40 m. ago A look back at music NPR commissioned during the COVID pandemic

During the COVID pandemic, NPR's Morning Edition commissioned pieces by musicians from various genres. Five years later, we listen back on the project.

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10 h. ago Unable to visit playgrounds during quarantine, a family found joy in trainspotting

Amid the devastation and fear in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a mother reflects on one way she and her family found some joy and connection along some train tracks.

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19 h. ago Public Health Survived the Pandemic. Now It Fights Politics.

Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with fewer tools and fresh challenges.

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24 h. ago What's been learned about disease monitoring from the COVID pandemic

Are we more prepared to detect the start of a possible pandemic than we were in 2020? Some things have gotten better, and some worse.

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31 h. ago Five years since initial response to coronavirus spread in the United States

Fox News looks back at the government's response to the deadly pandemic five years since COVID-19 began to spread in the United States.

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47 h. ago 5 years since the pandemic started, long COVID patients are still hoping for a cure

They're pushing for more funding to find effective treatments. Researchers are finally starting to make headway but have a way to go.

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65 h. ago CNN host recalls how COVID caused the 'radicalization' of parents

During Tuesday's "CNN This Morning," CNN host Audie Cornish recalled how the COVID-19 pandemic was the event that resulted in the "radicalization" of U.S. parents.

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67 h. ago What we still don't know about COVID 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic

Five years after the WHO declared COVID to be a pandemic, questions remain including how many people have died.

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3 d. ago History Isn’t Entirely Repeating Itself in Covid’s Aftermath

Five years after the novel coronavirus emerged, historians see echoes of other great illnesses, and legacies that are unlike any of them.

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3 d. ago 'Bachelorette' alum DeAnna Pappas arrested for battery against ex, files restraining order

"The Bachelorette" alum DeAnna Pappas was arrested for battery against her ex-husband, Stephen Stagliano, in February. The former couple settled their divorce in June after 11 years of marriage.

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3 d. ago DOGE Says Children Aged 11 and Under Were Granted $312M in Loans During Coronavirus Pandemic

Thousands of loans worth $312 million were granted to children ages 11 and under during the COVID-19 pandemic, DOGE announced Saturday.  The post DOGE Says Children Aged 11 and Under Were Granted $312M in Loans During Coronavirus Pandemic appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago Can AI tell us if those Zoom calls are flowing smoothly? New study says yes

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers have spent countless hours in videoconferences—now a fixture of office life. As more people work and live remotely, videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom, MS Teams, FaceTime, Slack, and Discord are a huge part of socializing among family and friends as well.

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4 d. ago DOGE says $312M in loans were given to children during COVID pandemic

DOGE announced a further wave of contract terminations and said it has identified $312 million worth of loans issued to children aged 11 and younger.

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5 d. ago Couples Who Married During the Covid Pandemic Reflect Five Years Later

Five years later, four couples who married at the peak of Covid quarantine share how their relationships were shaped and where they are today.

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6 d. ago China Considers Premarital Fertility Tests to Fight Birth Rate Collapse

Members of China's National People's Congress (NPC), which began its annual session this week, are considering urging couples to take fertility tests before getting married among other policies to boost the national birth rate, state media reported on Thursday. The post China Considers Premarital Fertility Tests to Fight Birth Rate Collapse appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago It's the 5th anniversary of the COVID pandemic and we want to hear your experiences

It's been 5 years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Ahead of this anniversary, NPR wants to hear from you.

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2 w. ago Commercetools, a pioneer in ‘headless commerce’, lays off dozens of staff

Commercetools — a “headless commerce” platform that provides APIs to companies building online storefronts — saw a major boost in its business just a few years ago, raising money at whopping $1.9 billion valuation as the world went shopping online in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and businesses rushed to improve their e-commerce operations. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 w. ago 5 years after COVID, Americans are split on whether it's still a threat

Five years after COVID-19, Pew Research Center conducted a survey to gauge Americans’ views on the current COVID risk and how the pandemic was handled.

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3 w. ago Jessica Simpson admits her 'heart gets tossed around' one month after split from husband

"Irresistible" singer Jessica Simpson shared an update on her relationship with estranged husband Eric Johnson after the couple decided to call it quits after 10 years of marriage.

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3 w. ago Donnie Wahlberg knows where Hollywood couples 'go wrong' in their marriages

Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy hosted ID's "Very Scary Lovers," which released Feb. 2, ahead of Valentine's Day. Wahlberg shares where Hollywood couples "go wrong" in marriage.

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