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It might be the most coveted quarantine baking prize: sourdough. But did you know that there is a sourdough library? s.pri.org/lvrkjEr
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Almeida first identified the coronavirus in 1964, but her work in the field of virology has gone largely uncelebrated. 13 years after her death, the COVID-19 pandemic has made her work more relevant than ever. s.pri.org/5Mbexmt
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Catholic Twitter debates Trump’s handling of coronavirus pandemic s.pri.org/qrQj86p
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Climate change and melting ice in the mountains of central Norway have revealed a lost mountain pass once used by Vikings s.pri.org/stN7Lmj
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Dangerous algae blooms are a slow-motion crisis but largely manmade — and neither the federal government nor states are effectively cracking down on the major contributor. This story from our partners at @publicintegrity and @grist s.pri.org/zYLVz1I
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.@PortadosFundos was spared from censorship for the time being, but the attack and the court cases have called into question the limits of freedom of speech in Brazil. s.pri.org/cWHr1Lr
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During a debate that finally wrapped up near 2 a.m. on Wednesday, 13 hours after it started, senators rejected on party lines, 53-47, four motions from Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to subpoena records and documents s.pri.org/RnIPNNz
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The US Senate begins its impeachment trial of President Donald Trump today at 1pm. Watch the proceeds streaming live here. s.pri.org/6g02kJB
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Alyona Alyona's music looks at girls and their place in society — girls who are bullied because they’re different, or face abuse for their weight or their style. She is one of Ukraine's No. 1 rappers.
LISTEN to her story by The World's @OfmanDaniel. s.pri.org/A4RX6IL
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In 1953, the CIA helped orchestrate a coup laying the groundwork for hostilities between the US and Iran. But in 1967, it was the US that gave Iran a nuclear reactor and weapons-grade enriched uranium fuel. Here's a look at the long, complex relationship. s.pri.org/3gPEeFO
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The House of Representatives will take a historic vote to impeach the 45th president of the United States on charges of abusing his office and obstructing a congressional probe. Here is a timeline of the key events of the impeachment inquiry. s.pri.org/8kcBGfE
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In Zimbabwe, midwives often ask pregnant mothers to bring their own spirits, razor blades, gloves and lights. The 3-month doctors and nurses' strike has crippled an already-deteriorating health care system. s.pri.org/tloaZZr
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One estimate is that 40% of US aid to Afghanistan since 2001 has been pocketed by officials, gangsters, and warlords, drug lords and insurgents. s.pri.org/iMth5IW
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Politics aside, US support for Ukraine can’t waver, veterans say. Story by The World's @OfmanDaniel s.pri.org/6KuMGHX
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.@Aramco’s financial data shows it made $111 billion in 2018. That’s more than what J.P. Morgan Chase, Google-parent Alphabet, Facebook and Exxon Mobil made combined. s.pri.org/6dra62o
With a growing population crisis and technically an ongoing war with North Korea, South Korea may start to forcibly conscript more overseas Koreans. s.pri.org/N7WO4Ev
The decision to punish Russia with a ban was unanimous. It showed the agency's determination to act resolutely to tackle the Russian doping crisis s.pri.org/pd9sx7m
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Early childhood education is critical, but limited. In Oregon, immigrant teachers could be the solution. By @mfederis s.pri.org/XN3ygqO
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The high rates of "superbugs" found at Middle Eastern field clinics offer grisly reminders of warfare in the pre-antibiotic era, and the thousands of soldiers who endured trench foot, typhus and trench fever in World War I. s.pri.org/Cyw80Bt
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