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Oakland, Calif., has named its first Poet Laureate. Dr. Ayodele Nzinga — also known as WordSlanger — will serve a two-year term aimed at making poetry more accessible to Oaklanders.
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Scott Simon recounts some of the lives lost to gun violence in the past weeks, in and out of the spotlight.
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The Biden administration is taking a victory lap on vaccinations but is being challenged by the surge of unaccompanied minors at the southern border.
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As the NCAA Women's basketball tournament gets underway, many people will be paying attention to Paige Bueckers. The University of Connecticut standout freshman is having a season for the ages.
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Scott Simon asks Georgia state Sen. Michelle Au about this week's shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Andrew Capen, who received a double lung transplant after becoming severely ill with COVID-19.
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The investigation continues into Tuesday's shootings of eight people at the Atlanta-area businesses Gold Spa, Aromatherapy Spa and Youngs Asian Massage.
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Scott Simon asks Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., about conditions for unaccompanied migrant children and teens detained at the southern border.
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Turtles rescued from frigid Gulf Coast waters after the February cold snap are continuing to recuperate.
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Minneapolis is settling a federal lawsuit with George Floyd's family for $27 million in what the family's attorney says is the largest pretrial civil rights settlement ever.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Dr. Desmond Carson, who works at a Bay-area clinic in California about treating patients and serving the community during the pandemic.
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Selling Girl Scout cookies has been different because of the pandemic. Troop leader Laquinta McFerguson, of Las Vegas, and her daughter Aysia talk about navigating the challenges.