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2020 Was The Year Female Rappers Dominated

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Best Music Of 2020

2020 Was The Year Female Rappers Dominated

To know what tomorrow sounds like, one need only listen to the women in rap today. Our 23-song playlist represents but a handful of the many women rappers who left their mark on 2020.

The Coronavirus Crisis

Politics Chat: Two Unemployment Benefits Expired, With More To Follow

by Mara Liasson

Politics Chat: Two Unemployment Benefits Expired, With More To Follow

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Brazil's President Downplays Pandemic Despite Rising Cases In His Hometown

by Philip Reeves

Brazil's President Downplays Pandemic Despite Rising Cases In His Hometown

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Feel TWO LANES

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Lights TWO LANES

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Immigrant Detainees Held by ICE Are Going On Hunger Strikes

by Matt Katz

Immigrant Detainees Held by ICE Are Going On Hunger Strikes

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The Coronavirus Crisis

What Effect Will Holiday Travel Have On The Pandemic?

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The Coronavirus Crisis

What It Looks Like To Be A Hospital Chaplain In A Pandemic

by Jacob Fenston

What It Looks Like To Be A Hospital Chaplain In A Pandemic

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Interlude Rachel Z

Arts & Life

The Skills We Gained — Or Tried To — In 2020

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Aboard Korean Airlines Flight 742 to Seoul Lullatone

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Tetsudo The Wisely Brothers

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Sunday Puzzle: Word Sandwiches

by Will Shortz

Sunday Puzzle: Word Sandwiches

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Recreating Indonesian Home Cooking With 'Coconut And Sambal'

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Food

Recreating Indonesian Home Cooking With 'Coconut And Sambal'

by Andrew Limbong

Recreating Indonesian Home Cooking With 'Coconut And Sambal'

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Best Music Of 2020

2020 Was The Year Female Rappers Dominated

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Name It Ivy Sole

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Bones Ivy Sole

The Coronavirus Crisis

Will We Be Better Prepared To Face The Pandemic In 2021?

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National

Investigators In Nashville Looking For The How And Why To Christmas Day Explosion

by John Burnett

Investigators In Nashville Looking For The How And Why To Christmas Day Explosion

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Nashville Gretchen Peters

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No Time Like the Past Viktor Krauss

The Coronavirus Crisis

A Doctor, Who Is Breastfeeding, Explains Complex Choice To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Latest On COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

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Middle East

Orthodox Jews Are Visiting UAE In Waves After Israeli-Emirati Peace Deal

by Daniel Estrin

Orthodox Jews Are Visiting UAE In Waves After Israeli-Emirati Peace Deal

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Business

Model Train Company Makes Comeback In Quarantine

by Frank Langfitt

Model Train Company Makes Comeback In Quarantine

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Chatanooga Choo Choo Glenn Miller

National

Seattle Helps People Living In Vehicles Get Rid Of Waste. Meet The Man Who Does It

by Erin Slomski-Pritz

Seattle Helps People Living In Vehicles Get Rid Of Waste. Meet The Man Who Does It

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Blue and Green [Instrumental] J.J. Johnson

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San Frantico The New Mastersounds

Books

NPR Book Concierge: Four Romance Recommendations

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Health

How One Teen Handles Anxiety Disorder Through The Pandemic

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Movie Interviews

New Documentary Follows San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Performances In U.S. South

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Love Can Build a Bridge San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus

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Sad American Kaki King

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