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A "Retail Space Available" sign is displayed in the window of a closed JPMorgan Chase & Co. branch in the Bronx borough of New York, on Feb. 22, 2019. Banks have been closing branches, a trend that has accelerated during the pandemic as more people manage their accounts online.

'What Are We Going To Do?': Towns Reel As Banks Close Branches At Record Pace

Banks closed a record number of branches last year as the pandemic pushed more customers to online and mobile banking.

Men take a holy dip in the Ganges River on the occasion of first royal bath of Shivratri festival during Maha Kumbh Festival in Haridwar, India.

Millions Flock To Hindu Festival Amid Coronavirus Spike

Hindu pilgrims are traveling to bathe in the Ganges River to wipe out their sins.

People wait their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a government hospital in Chennai, India, in April. India is among the nations which will receive surplus U.S. vaccine through the international distribution system COVAX, the White House announced.

The White House Says It Has Started Shipping Surplus COVID-19 Vaccines Abroad

The White House laid out a plan for sharing the nation's vaccine surplus with parts of the world struggling to get shots in arms.

In 1971, NPR entered a shifting — yet limited — information landscape.

How NPR Shattered The Old Model Of Broadcast Journalism

In the 50 years that NPR has been around, the journalistic landscape has changed massively. We explore these changes and what role the network

Weekend Edition Student Film Showcase: Watch Standout Student Films

Each week in July, Weekend Edition is talking to student filmmakers about their projects. We found exceptional short films from filmmakers across the country.

A man was able to type with 95% accuracy just by imagining that he was handwriting letters on a sheet of paper.

Man Who Is Paralyzed Communicates By Imagining Handwriting

By decoding the brain signals involved in handwriting, researchers have allowed a man who is paralyzed to transform his thoughts into words on a computer screen.

Italian officials have announced a project to build and install a high-tech, retractable floor inside the ancient Roman Colosseum by 2023, some two centuries after archaeologists removed the arena's stage.

Roman Colosseum's New Floor Will Give Visitors A Gladiator's Point Of View

The retractable wooden stage will offer visitors a view of the ancient arena not seen since the nineteenth century, when archaeologists removed its floor to reveal the elaborate structures underneath.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Alumna and astronaut Megan McArthur, in blue flight suit, taken in Bldg. 5 Motion Based Simulator.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Alumna Launches Into Space

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Alumna and astronaut, Megan McArthur, pilots into space as part of the NASA SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station.

Hospital workers tend to a Covid-19 patient at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, England last month. Researchers have found that the so-called U.K. variant of the coronavirus isn't more likely to lead to death or severe illness.

U.K. Coronavirus Strain Does Not Lead To More Severe Illness And Death, Study Finds

The B.1.1.7 variant is now the most dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S.

Two women waiting for their kayak tour in La Jolla to start, May , 2021.

San Diego's Tourism Industry Has Long Road To Recovery, With Latinx Workers Hurting Most

The COVID-19 pandemic took a major toll on the region's tourism industry. And a recent report shows that half of the job losses among Latinx workers were suffered by those in the tourism sector.

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