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South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
by Michel Martin
Han Kang won "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Her novel "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize in 2016.
Pandemic Relief: Biden Adviser Says The Danger Is Doing Too Little
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Biden economic advisor Jared Bernstein about the White House push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, and Republican efforts to scale it down.
Hospitals In Japan Are Overwhelmed By COVID-19 Surge
by Anthony Kuhn
Japan has extended its coronavirus state of emergency in 10 parts of the country. Some COVID-19 patients have died at home while waiting for hospital beds.
News Brief: Immigration Actions, Japan's COVID-19 Surge, Alexei Navalny
President Biden plans to sign executive actions on immigration. To stem COVID-19 cases, Japan extends ban on foreign nationals from entering. And, a jailed Putin critic returned to court Tuesday.
Rochester Police Officers, Who Pepper-Sprayed Girl, Are Suspended
by Liz Baker
Police officers in Rochester, N.Y., who handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl in distress after a family dispute, are suspended — following the release of body-cam footage of the ordeal.
Father-Daughter Podcast: 'You Must Know Everything'
Even before his daughter Rasa was born, Jeremy Smith says he couldn't wait to teach her important life lessons. A decade later, Jeremy admits he has a lot to learn from his daughter
Republicans Worry How Trump Might Affect Competitive States In 2022
by Emma Hurt
Former President Trump remains the gravitational center of the GOP. But some Republicans point to the party's losses in Georgia this month as a warning about embracing the 45th president too closely.
Fan Finally Cuts His Hair After Cleveland Browns' Winning Season
Browns' season ticket holder Jeff Panovich will donate his epic ponytail to a nonprofit that makes wigs for kids, according to the Port Clinton News Herald.
Göteborg Film Festival Will Go On With Strict Social Distancing
The biggest film festival in Scandinavia usually draws tens of thousands of people. This year it will take place on a remote island with one audience member. Twelve thousand people entered to win.
Biden Administration Wants Electric Vehicles To Replace Gas Guzzlers
by Camila Domonoske
Economists say the initial Cash for Clunkers plan was inefficient. But they say a revised Biden administration plan aimed at trading in gas guzzlers for electric vehicles could be effective.
Officer, Who Died From Riot Injuries, Will Lie In Honor At U.S. Capitol
Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who was killed in the insurrection on Jan. 6, will lie in honor at U.S. Capitol Rotunda. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery.