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It's a stack of COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They provide proof that you've had your shot — but aren't exactly wallet-size at 4-by-3 inches.

Coronavirus FAQ: Is There An App That'll Prove I'm Vaccinated, Or Is Paper The Best?

Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

It's happening more and more — you'll have to show proof of vaccination to enter an event or to travel. There's that flimsy paper card. And then there's the digital realm. What's the best option?

Jelani Day went missing on Aug. 24. His body has now been identified, but police are still investigating how and why he died. His family approved the police releasing these images.

Jelani Day's Body Is Identified A Month After The Grad Student Went Missing

Bill Chappell

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Shoppers lined up to buy supplies at Costco Wholesale in New Jersey last year as fears over COVID-19 grew around the world. The company recently reintroduced limits on toilet paper, cleaning supplies and other products as it copes with supply chain challenges.

Limits On Toilet Paper And Cleaning Supplies Are Back At Costco

Jonathan Franklin

Costco Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti said an anticipated uptick in demand as the delta variant surges and supply chain challenges led to the purchase limits on key household items.

Dan Savage, pictured in 2016, has a new book of essays. He talked with NPR about what he's learned over 30 years of writing sex advice.

Dan Savage Looks At What Has Changed In The 30 Years He's Been Giving Sex Advice

Ari Shapiro

A courtroom sketch of R. Kelly telling Judge Ann M. Donnelly he won't take the stand in his own defense.

R. Kelly's Federal Trial Is In The Hands Of The Jury

Anastasia Tsioulcas

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Chris Nickell talks highland games and Highlander Renewables | Community Voices

Vanessa Ferguson

Chris Nickell is the COO of Highlander Renewables, a company in the renewable energy industry. Nickell also competes in highland games and owns several buildings in downtown Springfield. He spoke with Community Voices about his career and traveling to Scotland to participate in highland games.

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The Willis Tower rises above the downtown skyline on May 20, 2020 in Chicago. The Willis Tower, constructed as the Sears Tower, was once the world's tallest building.

Opposed To The New Abortion Ban In Texas? Chicago Says Move On Up To The North

David Schaper

For years Texas tried to lure businesses to locate there from other states. Now, Chicago is using a new Texas abortion ban and other social issues to recruit businesses from the Lone Star state.

Brian Mackey

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Democrat-Sponsored ‘TEXAS Act’ Would Allow $10K Bounties On Sexual Abusers, Those Who Cause Unwanted Pregnancies

Hannah Meisel

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UIS Enrollment Down Again, Falling Below 4,000 Students

Sean Crawford

ABC's New 'Wonder Years' Succeeds By Centering A Black Family In History

Eric Deggans
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The new revival of the 1988 series works because it reclaims Black people's part in history.
Biden Says He Plans To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot

Elena Moore
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The president says he will get a third dose of the vaccine as soon as he can. "I'll be getting my booster shot," Biden said Friday, acknowledging that at 78, he qualifies.
Haitian Migrants Have Now Been Cleared From Del Rio Border Camp, U.S. Says

Bill Chappell
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The camp grew to hold 15,000 people at one point, with a total of nearly 30,000 migrants passing through since Sept. 9, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says.
CIA Recalls Vienna Station Chief In Move Related To Handling Of 'Havana Syndrome'

Greg Myre
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A growing number of U.S. intelligence officers and diplomats in Vienna have reported symptoms in recent months consistent with "Havana syndrome," which include dizziness, migraines and memory loss.
Ancient Footprints Suggest Humans Lived In The Americas Earlier Than Once Thought

Scott Neuman
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A team of scientists dated the footprints along an extinct lake bed in New Mexico and found them to be between 21,000 and 23,000 years old — far older than reliable evidence has suggested to date.
Whatever Happened To ... The WW II Sex Slaves Fighting For Justice?

Julie McCarthy
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The Japanese Army systematically raped women in the Philippines. What's become of the aging survivors of this wartime atrocity in the midst of the pandemic?
Booster Shots Are Coming. Here's How To Figure Out If You Need One

Michaeleen Doucleff
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With the back and forth on boosters from government agencies, many Americans are wondering if they really need an extra shot. Here is what the science says about who needs a booster now — and why.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, The Oldest Republican In The Senate, Will Run For Reelection

Elena Moore
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The Iowa Republican says that he will run for an eighth term, shooing away calls for his retirement. Grassley made the announcement early Friday morning, a week after his 88th birthday.
Heroism Exacts A Daunting Price In 'Wife Of A Spy' And 'Azor'

John Powers
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Two new films grapple with the complexity of moral courage. Wife of a Spy is set in Japan on the cusp of WWII. Azor follows a Swiss banker during the Argentine dictatorship of the 1980s.
You Aren't Lazy. You Just Need To Slow Down

Elise Hu
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Instead of viewing laziness as something we need to fix or overcome with caffeine or longer work hours, social psychologist Devon Price says to think of laziness as a sign you probably need a break.

Linda Diaz's 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

Linda Diaz

The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest winner shares her favorites, including one performance that features Diaz herself on background vocals.

Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan, center, is flanked by Ben Cotton, left, founder of digital security firm CyFIR, and Randy Pullen, the former chair of the Arizona Republican Party, prior to the Arizona Senate Republicans' hearing Friday on the review of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County.

The Discredited GOP Election Review In Arizona's Largest County Also Finds Biden Won

Ben Giles

Girls gather at a gender-segregated school in Kabul on Sept. 15. When older secondary students returned to classes, female students were told to wait.

Aid Official Warns Of A Bleak Situation In Afghanistan As Winter Approaches

Leila Fadel

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Country singer Mickey Guyton released her latest album, <em>Remember Her Name</em>, on Sept. 24.

On Debut Album, Mickey Guyton Remembers Her Name

Noel King

Over the last decade, singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton has been trying to convince the country music industry that she is country. NPR's Noel King talks her about the highs and lows she's experienced.

A New York Metropolitan Opera First: Performing A Work By A Black Composer

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