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House passes bill aimed to combat antisemitism amid college unrest
by Barbara Sprunt
House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
Creator Of Gigantic Portraits, Painter Chuck Close, Dies At 81
by Marisa Mazria Katz
Chuck Close was known for his giant photorealist portraits of friends and colleagues in the art world. Late in life, Close faced accusations of sexual harassment.
Voting Rights Stalemate Ends In Texas As Democrats Return To The State Capitol
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Associated Press reporter Paul Weber about the Texas House achieving a quorum after some of the Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill returned to Austin.
Planet Money Investigates The Base Rate Fallacy As It Pertains To The Pandemic
by Amanda Aronczyk
With the constant stream of data about COVID-19, it can be hard to make sense of all the numbers. We look at the base rate fallacy, and how some people are making this mistake when assessing risk.
Alabama Hospitals Run Out Of ICU Beds. Chaplain Says It's A Frightening Situation
NPR's A Martinez talks with Rev. Moneka Thompson, a staff chaplain at the UAB Hospital in Birmingham about the COVID-19 surge in her state, where ICU beds are completely full.
Alabama Hospital Diaries: Doctors On The Frontline Of The Latest COVID Surge
As COVID-19 surges across the country, medical workers are under increasing strain. One of the hardest-hit states is Alabama, where doctors express frustration at a crisis they say was preventable.
10-Foot-Long Python Found In Australian Store's Spice Aisle
The nonvenomous Diamond Python was hiding behind the cumin. One shopper just happened to be a trained snake catcher. She captured the python and let it slink away into nearby woods.
8th Grade Class In Massachusetts Fights To Clear Woman Of Witchcraft Conviction
In 1693, Elizabeth Johnson was convicted at the height of the Salem witch trials. Her execution was never carried out, but she was never exonerated. A civics class wants the legislature to clear her.
News Brief: Latest On Afghanistan, Texas Voting Bill, Alabama's COVID Surge
The Biden administration has a warning about what could come next in Afghanistan. A political standoff in Texas is over. Doctors in Alabama say they're exhausted by a crisis that was preventable.
The Media In Turkey May Come Under More Restrictions
A presidential spokesman says outlets that receive funding from abroad need to be reined in to protect the government from hostile foreign powers.
Miami-Dade County Schools Mandate Masks, Defying Florida's Governor
Florida's largest school district became the latest in the state to order masks ahead of the county's 334,000 students returning to their classrooms on Monday.