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Will Congress' Spending Plan Include A Lifeline To Uninsured Americans?

3:19pm September 28, 2021

by Ashley Lopez

Two million Americans are uninsured because they live in one of the 12 states that didn't expand Medicaid. About 60% are people of color. Texas has the most uninsured people in the country.

The halted under-construction Evergrande Cultural Tourism City, a mixed-used residential, retail and entertainment development in Taicang in China's eastern Jiangsu province.

5 Lessons Evergrande Taught Us About The Chinese Economy

1:22pm September 28, 2021

Here's what a troubled property developer tells us about the Chinese economy.

NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looks on during the game between the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum in 2019 in Milwaukee.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says NBA Players Should Get Vaccinated Or Be Kicked Off The Team

12:33pm September 28, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The 2021-2022 NBA season is set to begin in a few weeks without a vaccine mandate for players. Instead, unvaccinated players will have to submit to regular testing.

Defense Officials Testify At Senate Hearing On Afghanistan

11:49am September 28, 2021

by Tom Bowman

Top Pentagon officials are testifying Tuesday for the first time since the completion of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Students at a training program, Cooperative Home Care Associates in New York, practice basic skills like a bed-bath on each other. Home health aides, provide basic, day-to-day support for elderly and disabled people, allowing them to age at home.

There's A Shortage Of Home Health Aides For The Elderly, And It's Getting Worse

10:44am September 28, 2021

by Kavitha Cardoza

Advocates have been calling for changes in the field. They say these jobs are exhausting, with low wages, little respect and little career growth. "We need a complete transformation," one expert says.

Anita Hill teaches courses on gender, race, social policy and legal history at Brandeis University.

Anita Hill Started A Conversation About Sexual Harassment. She's Not Done Yet

9:39am September 28, 2021

by Terry Gross

Hill doesn't regret testifying against Clarence Thomas during his 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearing: "There is victory in being able to come forward and state what has happened to you."

They Voted For Trump, And Then Biden. How Do These Swing Voters See Biden Now?

9:09am September 28, 2021

by Don Gonyea

Some swing voters who supported Joe Biden over Donald Trump in 2020's election are a bit unsure now. Some are still turned off by the ex-president but also uncertain about Biden and the Democrats.

Advocates Say Wind Farm Plans Interfere With Fertile Fishing Areas

7:48am September 28, 2021

by Susan Phillips

The Biden administration has opened the East Coast to massive offshore wind development. But it will happen in some of the country's most fertile fishing grounds, and that's set up a growing battle.

A young girl looks in the mirror as she puts on a colorful mask.

Show And Tell: How Are Your Kids Getting Creative With Masks?

7:30am September 28, 2021

by LA Johnson

Which cute and cool masks do your kids like best? How are they expressing themselves with their mask choices? Send us a postcard, or a story or a photo.

How New York's Vaccine Mandate Could Impact The Pandemic

6:25am September 28, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Leana Wen, a public health professor at George Washington University and former Baltimore health commissioner, about New York's vaccine mandate for health care workers.