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A nurse administers a shot at a COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Martinsville speedway in Ridgeway, Va., on March 12. Ashish Jha, a public health policy researcher, noted Sunday that "despite phenomenal vaccination rates, variants pulled ahead this week."

U.S. Is In A Race Between Vaccines And Variants, Says Public Health Expert

Despite the progress in vaccinating Americans, there's concern about the threat posed by COVID-19 variants. The White House is urging not to "let down our guard."

Efforts To Free Ship From Suez Canal Continues

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with shipping supply expert Christopher Rogers about the stuck ship in the Suez Canal and the implications for the supply chain.

A man refuels at a gas station on May 12 in Fayetteville, N.C., during a period when a hacking attack on Colonial shut down a key pipeline. Oil companies are facing an uncertain future as they face pressure from many sides to move towards greener energy.

Big Oil (Probably) Isn't Going Away Anytime Soon. But It's Definitely Changing

Here are three key things to know as the oil industry pivots, or struggles to pivot, to a greener future.

Nikole Hannah-Jones accepting a Peabody Award in May 2016.

After Contentious Debate, UNC Grants Tenure To Nikole Hannah-Jones

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's trustees' earlier refusal to take up her case inspired a bruising national debate over race, journalism and academic freedom.

The human need to connect means offices will likely survive the pandemic, but in an altered state.

No More Watercooler Talk And Other Ways Offices Will Adapt To The Pandemic

As stay-at-home orders loosen, people will return to offices transformed by the crisis. Conference rooms, air conditioning, kitchenettes and open-floor plans are all being rethought.

Ulisses Xavier, 52, who has worked for 16 years at Nossa Senhora cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, makes wooden crosses to supplement his income. The cemetery has seen a surge in the number of new graves after the outbreak of COVID-19.

The Worst Of COVID-19 Should Be Over For 1 Hard-Hit Brazilian City. But It's Not

The jungle metropolis of Manaus had a terrible pandemic spring. A study estimates 76% of residents were exposed to the coronavirus. Researchers thought there couldn't be another surge. And yet...

In this image from video, former paramedic Michelle Moseng testifies on Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn.

Watch Live: Chauvin Defense Begins Presenting At Murder Trial

The defense showed video from a 2019 traffic stop in which George Floyd was a passenger, and interviewed a paramedic who treated Floyd that day.

Christopher Canole, a.k.a. Dude Vader, mourns the lack of a physical Comic-Con this year at a makeshift memorial downtown.

Comic-Con@Home: So It Begins

Virtual preview night draws thousands

Freeman Dyson was known for thinking big on topics ranging from extraterrestrials to fundamental physics.

Physicist And Iconoclastic Thinker Freeman Dyson Dies At 96

Dyson's ideas often occupied a space between science fiction and science. He helped design, among other things, a nuclear reactor that could be safely operated "even in the hands of an idiot."

Allie Henderson with her sister Claire (left) and her mom, LeAnn, outside their home recently in Terry, Miss. "I want people to get vaccinated — because I know what it feels like," Allie says of her near-fatal encounter with COVID-19 earlier this year.

This Teen's Community Rallied As She Fought COVID. But Many Still Shun The Vaccine

Allie Henderson's friends, extended family, church and the community prayed for the popular young athlete's life, and celebrated her recovery. So why won't they follow her plea and get vaccinated?

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