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Supreme Court looks set to reimpose the death penalty for the Boston Marathon bomber

7:06pm October 13, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The court's liberal justices appeared incredulous about the actions of the district court judge in the original proceedings, but the conservatives appeared unpersuaded.

Music classes are back in school this year, finally indoors and off Zoom

6:38pm October 13, 2021

by Craig LeMoult

For many students, band and choir classes were a far cry from normal last year — students practiced outside or over Zoom. With students back in school this fall, music classes look almost normal.

President of truck driving school says driver shortage is causing supply chain issues

6:08pm October 13, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Bruce Busada, president of the Diesel Driving Academy, about how truck driver shortages are worsening supply chain struggles.

Gas, food and transportation network shortages all helped drive up consumer prices

5:51pm October 13, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Consumer prices jumped 5.4% in the last 12 months ending in September. That matches the highest level of inflation in 13 years.

What the opening of the U.S.-Mexico border means to one reporter

5:26pm October 13, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with reporter Vicente Calderón about how visa holders, like himself, who can show proof of vaccination will be able to cross the U.S.-Mexico border again.

The committees intended to combat gerrymandering can look very different per state

5:26pm October 13, 2021

More states have adopted redistricting commissions as an antidote to gerrymandering over the past decade. Depending on the state, commissions look and function very differently. Are they working?

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1 in 4 Asian Americans recently feared their household being targeted, poll finds

5:26pm October 13, 2021

by Leila Fadel

Attacks on Asian Americans have been a reality since always. But given the talk of the "source" of the pandemic and the attacks on Asian women in Georgia, one out of four say they fear violence.

Task force says most people should not take daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack

5:26pm October 13, 2021

by Will Stone

A medical task force is changing its guidance on the use of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. It says older Americans without heart disease should not start taking daily low dose aspirin.

WHO's new team will investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic

5:26pm October 13, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

The World Health Organization is setting up a new committee to investigate the origins of the current pandemic and potential outbreaks in the future.

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Supreme Court heard arguments in case about Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence

5:14pm October 13, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court appeared to lean toward reinstating the death sentence imposed on the Boston Marathon bomber. The liberal justices were incredulous at the actions of the judge in the original trial.