Scott Neuman
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World
Fresh Unrest In Northern Ireland Sparks Comparisons To 'The Troubles'
The latest violence erupted amid anger from Protestant unionists concerned they're being isolated from the U.K. and pushed into a union with the republic of Ireland due to post-Brexit trade rules.
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Health
CDC Says More Virulent British Strain Of Coronavirus Now Dominant In U.S.
The variant known as B.1.1.7, which is more easily spread, was first identified in England last fall. Since then, it has spread quickly in the U.S.
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Health
Brazil Tops 4,000 Daily COVID-19 Deaths, Nears U.S. Peak
With less than two-thirds the population of the U.S., Brazil logged nearly 4,200 deaths on Tuesday amid reports that hospital ICUs are being overwhelmed by the surge in coronavirus cases.
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Politics
Citing Pandemic Fears, North Korea Says It Won't Attend Tokyo Olympics
Pyongyang will skip the games, shattering South Korea's hopes that the games might revive stalled peace talks between the bitter rivals.
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World
More Than 50 Dead, Dozens Injured As Taiwan Train Derails Inside Tunnel
The express passenger train partially derailed inside a mountain tunnel on Friday after reportedly hitting a truck that had slid from a hillside onto the track.
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National
Fewer Than Half Of U.S. Adults Belong To A Religious Congregation, New Poll Shows
For the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1937, fewer than half of U.S. adults interviewed said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque. That figure is down from 70% in 2000.
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Health
Many World Leaders Call For Treaty On Future Pandemics
Given a lack of international coordination that has beset the current coronavirus pandemic, whether such a treaty could be reached or adhered to is an open question.
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Business
Giant Container Ship Underway After Days Of Blocking Suez Canal
The Ever Given had been wedged at an angle across the Suez Canal since Tuesday, preventing other shipping vessels from traveling through the waterway.
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Business
Here's How A Long Shutdown Of The Suez Canal Might Roil The Global Economy
With one of the world's largest container ships solidly lodged in the Suez Canal, blocking billions of dollars' worth of commerce each day, NPR takes a look at the worldwide implications.
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Business
It 'Might Take Weeks' To Free Ship Stuck In Suez Canal, Salvage Company Says
The CEO of the Dutch company Boskalis, which is working to dislodge the 1,300-foot-long ship, compared the vessel to "an enormous beached whale."