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(NPR) Quiet Holds For 2nd Day In Israel And Gaza As Focus Turns To Rebuilding

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Quiet Holds For 2nd Day In Israel And Gaza As Focus Turns To Rebuilding class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5893; --source-height: 3314; " > Palestinians inspect the rubble of their destroyed houses in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza Strip, on Saturday. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be holding. Fatima Shbair/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fatima Shbair/Getty Images Middle East ...

(NPR) After Months Of A Racing Heart And Burning Feet, A COVID Long-Hauler Gets A Diagnosis

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After Months Of A Racing Heart And Burning Feet, A COVID Long-Hauler Gets A Diagnosis class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1961; --source-height: 1103; " > Jennifer Minhas had been a nurse for years when she contracted COVID-19 in 2020. Since then, lingering symptoms — what's known as long-haul COVID-19 — made it impossible for her to work. For months, she and her doctors struggled to understand what was behind her fatigue and rapid heartbeat, among other symptoms. Tara Pixley for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tara Pixley for NPR...

Epstein guards to skirt jail time in deal with prosecutors|||China’ s Mars rover touches ground on red planet (LATEST)

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Epstein guards to skirt jail time in deal with prosecutors Nation May 21 Epstein guards to skirt jail time in deal with prosecutors By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

China’ s Mars rover touches ground on red planet|||China’ s Mars rover touches ground on red planet (LATEST)

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China’s Mars rover touches ground on red planet Science May 22 China’s Mars rover touches ground on red planet By Associated Press

(NPR) How The Biden White House Learned To Drop The Masks And Stop Worrying

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How The Biden White House Learned To Drop The Masks And Stop Worrying class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 947; --source-height: 532; " > The White House has held a couple bigger events this week following new guidance that fully vaccinated individuals don't need to wear masks or social distance. One such event was the signing of the Hate Crimes Act on Thursday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images ...

(NPR) DOJ Uses Civil Rights-Era Law To Charge Protesters And Insurrectionists

DOJ Uses Civil Rights-Era Law To Charge Protesters And Insurrectionists National DOJ Uses Civil Rights-Era Law To Charge Protesters And Insurrectionists Oregon Public Broadcasting Racial justice protestors and many who stormed the U.S. Capitol are being charged with civil disorder, under the 1968 Civil Obedience Act. Some argue that the law is unconstitutional.