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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez decides not to quit, after days of speculation
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez published a letter last week saying he was considering stepping down. Sanchez said he would take the next five days to make a decision — and that decision is due Monday.
South Korea Faces Third Wave Of Coronavirus
by Anthony Kuhn
South Korea has weathered the pandemic well until now, when cases have spiked to new highs. And despite its vaunted early response, vaccination won't begin until February.
A Cambodian American Lawyer On The Importance Of Resistance
by Michael Sullivan
A Cambodian American lawyer has returned to her homeland to join the resistance to strongman Hun Sen. She says the US needs to pay attention to a country where China is the "elephant in the room."
United Kingdom Completes Its Exit From The European Union
Britain is now well and truly out of the European Union, and the border between the U.K. and its former partners in the EU will be very different,
City Of Detroit Counters Lawsuit From Black Lives Matter Organization
by Eli Newman
Following the death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter organizers sued Detroit, claiming the police were suppressing their First Amendment rights. The city has now responded with a counter lawsuit.
Taking An Icy Plunge Into The New Year
Some Americans are looking to wash away 2020, and welcome in 2021, with a cold swim. Morning Edition spoke to one intrepid swimmer in Seattle.
More Works Of Art Enter The Public Domain On New Year's Day
by Petra Mayer
January 1st is Public Domain Day. That's the day creative works over a certain age enter the public domain.
Juan Ramirez On The Life Of A Traveling Nurse During A Pandemic
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to traveling nurse Juan Ramirez, who worked in Texas and Arizona during the pandemic and is now an ICU nurse in California at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding.
2 Louisville Officers, Involved In Breonna Taylor's Death, To Be Fired
by Ryland Barton
The Louisville Police Department is set to dismiss two more officers involved in the botched drug raid that killed Breonna Taylor. The move comes nine months after she was killed in her apartment.