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What's The Difference Between Nominal And Substantive Diversity In Office?

3:51pm December 08, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ravi Perry, chair of the political science department at Howard University, about the diversity of Joe Biden's cabinet and representation of civil rights organizations.

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Some Countries Continue Doing Business With Iran Despite U.S. Sanction Threats

3:51pm December 08, 2020

by Jackie Northam

The Trump administration has placed layers of harsh economic sanctions on Iran. But some countries and companies continue to do business with Iran, as they expect change from the Biden administration.

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Arkansas Speeds Up Nurse Certification To Help Struggling Health Care System

3:51pm December 08, 2020

by Jacqueline Froelich

Arkansas is expediting the licensing of nursing students to help medical centers around the state deal with increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients.

Sociologist Compares Trump's Claims Of Election Fraud To Coups Seen In Turkey

3:51pm December 08, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Zeynep Tufekci, contributing writer at The Atlantic, about her opinion piece, which looks at how President Trump is trying to steal the election in order to stay in power.

California's Fatigued Doctors And Nurses Are Bracing For Worse Coronavirus Surges

3:51pm December 08, 2020

by Lesley McClurg

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations at record highs, doctors and nurses in California are fatigued by months of care and are bracing for the worst in the winter.

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FDA Analysis Confirms That Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Effective

3:51pm December 08, 2020

by Joe Palca

The Food and Drug Administration released its analysis of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. An independent committee will meet with the agency Thursday to discuss emergency use of the vaccine.

Detroit election workers count absentee ballots for the 2020 general election at TCF Center on Nov. 4. Election offices around the U.S. say they couldn't have carried out this year's challenging election without help from a nonprofit tied to Facebook CEO

How Private Money From Facebook's CEO Saved The 2020 Election

3:41pm December 08, 2020

After Congress failed to aid local election offices, a nonprofit backed by Mark Zuckerberg gave $350 million in crucial funds that helped the presidential election run surprisingly smoothly.

This undated photo provided by family attorney Sean Walton shows Casey Goodson. The fatal shooting of 23-year-old Goodson by an Ohio sheriff's deputy on Friday, is now under investigation.

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Federal Investigators Join Probe Into Casey Goodson Shooting Death

3:37pm December 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The U.S. Justice Department said it is investigating whether Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man, had his civil rights violated when he was shot and killed by law enforcement Dec. 4.

"This is not about metrics, but about possessing the ability to have the human decency to show compassion," Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy said Tuesday as he announced punishments and changes related to the killing of Vanessa Guillén.

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Army Punishes 14 At Fort Hood, After Review Sparked By Vanessa Guillén's Killing

3:26pm December 08, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy cited profound problems at the base, including a command climate that was "permissive of sexual harassment and sexual assault."

A grandson of Forrest Fenn, seen here in 2015, has confirmed the identity of the man who found Fenn's buried stash of gold and jewels in Wyoming in June.

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Finder Of Treasure Chest Hidden In Rocky Mountains Reveals His Identity

2:57pm December 08, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The grandson of Forrest Fenn, who hid the trove that set off a hunt for buried treasure, confirmed that it was found by a man named Jack Stuef. Stuef says a lawsuit forced him to come forward.