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The Library of Congress has added 25 new recordings to its National Recording Registry. Among them is the oldest playable audio recording made in America.
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After weeks of decline, coronavirus cases are up in many states. An ex-Trump COVID-19 task force member says hundreds of thousand of deaths may have been prevented if stronger action had been taken.
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The first class of female Eagle Scouts has officially been inducted. They've built skills, and faced some teasing and skepticism along the way.
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White House Causes Frustration In Private And Public Responses To Gun ViolenceGun violence prevention advocates were stunned when Biden said infrastructure would remain his next priority. Private White House efforts to avoid reactively dealing with guns also raised questions.
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States are considering a record number of anti-transgender bills, including many that prohibit gender-affirming medical care for trans youth. Alabama's bill would make providing such care a felony.
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From fish in jars to rare seeds and microbes, hundreds of millions of biological specimens are stored around the U.S., and caretakers are trying to make them accessible for future research.
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Many Asian adoptees say they feel left out of the national conversation about anti-Asian racism because they don't feel like they belong in either the Asian American community or white America.
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Five people have died after a series of vicious tornadoes raked across Alabama and Georgia overnight. Hundreds of homes were destroyed.
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A painter in Egypt resembles Lionel Messi so much that the kids at a local orphanage flock to him when they see him. He plays up the resemblance by playing soccer with them — wearing Messi's jersey.
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Andreas Flaten had difficulty securing his final paycheck from his employer. He was shocked to find 90,000 pennies covered in some oily substance on his driveway.