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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Pfizer Inc. headquarters
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Health

U.S. to get 100 million doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in $1.95 billion deal

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defence announced the deal Wednesday as part of Operation Warp Speed.

6 years ago

The COVID Racial Data Tracker, a joint project of the Antiracist Research & Policy Center and the COVID Tracking Project, reported in May that black people are dying at 2.5 times the rate of white people. They also account for 23% of COVID-19 deaths where race is known. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
NPR
Health

Black mayors call for governors to let them enforce rules to fight COVID-19

Black mayors in many of the nation's largest cities formally called on governors to repeal orders prohibiting them from enacting strategies that reduce COVID-19 spread.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
NPR
Politics & Policy

With no final say, Trump wants to change who counts for dividing up Congress’ seats

The Constitution says the count must include every living person in the U.S.

6 years ago

Members of the 32BJ union participate in a
NPR
Community

Essential workers hold walkouts and protests in national ‘Strike for Black Lives’

Front-line workers in several U.S. cities walked off their jobs and took to the streets to demand racial and economic justice.

6 years ago

Mourners pay their respects at a mural of Rep. John Lewis painted on a building in Atlanta. The civil rights icon and congressman died on Friday.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Calls grow to honor John Lewis in ways both symbolic and concrete

Proposed ideas include renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the late congressman and passing expanded voting rights legislation in his name.

6 years ago

Lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday. On Saturday, the flag was lowered to half staff to honor the life of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., who died late Friday.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers are far apart on a new coronavirus relief bill. Here are 5 sticking points

There have been zero negotiations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and they remain far apart on what should be in another bill.

6 years ago

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
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Money

The end of $600 unemployment benefits will hit millions of households and the economy

Millions who lost jobs during the pandemic are in danger of having their incomes cut again. The sudden halt in payments would be felt in households and throughout the economy.

6 years ago

A police officer engages with a protester
Courts & Law

Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability

Experts say the collective bargaining agreements can stand in the way of accountability, even when the federal government is overseeing an agency through a consent decree.

6 years ago

John Lewis looks over a section of 16th Street that's been renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza
Community

How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis

“He didn’t have to stand with us, he chose to," said Malkia Devich Cyril, the founder and senior fellow of MediaJustice. "That’s real leadership.”

6 years ago

A billboard in Miami — where coronavirus cases continue to surge — depicts a medical worker holding up the world. The number of coronavirus deaths worldwide has surpassed 600,000, with more than 140,000 of those in the U.S.
NPR
Health

Global coronavirus deaths surpass 600,000, with U.S. accounting for nearly a quarter

The U.S. reports approximately 5,000 deaths each week, according to Reuters. In contrast, Canada has reported a total of 8,800 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

6 years ago

Protestors attempt to barricade the entrance to the U.S. District Court building on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.
NPR
Community

Protests grow on 52nd night as Portland responds to federal officers

Federal officers have become an increased focus of protesters and Oregon lawmakers, as reports continue to surface of tactics they've used in attempts to quell protests.

6 years ago

A street artist spray paints a protective face mask over an old mural featuring a Venezuelan Indigenous man
NPR
Health

U.S. coronavirus deaths top 140,000 as world sets daily record in new cases

Nearly 260,000 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been reported over the past day, according to data from the WHO. More than a quarter were in the U.S.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses

It is remarkable that a sitting president would express less than complete confidence in the American electoral process. But for Trump, it comes from his 2016 playbook.

6 years ago

Kids on bicycles in Cincinnati. (Ahshea1 Media/Pexels)
Community

Elijah McClain and the invisibility of ‘different’ Black and brown boys

I challenge all of us to see, understand, and appreciate the uniqueness and individual qualities of different Black and brown boys, writes Whiquitta Tobar.

6 years ago

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears at an event in New York earlier this month, days before undergoing surgery for early stage lung cancer. The 85-year-old justice was discharged from the hospital on Christmas Day
Courts & Law

Justice Ginsburg says cancer has returned, but won’t retire

Ginsburg said her treatment so far has succeeded in reducing lesions on her liver and that she will continue chemotherapy sessions every two weeks.

6 years ago

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