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Pandemic Has Many Small Museums At Risk Of Closing Permanently

The pandemic has meant life or death for cultural centers across the country. But it's been especially tough on small museums.

What Activists Are Doing To Encourage Immigrants To Stand Up And Be Counted In Census

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Thomas Kennedy, political director for the Florida Immigration Coalition, the impact on undocumented immigrants of a possible citizenship question on the census.

Peggy Orenstein is the author of the memoir, <em>Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, An Oscar, An Atomic Bomb and One Woman's Quest to Become a Mother</em>. A ventriloquist who used to perform at birthday parties, she now confines her voice solely to the printed page.

'Brooklyn' Renders an Imperfect World, Perfectly

As a girl, Peggy Orenstein may have spent her summers in Wisconsin, but her heart was often farther east. She recounts her love for Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and its hard, touching lessons about the difference between what is right and what is true.

U.S. Senators Seek Sanctions Against Honduran President

Democratic senators are seeking sanctions against Honduras' president for alleged human rights abuses and corruption, and looking to suspend U.S. security assistance to Honduran security forces.

Myanmar Military Used Live Ammunition To Quell Protests

Myanmar's military has used live ammunition to quell ongoing protests, which are trying to restore democratic rule, killing scores of protesters in recent days.

Grover Nicodemus Street, a military veteran who has been a nurse for more than two decades, is among the traveling nurses on the front lines in the battle against coronavirus.

'War Doesn't Even Compare': A Year In The Life Of A Traveling Nurse

Military veteran Grover Nicodemus Street has been a nurse for 20-plus years. Chasing coronavirus hot spots around the country, he's seen 3,000 people die, including the first patient in his care.

State Assembly Speaker Has Authorized Impeachment Investigation Into Gov. Cuomo

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., is facing his strongest rebuke yet from members of his own party after questions over his office's handling of nursing home COVID-19 death data and misconduct allegations.

Venezuelans Granted Protected Status In U.S.

The Biden administration is granting temporary protected status to over 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., providing legal status to individuals who have fled the country — a shift in U.S. policy.

Why Police Usually Aren't Convicted In Murder Trials

The trial against the police officer charged with killing George Floyd commences in Minneapolis this week. Jamiles Lartey of The Marshall project explains why convictions in cases like this are rare.

Dale Earnhardt, in front of his No. 3 car, looks on during practice for the Ford City 500 in 1999. Earnhardt was killed in a crash in the last lap of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18, 2001.

A Fellow Racer Recalls Dale Earnhardt's Deadly Crash

Ten years ago Friday, 43 drivers lined up to race NASCAR's Daytona 500. One of them was Dale Earnhardt, who died in a crash in the last lap. Fellow racer Michael Waltrip, who won that race, details the day's events in a new book: In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything.

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