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Teachers share why they left their job during the pandemic
The U.S. is facing a shortage of 300,000 teachers, according to the The National Education Association. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three former teachers to get insight into the teacher shortage.
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U.S. strikes 3 nuclear sites in Iran, in major regional conflict escalation
The attack marks a major escalation in the burgeoning war between Iran and Israel and came despite years of promises by President Trump to keep the U.S. from entering another Middle East conflict.
Cryptocurrency Has Raised Environmental Concerns — Local Governments Are Stepping In
Even before Elon Musk got woke to how much dirty power Bitcoin consumes, local governments were moving to regulate crypto miners. Public pushback will be likely as crypto is branded carbon-intensive.
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White House puts out a playbook to help rural areas get infrastructure funding
President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is great for small towns, where raising money is challenging. But rural communities have fewer staff to apply for and manage federal assistance.
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Vincent Chin's death 40 years ago sparked an Asian American activist movement
Vincent Chin, the Chinese American murdered in Detroit 40 years ago, still inspires people to continue to fight for racial justice.
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Gangs Scrutinized After Colo. Correction Chief's Murder
Investigators trying to unravel the murder of Colorado corrections chief Tom Clements seem to find many of the threads leading back to the 211 Crew. That's a white supremacist gang in Colorado's prisons. While a direct connection is still elusive, the evidence so far raises questions about the group, and the extent of their reach.
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'Steal The Sky' Puts A Swashbuckling Spin On Familiar Fantasy
Megan O'Keefe kicks off a new fantasy series with Steal the Sky, an adventure set in an arid land where rare-element powered airships sail above mining towns packed with charming crooks and con men.
Is it too early for Christmas music? Probably
On Nov. 1, Mariah Carey announced that Christmas music, and her iconic song in particular, are back for the holiday season. All Things Considered staffers beg to differ.
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Inside the unofficial movement to save the em dash — from A.I.
The extra-long hyphen known as the em dash is common in AI-generated text. While some writers have responded by choosing to avoid the punctuation mark, others are fighting back.
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To save a giant snail, New Zealand targets the non-native critters that eat it
The giant snails of New Zealand are big, slimy, and at risk. Park rangers in New Zealand have spent over a decade trying to save them, and now, they're getting results.
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