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School vouchers are one example of the stakes in legislative elections
by Wayne Schutsky
The November election in Arizona could determine whether a rapidly expanding school voucher program is reined in by the Legislature. That's the goal Democrats have -- if they can get a majority.
Many Colleges Aren't Aggressively Testing Students For Coronavirus
by Elissa Nadworny
Hundreds of colleges are only testing students if they feel sick or think they were exposed to COVID-19. That's according to new data from more than 1,400 colleges which was obtained by NPR.
Trump Makes A Theatrical Return To The White House
by Franco Ordoñez
President Trump spent the weekend in the hospital being treated for COVID-19. It's not clear if he's beaten the illness. He's back in a building where many people work and others have tested positive.
ICU Doctor Responds To Trump Comment: Don't Be Afraid Of COVID-19
In a video, President Trump said that people shouldn't let COVID-19 dominate their lives. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Jamil Madi at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Texas about the comment.
Documentary On HBO Provides A Look Into The Miranda Family
by Mandalit del Barco
A documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival features the life of Luis Miranda, father of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. (Note: This piece previously aired on Feb. 2, 2020 on ATC.)
Black Lives Matter Protesters Sue Omaha Over Suppressed Rights
by Emily Chen-Newton
The ACLU is suing the Nebraska city and its police over the mass arrest of nearly 130 protesters in July. It's representing a Black grassroots organization and several protesters who were arrested.
Why Has The White House Not Conducted Contact Tracing?
NPR's Noel King talks to contact tracing expert Susie Welty of the University of California, San Francisco about how the White House should prevent a further spread of COVID-19 within its ranks.
Released Decades Later: 'The Lost Berlin Tapes' By Ella Fitzgerald
In 1962, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald gave a concert in Berlin, which was recorded but the tapes were lost. The previously unheard concert recording has been released.
British Censorship Board Watched Hours Of Paint Drying
Charlie Lyne submitted a film to the British Board of Film Classification called Paint Drying. It shows 10 hours of paint drying on a brick wall. The censorship board watched every minute of it.
'Nothing Like I Imagined': A Window Into Kaling's World Away From Cameras
NPR's David Greene talks to actress and writer Mindy Kaling, who you may know from television's The Office or The Mindy Project. She's released an essay collection entitled: Nothing Like I Imagined.
Thousands Of Women, Children To Be Released From ISIS Detention Camps
by Ruth Sherlock
ISIS fell more than a year and a half ago, but tens of thousands of women and children still languish in detention camps in Syria. Kurdish officials said they will start releasing thousands of them.