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African-American Woman With Box of Tissue Blows Nose

Flu cases rise again, while COVID takes a back seat

8:19am February 07, 2025

It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February. Meanwhile, it's the mildest COVID winter since the pandemic began.

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Hospital 'Shocks' Fathers-To-Be

If men want to understand child birth, a hospital in China will simulate contractions. A nurse will shock a man's abdomen with electrodes for up to five minutes.

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Science

How Real Estate Markets May Affect The Birth Rate

by Shankar Vedantam

Research indicates the rise and fall of real estate prices seems to shape the decision among homeowners on whether to have children.

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Polish Town Thinks Winnie The Pooh Needs A Pair Of Pants

The beloved storybook character probably won't have a new playground named after him in one Polish town. Some officials there complained about the bear's immodest clothing.

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Sports
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Al Michaels On Great Sports Moments That He's Witnessed

Al Michaels' book covers Super Bowls, Olympics, World Series and working with legends. David Greene meets the play-by-play voice, and talks to Michaels about his book, You Can't Make This Up.

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World News

Experts Suggest OPEC's Power Over Oil Prices Is Waning

by David Kestenbaum

Members of OPEC meet this week. It used to be the world held its breath when this happened, worried what the meeting would mean for oil prices. But experts say times have changed.

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Facing A Monday Deadline, Iran's Nuclear Talks Are Extended

by Peter Kenyon

Iran, the U.S. and other world powers appear ready to continue talks over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Negotiators have been meeting in Vienna.

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Insurgent Bombing Strikes Afghan Volleyball Tournament

by Sean Carberry

The bomber attacked the tournament in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday. That came after the lower house of Afghanistan's parliament approved keeping U.S. troops in the country past the end of the year.

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Action On Immigration Meets Silence, Skepticism In Silicon Valley

by Aarti Shahani

As an organized sector, the tech industry did not applaud President Obama's executive action on immigration; and the future of the joint campaign for a comprehensive bill is unclear.

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Ferguson Clergy Appeal For Calm Ahead Of Grand Jury's Decision

by Cheryl Corley

There is no announcement yet from the grand jury investigating the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed, black, 18-year-old. The panel is deciding whether to indict a white police officer in his death.

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After 50 Years, Obama To Honor 3 Civil Rights Activists

by Debbie Eliott

President Obama posthumously honors James Cheney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The three were murdered during Mississippi's Freedom Summer 50 years ago.

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'Do They Know It's Christmas?' Raises Hackles As Well As Dollars

by Neda Ulaby

The newest version of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" raised a $1 million within a few minutes of its release on Tuesday. Critics say the song still sends the wrong message about Africa.

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In Liberia, A New Focus On Tracking Down Rural Ebola Cases

by Kelly McEvers

The disease continues to run rampant in the countryside here. In response, the Centers for Disease Control is trying out a system of rapid response teams that "flood the zone" and isolate cases.

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