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All Things Considered is an NPR radio newsmagazine that delivers in-depth reporting and transforms the way listeners understand current events and view the world. The program presents breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special -- sometimes quirky -- features.

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Vermont's Statewide Primary Tuesday Drawing Record Mail In Votes

By • 13 hours ago
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In-person voting for Vermont’s statewide primary is Tuesday. The state’s top election official says there have been a record-breaking number of requests for mail in and absentee ballots.

College Officials Respond To Reopening Concerns

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After Burlington’s mayor expressed concerns about the University of Vermont’s plans for returning students to campus this fall, the college’s president responded Monday — expressing confidence that students’ return to campus will not lead to a surge in cases of COVID-19.

Norwich University Says Some Students Failed To Heed Virus Rules

By • 17 hours ago
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Norwich University, a private military college in Vermont, says as the first group of students arrived on campus this past weekend some failed to follow the coronavirus-related safety guidelines.

Floridians Beg The State To Allow Visits To Nursing Homes

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California Judge Orders Uber And Lyft To Consider All Drivers Employees

By • 18 hours ago

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A California judge has ordered Uber and Lyft to reclassify their workers from independent contractors to employees with benefits, a ruling that could be consequential for gig economy workers if it survives the appeals process.

The Evolution Of Ellen: A Talk Show Host Faces New Scrutiny

By • 20 hours ago

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Let's talk now about talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who has built her show around being welcoming. Have a listen. This is from her acceptance speech for Favorite Daytime TV Host at the People's Choice Awards.

Rep. Ilhan Omar Faces Primary Challenge In Minnesota

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Save The Whales. Save The Tigers. Save The Tapeworms?

By • Aug 10, 2020

They're wiggly and slimy and live inside the flesh of other animals. Now, scientists are making a new case for why they should be saved.

Parasites play crucial roles in ecosystems around the world, making up around 40% of animal species. As wildlife faces the growing threats of climate change and habitat loss, scientists warn that parasites are equally vulnerable.

That's why a team of scientists has released a "global parasite conservation plan."

JJ Redick On Life Inside An NBA Bubble

By editor • Aug 9, 2020

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We're going to stay in Latin America. The pandemic has also affected how people watch TV there, as it has pretty much all around the world. But we're not just talking about a lot more eyeballs on streaming services. In Mexico, the pandemic has led to a resurgence of the telenovela, the corny TV melodramas that for decades ruled the country's airwaves. Recently, though, ratings were down - way down.

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Bolivia Twice Delays Elections, Citing Pandemic

By • Aug 9, 2020

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We're going to stay in Latin America. The pandemic has also affected how people watch TV there, as it has pretty much all around the world. But we're not just talking about a lot more eyeballs on streaming services. In Mexico, the pandemic has led to a resurgence of the telenovela, the corny TV melodramas that for decades ruled the country's airwaves. Recently, though, ratings were down - way down.

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UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) No.

Pandemic Finds Audiences Glued To Mexican Telenovelas

By editor • Aug 9, 2020

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

We're going to stay in Latin America. The pandemic has also affected how people watch TV there, as it has pretty much all around the world. But we're not just talking about a lot more eyeballs on streaming services. In Mexico, the pandemic has led to a resurgence of the telenovela, the corny TV melodramas that for decades ruled the country's airwaves. Recently, though, ratings were down - way down.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) No.

After Contracting COVID-19, Olympic Rower Is Back To Training

By editor • Aug 8, 2020

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Finally today, we continue our month-long check-in with athletes who were planning to be in Tokyo this summer competing for Team USA at the Olympics, that is until the games were postponed by a whole year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Today we hear from one competitor who's experienced the effects of the virus firsthand.

Shani Silver Moves On From 'Every Single Day' Column

By editor • Aug 8, 2020

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Finally today, we continue our month-long check-in with athletes who were planning to be in Tokyo this summer competing for Team USA at the Olympics, that is until the games were postponed by a whole year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Today we hear from one competitor who's experienced the effects of the virus firsthand.

Advocates For Deaf And Blind Laud Netflix's New Playback Features

By editor • Aug 8, 2020

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Finally today, we continue our month-long check-in with athletes who were planning to be in Tokyo this summer competing for Team USA at the Olympics, that is until the games were postponed by a whole year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Today we hear from one competitor who's experienced the effects of the virus firsthand.

Scientists Say Many Parasite Species Are At Risk Of Extinction And Need Protection

By • Aug 7, 2020

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Most of us have heard of saving the elephants or saving the polar bears, but what about saving their parasites? Scientists are increasingly finding that parasites are a key part of ecosystems, and many are at risk of extinction. NPR's Lauren Sommer explains.

VANEK SMITH: When your job is to study parasitic worms, not everyone wants to hear what you do for a living.

CHELSEA WOOD: It's not a popular topic of conversation at cocktail parties, I can tell you that.

Melbourne, Australia, Is Shutting Down Due To A New Spike In Coronavirus Cases

By editor • Aug 7, 2020

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Member Of Senate Intelligence Committee On Election Security

By editor • Aug 7, 2020

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Coronavirus Relief Package Negotiations Stalled After Nearly 2 Weeks

By • Aug 7, 2020

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Americans are looking to Washington for coronavirus relief. But after nearly two weeks of talks, leaders from both parties can only seem to agree that they are nowhere close to a deal.

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Magnolias, Beer Cans and Football: Mississippi Is Designing A New State Flag

By • Aug 6, 2020

After Mississippi lawmakers voted in June to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state's flag, they asked people to send in designs for a new flag — and received nearly 3,000 submissions.

Who Is Sen. Anne Ranch?

By editor • Aug 6, 2020

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Portland Protests De-Escalate As Federal Agents Leave City Streets

By • Aug 6, 2020

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Listener Questions On School Reopenings Answered

By & • Aug 6, 2020

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With $600 Unemployment Aid Gone, Homelessness Is What Keeps This Mother Up At Night

By editor • Aug 6, 2020

Back in March, Sandy Villatoro was laid off from her job as a housekeeper at a hotel in downtown Phoenix. But the weekly $600 unemployment payment she had been receiving during the coronavirus pandemic kept her family afloat — until that benefit expired last week.

FDA Adviser: Not Realistic To Expect A COVID-19 Vaccine In 2020

By • Aug 5, 2020

In June, the Trump administration introduced Operation Warp Speed, an initiative to deliver 300 million doses of an effective COVID-19 vaccine by January 2021.

On Fox & Friends Wednesday morning, President Trump said the effort to accelerate the development, manufacturing and distribution of a vaccine for COVID-19 is making good progress.

NHL Commissioner On How The League Keeps Athletes Safe: 'Be As Flexible As Possible'

By editor • Aug 5, 2020

The National Hockey League resumed play on Saturday, with players emerging from the "bubbles" they've been hunkering down in since July 26.

And so far, players are staying healthy. Since relocating to the bubbles — in two Canadian cities, Edmonton and Toronto — the league says it's given more than 7,000 tests to players on 24 teams, and none have come back positive for COVID-19.

The key to keeping the league safe, says NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, has been to "be as flexible as possible."

Reporter's Role In Exposing Hiroshima Cover-Up Explored In 'Fallout'

By editor • Aug 4, 2020

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New Research Shows Dinosaurs Suffered From Malignant Cancer, Too

By editor • Aug 4, 2020

Scientists from Canada's Royal Ontario Museum and McMaster University say they have identified malignant bone cancer in a dinosaur for the first time.

The new research was published earlier this week in the journal The Lancet Oncology.

The diagnosis? Osteosarcoma — an aggressive bone cancer — in the fibula, or lower leg bone, of a Centrosaurus apertus, a plant-eating, single-horned dinosaur that lived 76 to 77 million years ago.

Nevada Gov. On A Law That Expands Mail-In Voting

By editor • Aug 4, 2020

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Michigan Vs. New York: How 2 States Are Handling The Coronavirus After The Lockdown

By • Aug 4, 2020

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In early April, the coronavirus was killing more than 700 New Yorkers every day. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced those spiking death tolls but added a note of hope - shutdown and social distancing were working.

FDA Approves A Nasal Spray To Treat Patients Who Are Suicidal

By • Aug 4, 2020

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