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A U.S. doctor in Gaza wants President Biden to know 'we are not safe'
Dr. Adam Hamawy is a former U.S. Army combat surgeon currently in Gaza. He said he's treating primarily civilians, rather than combatants: "mostly children, many women, many elderly."
Biden Administration Limits ICE's Ability To Arrest And Deport Certain Non-Citizens
by Joel Rose
After four years of stepped-up enforcement, the Biden administration is announcing new guidelines that sharply limit who can be arrested and deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Power Returns To Millions Of Texans, But Many Remain Without
by Dominic Anthony Walsh
After days without power, millions of Texans have had electricity service restored after a crippling deep freeze and forced reductions. Still, hundreds of thousands are without power.
Sen. Menendez Explains Congressional Democrats' New Immigration Bill
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., about details of a new comprehensive immigration bill.
Major Players In GameStop Stock Saga Appear Before House Committee
by Ryan Kailath
The GameStop trading saga landed on Capitol Hill today with a House hearing that touched on short selling and restrictions on trading during the middle of the frenzy.
'Theater In Quarantine': All The World's A Stage, Including This Closet
Even in a pandemic, the show must go on. For Joshua William Gelb and Katie Rose McLaughlin, that meant converting a closet into a theater. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to them about their project.
Sale Of Tribune Publishing To Alden Global Capital Raises Concerns In Newsrooms
by David Folkenflik
The company which owns the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun and the Hartford Courant has sold itself to Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known for slashing its other newspaper holdings.
Ava DuVernay On Array Crew, A Database To Diversify Hollywood Production Personnel
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about her new database, Array Crew, and how it may help diversify who works on the sets of Hollywood productions.
Scientists Pen Letter Critical Of CDC Policy On Ventilation And Masks
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Celine Gounder, who was on Biden's Coronavirus Transition Task Force, about the letter she and others wrote criticizing the CDC's current guidance on the coronavirus.
LA County Health Official On Getting Vaccines To The Unhoused
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Heidi Behforouz, medical director of Housing for Health at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, about vaccinating people experiencing homelessness.
Winter Weather Disrupts Some COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
by Allison Aubrey
Power outages and snowstorms have suspended mass vaccination clinics in Missouri and Texas. Vaccine managers are working to reschedule appointments and to limit the impact of disruptions.
Biden To Speak To National Security And Military Leaders At Munich Conference
by Franco Ordoñez
President Biden is set to give his first address to a foreign — yet familiar — audience at the virtual Munich Security Conference on Friday.
State Department Says It Can Push Democracy While Continuing To Sell Weapons To Egypt
by Michele Kelemen
President Biden's Department of State says it can both push for human rights and democracy in Egypt and continue to supply the country with weapons. That's the way it explained its approach this week.