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Dealing with Iran's nuclear program requires tricky diplomacy. But there's low trust
by Michele Kelemen
President Trump says U.S. and Israeli forces destroyed Iran's nuclear program. Analysts say Iran may have moved its uranium stockpiles. There's little trust, by all sides, in diplomacy.
Amid Civil War, Ethiopia Holds Elections
Against a backdrop of violence in the nation's Tigray region, Ethiopia held elections Monday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Tsedale Lemma, editor of Addis Standard, about what's at stake.
Biden Has A Plan To Curb Gun Violence Using COVID-19 Aid Money
by Franco Ordoñez
With gun violence on the rise, President Biden is talking about his plans to let states use funding from the COVID-19 aid package to help address it.
India Says New 'Delta Plus' Coronavirus Variant May Be More Transmissible
by Lauren Frayer
India has detected over 40 cases of a new coronavirus variant called "Delta Plus," which may be more transmissible and resistant to COVID-19 treatments.
SCOTUS: Union Organizers Cannot Access California Farms
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Aaron Tang about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling deciding that a California regulation allowing unions to engage with workers in their workplace is unconstitutional.
The Effect Of Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure Denial On Black Faculty, Staff And Students
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dawna Jones, Carolina Black Caucus chair and assistant dean of students, about faculty morale at UNC-Chapel Hill and the mishandling of Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure.
Countries Seem To Be Normalizing Relations With The Syrian Regime
by Ruth Sherlock
Resigned to the apparent hold that the Syrian government has regained over most of the country, the U.S. and others who once sought to unseat the regime appear to be preparing to live with it.
With A Drop In Demand, Getting People COVID-19 Vaccines Will Be Up To Local Doctors
by Bret Jaspers
COVID-19 vaccine mega-sites across the U.S. are closing down due to the drop in demand for the shot. Much of the hard work of getting people vaccinated will now fall on primary care providers.
Hong Kong's 'Apple Daily' Shut Down, Leadership Arrested
by Emily Feng
Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy paper, Apple Daily, says it is shutting down. Its accounts have been frozen and much of its top leadership has been arrested.