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How The Pandemic Has Altered The Way We Get Around

7:52am March 14, 2021

The pandemic has altered many aspects of our lives. This week, we take a look at transportation. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with transportation expert Gabe Klein about the ways we get around.

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As More Americans Get Coronavirus Vaccines, A New Etiquette Emerges

7:52am March 14, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Washington Post columnist Steven Petrow about the etiquette of talking about vaccines — whether you've gotten yours or are talking about someone else getting theirs.

A sign points toward the women's section of the Huntington Beach jail. The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls is appealing to President Biden to grant clemency to 100 women during his first 100 days in office.

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#FreeHer Campaign Wants Clemency For 100 Women In Biden's First 100 Days

7:52am March 14, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

A national council of current and formerly incarcerated women wants the president to grant 100 women clemency by April 30. There's a backlog of 14,000 petitions for commutations or pardons.

Tamika Palmer, center, the mother of Breonna Taylor, leads a march through the streets of downtown Louisville on the one year anniversary of Taylor's death on Saturday.

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Hundreds Gather To Demand Justice For Breonna Taylor One Year After Her Death

7:49pm March 13, 2021

by Chloee Weiner

On Saturday, activists and supporters joined Taylor's family in a rally at Louisville's Jefferson Square Park to remember her life and to demand accountability.

President Biden signs the American Rescue Plan on March 11 in the Oval Office. The $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill includes $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans.

'Life-Changing' Stimulus Checks Begin Rolling Out

6:35pm March 13, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Within days of President Biden signing the stimulus bill into law, many Americans have been delighted to see bank accounts showing $1,400 deposits already pending.

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) On His Visit To A Shelter For Migrant Teens

5:34pm March 13, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar about his tour of a facility where hundreds of unaccompanied teen migrants are being housed.

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How Texas Gov. Abbott's Immigration Rhetoric Flipped

5:34pm March 13, 2021

by Paul Flahive

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has embraced a tough stance on immigration. That's a change from his time as state attorney general, when he often spoke about protecting immigrants in Texas.

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Study: Women In Military Pay Much More Than Men For Uniforms

5:34pm March 13, 2021

by Scott Bourque

A new study by the Government Accountability Office shows that women in the U.S. military have to pay more for required uniform items, but receive less allowance for it.

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Hundreds Gather In Louisville To Mark 1 Year Since Breonna Taylor's Death

5:34pm March 13, 2021

by Amina Elahi

In downtown Louisville, Ky., events paid tribute to Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by police last March.

Rod Bradshaw, pictured in January 2021, says he's the last Black farmer in Hodgeman County, Kan. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about debt relief coming for Black farmers.

Black Farmers Have Long Faced Discrimination. New Aid Aims To Right Past Wrongs

5:34pm March 13, 2021

Generations of systemic discrimination have decimated the number of Black farmers in the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about new funding for debt relief.

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