Tuesday, 1 December 2020

NPR News: 'Some Good News': Student Reading Gains Are Steady, While Math Slows Down

'Some Good News': Student Reading Gains Are Steady, While Math Slows Down
A new report offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss among U.S. students. But researchers warn that many of the nation's most vulnerable children aren't represented in the new data.

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NPR News: South Korea Criticized For Its Handing Of 3rd Wave Of COVID-19

South Korea Criticized For Its Handing Of 3rd Wave Of COVID-19
After winning praise for aggressively tackling COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, critics say South Korea's government is breaking its own rules, and is handling a third wave of cases timidly.

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NPR News: U.S. Sanctions Against Iran Play A Role In Scarcity Of Medication

U.S. Sanctions Against Iran Play A Role In Scarcity Of Medication
Iranians with illnesses are having trouble getting medicines amid U.S. sanctions on the country. The sanctions don't target medicines but seem to be affecting them anyway.

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NPR News: Europe's Populist Leaders Have A Hard Time Accepting Trump Loss

Europe's Populist Leaders Have A Hard Time Accepting Trump Loss
Strongmen leaders in Eastern Europe have lost a powerful ally in Donald Trump, and his loss threatens to isolate them even more.

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NPR News: Coronavirus Was In U.S. Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says

Coronavirus Was In U.S. Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says
The discovery, uncovered after analyzing blood donations from nine states, strengthens evidence that the coronavirus was quietly spreading around the world before health officials were aware.

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NPR News: Coronavirus Was In U.S. Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says

Coronavirus Was In U.S. Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says
The discovery, uncovered after analyzing blood donations from nine states, strengthens evidence that the coronavirus was quietly spreading around the world before health officials were aware.

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NPR News: Coronavirus Was In U.S. Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says

Coronavirus Was In U.S. Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says
The discovery, uncovered after analyzing blood donations from nine states, strengthens evidence that the coronavirus was quietly spreading around the world before health officials were aware.

Read more on NPR