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News Brief: Trump Pardons Flynn, Hospitals See PPE Shortage, Diego Maradona Dies

7:14am November 26, 2020

President Trump has pardoned Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying about a Russian contact. Hospitals are still short on PPE, months into the pandemic. Also, a filmmaker remembers Diego Maradona.

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Diego Maradona celebrating Argentina victory of World Cup at Azteca stadium, Mexico City, World Cup 1986.

Photos: Remembering Maradona, Latin America's Patron Saint Of The Pitch

8:41pm November 25, 2020

by Laura Beltrán Villamizar

Plus: NPR's Latino staffers share their memories of the Argentine soccer legend.

Legendary Soccer Player Diego Maradona Dies At 60

6:44pm November 25, 2020

by Philip Reeves

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday at age 60. NPR remembers his life and legacy.

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Civil Rights Icon Bruce Boynton Dies At 83

4:52pm November 24, 2020

by Kyle Gassiott

Alabama civil rights icon Bruce Boynton, who helped inspire the Freedom Riders movement when he ordered at a whites only section of a restaurant, has died. He was 83.

David Dinkins delivers his first speech as mayor of New York in 1990. Dinkins, New York City's first Black mayor, died Monday at 93.

David Dinkins, New York City's 1st Black Mayor, Dies At 93

10:16am November 24, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Dinkins, who defeated incumbent Ed Koch in the Democratic mayoral primary, went on to lead the city in the 1990s during a time of economic and racial strife.

David Dinkins, New York City's Only Black Mayor, Dies At 93

6:21am November 24, 2020

Dinkins was mayor during the early 1990s, a position he called "the greatest job there is." His tenure came at a time when the city was plagued with economic woes, crime and racial tension.

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The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team takes part in the the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014. At its height, the viral challenge attracted celebrities, famous athletes and former presidents to take part.

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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Co-Creator Dies At 37

2:11pm November 23, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Patrick Quinn, who helped turn the Ice Bucket Challenge into a global phenomenon in 2014, died after a seven-year fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Patrick Quinn, Co-Creator Of Ice Bucket Challenge, Dies At 37

6:37am November 23, 2020

Patrick Quinn has died after a seven-year fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. The Ice Bucket Challenge took the Internet by storm in 2014.

Health & Safety

World War II Veteran Who Died Of COVID-19 Remembered By His Son

7:56am November 21, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Steven White, the son of Carroll White, of Ottumwa, Iowa, a World War II veteran who died from COVID-19 at the age of 100.

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Coronavirus Victims: A Beloved Mailman And Hospice Volunteer

4:03pm November 20, 2020

Jim Herber was an Army veteran, retired mailman and hospice volunteer, loved and respected in his community in Sheboygan, Wis. He died of COVID-19 at age 74. His children remember his life.