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2 people who lived in a van share lessons they learned while on the road

3:09pm February 04, 2022

by Janmaris Perez

Kat Valentino and her son ended up living in a van several years ago. Along the way they met Vincent Mosemann. Since 2017, they have all lived in an apartment in Oregon.

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People conceal parts of their faces with forms for the 2010 count in Puerto Rico in a U.S. Census Bureau poster about how it keeps information confidential. Records for the once-a-decade tally cannot be released until 72 years after a count's Census Day.

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The U.S. census's 72-year confidentiality rule has a strange history

1:59pm February 04, 2022

Under federal law, the U.S. government must restrict access to people's records for the once-a-decade tally until 72 years after a count's Census Day. The exact origins of that time span are murky.

This image from video provided by the Department of Defense and released on Thursday shows the compound where Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, leader of the Islamic State Group, later died in a raid in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.

Pentagon spokesman says the U.S. hoped to capture ISIS leader alive

12:21pm February 04, 2022

by Brian Naylor

In an interview on NPR's Morning Edition, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said U.S. special forces took precautions to spare civilians in the raid.

Nurse Elisa Gilbert checks on a patient in the acute care COVID-19 unit at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Jan. 21. The highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus is putting a significant strain on health systems nationally, resulting

Americans get sicker as omicron stalls everything from heart surgeries to cancer care

12:20pm February 04, 2022

by Will Stone

Slammed by COVID-19, many U.S. hospitals have put off essential procedures. Delays are leading to consequences like heart attacks and sending people to emergency rooms to get care.

A firework display is seen during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on Friday.

The Winter Games have begun. See photos and highlights from the opening ceremony

11:58am February 04, 2022

The Winter Games kicked off Friday night in Beijing with an eye-catching but scaled-back opening ceremony. The city has made history as the first to host both the Summer and Winter Games.

Travis McMichael looks on during the sentencing in his trial along with his father Greg McMichael and neighbor, William Bryan in on Jan. 7, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga.

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Greg and Travis McMichael have withdrawn hate crime guilty pleas in Arbery murder

11:44am February 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Travis McMichael on Friday reversed his plan to plead guilty in the federal case days after a judge rejected terms of a plea deal that was met with passionate objections by Ahmaud Arbery's parents.

Nathan Chen of the United States wraps his performance in the men's single skating short program team event during the 2022 Winter Olympics at Capital Indoor Stadium on Friday.

Figure skater Nathan Chen kicks off redemptive Beijing Olympics with a bang

7:22am February 04, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Chen's showing at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing clenches a season-best international score and helps put U.S. figure skating on top in the team event.

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After death of ISIS leader, U.S. expects Islamic State to try to replace him

7:18am February 04, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Rachel Martin talk to Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby about the death of the Islamic State leader after a U.S. raid in Syria, and concerns of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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A toddler in Michigan used an Apple watch to dial 911

6:55am February 04, 2022

A 911 operator told the three-year-old who managed to dial emergency services to take the watch to his mother. His mom had given him the disused watch to use as a toy.

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Revolving door: Why are nurses leaving their jobs and then coming right back?

6:25am February 04, 2022

by Justin Hicks

Nursing home workers, tired of low pay and long hours, are quitting then working with staffing agencies to return to work with more pay. Some nursing homes say that could put them out of business.

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