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Amy Sherald, Breonna Taylor, 2020, oil on linen

'Filled With Her Spirit,' A Louisville Art Exhibition Honors Breonna Taylor

4:57pm April 11, 2021

by Stephanie Wolf

Just over a year after police officers shot and killed Taylor in her home, the Speed Art Museum has opened a show in her memory. "To see it all come together is just a blessing," says Taylor's mother.

A driver uses a fast-charging station for electric vehicles at John F. Kennedy airport on April 2. As part of President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan, $174 billion would go to supporting the production of electric vehicles in the U.S.

South Korean Electric Vehicle Battery Makers Reach $1.8B Deal To End Trade Dispute

12:18pm April 11, 2021

by Wynne Davis

The deal means both companies will be able to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles at a time when President Biden hopes to boost support for the industry as part of his climate plan.

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The Blue Wall Did Not Hold At Derek Chauvin's Trial

9:37am April 11, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Georgetown Law professor Paul Butler about the trial of Derek Chauvin and the police who testified.

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Lee Horton Reflects On Coming Home After Years In Prison

8:00am April 11, 2021

by Sally Herships

Lee Horton reflects on life outside prison walls after a quarter century behind bars. He was sentenced to life without parole but the sentence was commuted and he was released earlier this year.

As U.S. Continues Vaccine Rollout, Vaccine Passports Become Polarizing Topic

8:00am April 11, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Georgetown University law professor and global health law expert Lawrence Gostin about the promise and pitfalls of vaccine passports.

Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Isn't A One Size Fits All Approach

8:00am April 11, 2021

Dr. Jorge Moreno of the Yale School of Medicine tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about confronting vaccine hesitancy.

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Advocates Worry Latinx Communities Aren't Taking Full Advantage Of Pandemic Relief

8:00am April 11, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with a Houston-based entrepreneur and advocate, Tom Castro, who worries that some Latinos aren't tapping the pandemic-relief dollars offered by the government.

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New Study Seeks To Understand Inflammatory COVID-19 Complication In Children

8:00am April 11, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Dr. Roberta DeBiasi, infectious disease chief at Children's National Hospital, about a new study of children with MIS-C a rare and mysterious COVID-19 complication.

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Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun, an interventional pulmonary and critical care physician, has seen firsthand the impact of COVID-19 on Arab communities in the San Diego area.

Trying To Assess COVID's Impact On Arab-American Communities Is Complicated

7:00am April 11, 2021

by Hadia Bakkar

It's hard to track the rate of COVID-19 infections among Arab Americans, who are often counted as white on survey forms without a separate checkbox for Middle Eastern or North African origins.

A comprehensive package of police reform measures cleared the Maryland General Assembly on Wednesday, including repeal of police job protections long cited as a barricade to accountability.

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Maryland Lawmakers Override Vetoes On Sweeping Police Reform

10:46pm April 10, 2021

by The Associated Press

A comprehensive package of police reform measures cleared the state's General Assembly on Wednesday, including the repeal of police job protections long cited as a barricade to accountability.