebrations again

The 2022 sign that will be lit on top of a building on New Year's Eve is displayed in New York's Times Square earlier this month. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Americans fume as the pandemic scrambles New Year's Eve celebrations again

by Brian Mann

Americans fume as the pandemic scrambles New Year's Eve celebrations again

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National

Why build a house when you can print one? That's what one nonprofit did

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