James Doubek
Stories
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Science
As Long As A Basketball Court: Australia's Largest Dinosaur Confirmed
"Cooper," a gargantuan dinosaur that roamed the Outback, is the first of its kind found outside South America. The new species had long necks and tails, four legs and ate plants.
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Politics
Women Left Their Jobs To Be Caregivers. A Business Coalition Wants Companies To Help
More women than men left the workforce during the pandemic, many because they had to care for children. A business council wants companies to take the lead in expanding child care and elder care.
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National
Opioid Crisis: Filmmaker Details The Medical System's 'Crime Of The Century'
Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney investigated the opioid crisis. He says it was created by pharmaceutical companies, distributors, pharmacists and doctors, all looking to profit.
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Health
Masks Remain Extremely Effective Indoors, But Are They Necessary Outside?
Unless people are packed together, "there really just is not much spread happening outdoors," Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown University's School of Public Health says.
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National
Crowds Erupt In Cheers In Minneapolis After Guilty Verdict
"George Floyd! Justice!" yelled the crowd gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center after the jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin.
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World
Biden Envoy To Iran On What To Expect In Renewed Nuclear Talks
Iran and the U.S. are holding indirect talks on restarting the 2015 nuclear deal. Robert Malley, the Biden administration special envoy to Iran, says a deal would be in the interest of all Americans.
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Politics
Black Church Leaders In Georgia On The Importance Of 'Souls To The Polls'
Georgia state Republicans are pushing legislation to restrict early voting on Sundays. Bishop Reginald T. Jackson and Supervisor Christy Jackson say church-led voting goes back to the Jim Crow era.
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Food
Black Farmers Have Long Faced Discrimination. New Aid Aims To Right Past Wrongs
Generations of systemic discrimination have decimated the number of Black farmers in the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about new funding for debt relief.
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World
As Yemenis Starve To Death, Humanitarian Relief Group Pleas For International Help
Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council is on the ground in Yemen. The United Nations is asking for funding as tens of thousands are already starving to death and millions more go hungry.
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National
'It's Going To Be Hard': A New West Point Leader On Confronting Extremism In Military
Brig. Gen. Mark Quander is taking a new position in charge of cadets at West Point. He talked with NPR about his family's military history and how to address extremist ideologies in the military.