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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.
Trump Impeachment Trial Could Further Polarize Nation, Analyst Says
Could the Senate impeachment trial hurt Democrats' ability to achieve their ambitious goals under President Biden? Democratic strategist Douglas Schoen tells NPR's Sarah McCammon that he believes so.
COVID-19 Deaths Draw Comparisons To Other Tragic Death Tolls
by Will Stone
In the U.S., deaths from COVID-19 has surpassed the toll of American deaths from World War II. But comparing death tolls is morally fraught, and oversimplifies history.
Sea Shanties, 18th Century Sailing Chants, Are Back In Style
The U.S. Navy Band has joined in the sea-shanty-pop-culture-fusion with a salty, weathered rendition of Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."
Boy's Stuffed Animal Is Rescued From Frozen Canal In Canada
Nico, 6, was on a walk with his family, when his younger brother chucked his favorite toy over the guard rail and down onto a canal. A group that cares for the canal retrieved the stuffed animal.
Turkey Struggles During Pandemic To Protect Public Health, Economy
by Peter Kenyon
Turkey says it has vaccinated more than a million front-line workers against COVID-19, and is now vaccinating people in their 80s. The country is hard hit — even as weekend lockdowns continue.
News Brief: COVID-19 Variants, Calif. Lockdown Orders, Drug Overdoses
Moderna is creating a booster shot for its COVID-19 vaccine to help protect against variants. California lifts regional stay-at-home orders, and social isolation may contribute to drug overdoses.
Cher Aims To Get Thai Zoo To Release Gorilla After 30 Years
by Michael Sullivan
After Cher's success freeing an elephant from a Pakistani zoo, she now wants a gorilla kept in a private rooftop zoo in Thailand freed. Activists have been trying to close that zoo for years.
Senate Impeachment Trial Of Ex-President Trump Will Begin Feb. 9
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Kelsey Snell and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine about the Senate impeachment trial, and the other business the Senate is juggling.
Undoing Trump Policies Will Take More Than Executive Orders By Biden
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Yale Professor of Law Cristina Rodriguez about President Biden's flurry of executive orders, and their limited ability to undo many Trump administration policies.