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Colorado Tests Ability To Deliver Vaccine To A Remote Hospital

4:17pm December 09, 2020

by Bente Birkeland

A Colorado state team has picked up a mock vaccine at Denver's airport to deliver to a remote mountain hospital to test the ability to maintain the vaccine's required temperature.

Who Is Rochelle Walensky, Biden's Pick For CDC Director?

4:17pm December 09, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Dr. Rochelle Walensky to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

What It's Like To Apply To College During The Pandemic

4:17pm December 09, 2020

by Tori Bedford

The pandemic has upended the college admissions process. And with many schools going virtual, students say they have less access to guidance counselors who could help them navigate the changes.

Soaring Stock Market Creates A Club Of Centibillionaires

4:17pm December 09, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

This year, five people have achieved the status of centibillionaires, i.e., people worth more than $100 billion. Among them is Tesla founder Elon Musk.

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What Can Incoming Biden Administration Do To Stimulate Economy Without Congress?

4:17pm December 09, 2020

by Asma Khalid

With a closely divided Congress, which could include Republicans holding the Senate, President-elect Joe Biden's economic agenda may depend a lot on what his incoming administration can do on its own.

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The corporate consulting giant issued a rare apology for its behind-the-scenes work with Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin.

McKinsey Apologizes For Helping Purdue Pharma 'Turbocharge' Opioid Sales

4:17pm December 09, 2020

by Brian Mann

The corporate consulting giant issued a rare apology for its behind-the-scenes work with Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin. One senator called McKinsey's behavior "abhorrent."

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Enslaved.org Shares Lives And Experiences Of The Enslaved

4:00pm December 09, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Daryle Williams, an associate history professor at the University of Maryland, about the Enslaved.org initiative aimed at documenting the lives of enslaved people.

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Importance Of Diversity Among The Highest Ranks Of The Military

4:00pm December 09, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with retired Lt. Gen. Stephen Twitty about what retired Gen. Lloyd Austin's nomination as defense secretary means for diversity within the Pentagon.

The Franklin County Coroner's Office in Ohio cited "multiple gunshot wounds to the torso" as the case of death for Casey Goodson, 23, here in an undated family photo. A sheriff's deputy shot and killed Goodson last week.

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Casey Goodson Update: Death At Deputy's Hand Is Ruled A Homicide

3:02pm December 09, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The Franklin County, Ohio, Coroner's Office said in a statement that Goodson died of "multiple gunshot wounds to the torso" but did not address the family's claim that he had been shot in the back.

How Germany Avoided A 'Lost' School Year

12:00pm December 09, 2020

by Ryan Delaney

In the U.S., school closures during the pandemic have some worried about a "lost COVID generation" of children. But that's not the case in Germany.

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