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Incoming White House Public Engagement Director On His Plans For The Job

3:42pm December 11, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., about his future role as the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement in the Biden administration.

How One Senator's Missteps Lead To 'A Painful Age Question' In Congress

3:42pm December 11, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jane Mayer of The New Yorker about her reporting on Sen. Dianne Feinstein and the problem of age in the Democratic Party leadership.

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How Shipping Shortfalls Are Affecting Small Businesses

3:42pm December 11, 2020

Online sales have exploded this year, which means an increase in shipping volumes. As the holiday season approaches, NPR discusses how shipping delays may affect small businesses.

Recent Supreme Court Rulings Encourage Some To Continue In-Person Worshiping

3:42pm December 11, 2020

by Stephanie O'Neill

Encouraged by recent Supreme Court rulings, churches in many states are trying to challenge restrictions on worship gatherings, arguing that prayer during the pandemic is essential.

Overloaded Hospitals Ask COVID-19 Patients With Milder Symptoms To Get Home Treatment

3:42pm December 11, 2020

by Andrea Dukakis

As hospitals fill up with COVID-19 patients, some are encouraging those with less severe conditions to forgo a hospital stay and get treatment at home instead.

What Inequities In The U.S. Health Care System Are Amplified By The Pandemic?

3:42pm December 11, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Lisa Cooper of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity about COVID-19 treatments for those close to President Trump and disparities in America's health care system.

A sign that reads, "HELP," is posted in the window of an inmate cell during a tour with state officials at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., on Oct. 22, 2019. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit this week against Alabama over conditions in

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Alabama Vows To 'Fervently Defend' Justice Department Lawsuit Over Prison Conditions

3:14pm December 11, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

State officials say they were blindsided this week by a Justice Department lawsuit alleging brutal and unconstitutional conditions in the state's prison system.

Troyce Manassa #4 of the Savannah State Tigers shoots a layup against the Memphis Tigers at FedExForum in Memphis in 2016.

Challenging The NCAA: HBCUs Say No More Discrimination In Academic Rules

12:56pm December 11, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Lawyers filed a lawsuit against NCAA on Thursday over its system to enforce academic performance, which allegedly discriminates against Black athletes and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in London on Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration is considering a recommendation to authorize the vaccine in the United States.

FDA Adviser: Vaccine To Be OK'd In Days, But 'Normal' May Not Return Until Next Fall

12:47pm December 11, 2020

by Noel King

The Food and Drug Administration's authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine could come in a day or two, a member of an FDA expert panel says. But he says it may be late 2021 before normalcy returns.

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We Lost A Lot In 2020, But We Want To Know: What Have You Gained This Year?

12:01pm December 11, 2020

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

NPR's Weekend Edition wants to hear from you about what hardships you've been through this year that have helped you grow and gain something.