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How To Ensure Public Safety In Crowded Airports

4:22pm December 30, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sarah McKeon, deputy general manager of New Jersey Airports at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, about keeping airports safe during a surge in air travel.

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Cocktail To See 2020 Off: Some Healing Herbs And A Whole Lot Of Cognac

4:22pm December 30, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Julia Ebell, former creative director of The Gibson cocktail bar in Washington, D.C., about which cocktail is best to bid farewell to 2020.

The Latest On COVID-19 Vaccines

4:22pm December 30, 2020

by Joe Palca

The U.K. has authorized emergency use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. In the U.S., Pfizer and Moderna are now distributing their vaccines. Other vaccine candidates may be available soon.

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Health Equity Advocate On Black Doctor's Video Of Her Treatment For COVID-19

4:22pm December 30, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with health equity advocate Joia Crear-Perry about a video in which the late Dr. Susan Moore said her treatment for COVID-19 suffered because she was Black.

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How The U.S. Could Ramp Up Vaccination Against The Coronavirus

4:22pm December 30, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, about how he thinks the federal government can ramp up COVID-19 vaccination.

Colorado Might Have Identified 2nd Case Of Highly Infectious Coronavirus Variant

3:48pm December 30, 2020

by John Daley - Colorado Public Radio

Colorado officials reported a suspected second case of the U.K. coronavirus variant after confirming the first case on Tuesday. The persons in both cases are members of the Colorado National Guard.

Ron Rosmann, seen in 2011, received some of the subsidies but says he's not in favor of the program. "It has disproportionately gone to the largest producers," he says.

Farmers Got A Government Bailout In 2020, Even Those Who Didn't Need It

2:14pm December 30, 2020

by Dan Charles

Total payments to farmers reached $46 billion, a record. Many received more than $100,000, yet didn't necessarily need the help.

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Jake Sullivan, President-elect Joe Biden's incoming national security adviser, gives remarks last month in Wilmington, Del.

Why Biden's National Security Adviser Plans To Focus On The U.S. Middle Class

1:06pm December 30, 2020

by Scott Detrow

"The work that we do abroad fundamentally has to connect to making the lives of working people better, safer, fairer" in America, Jake Sullivan tells NPR in an interview.

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A car with a flag endorsing the QAnon conspiracy theory drives by as supporters of President Trump gather for a rally outside the Governor's Residence in St. Paul, Minn., on Nov. 14.

Even If It's 'Bonkers,' Poll Finds Many Believe QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories

11:35am December 30, 2020

by Joel Rose

Misinformation about the election and the coronavirus is also gaining a foothold in American society, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

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A screen grab of surveillance footage shows the recreational vehicle used in the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville, Tenn.

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Nashville Bomber's Girlfriend Warned Police About Him In 2019

11:11am December 30, 2020

by Emily Siner

More than a year before the explosion that rocked Nashville last week, the woman told police that he "was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence."