WYPR News
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Out of the 327 homicide cases in the city this year, only about 67 of these investigations have been closed. The police need witnesses and information…
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The jurors in the trial of William Porter, the first of six Baltimore police officers to face charges in the death of Freddie Gray, went home Tuesday…
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Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders got a tour this morning of the Baltimore neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested. The Vermont…
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Two jurors – one black man and one black woman – said they had a relationship with Freddie Gray as the jury selection process continued Tuesday in the…
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This video is part of a special WYPR newsroom series entitled "On The Watch: Fixing the Fractured Relationship Between Baltimore's Police and Its…
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On the streets, pushing for change Every Wednesday night for almost two and half years, Tawanda Jones and her family gather on the street with supporters…
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The Baltimore County Council has put off for at least two weeks a vote on whether to make developers in Towson pay more money if their projects don’t…
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The 350 million dollar Towson Row Project is two years away from opening. But on Friday, the developer gave a tour of the site to show what’s to…
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Back in the day, pigs arrived in Charm City by train and hit the streets running on their way to the breakfast table.They were doomed, of course. But they…
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Baltimore County Police officers will have body cameras within three years.County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said Thursday they will start phasing in body…
Coronavirus
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Microsoft says it has identified 40 government agencies, companies and think tanks that have been infiltrated. Most are in the U.S., but the breaches stretch around the globe.
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U.S. Surpasses 3,600 Daily Coronavirus Deaths, Breaks Prior Hospitalization RecordData also show more than 230,000 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday and that 113,090 Americans were hospitalized with the virus — a number that's been on the rise.
NPR News
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Bipartisan leaders near a deal on a $900 billion pandemic relief bill that includes another round of stimulus checks, help for the unemployed, money for small businesses and vaccine distribution.
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Kansas has one of the highest coronavirus infection rates among state prisons in the country. Staff, inmates and advocates worry about the pandemic's toll as they wait for the vaccine.
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Epidemiologists are still puzzling over how much of an impact Thanksgiving had on the pandemic in the U.S. Meanwhile, infections, hospitalizations and deaths are still surging as Christmas approaches.
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Deepa Mehta's new film, Funny Boy, is Canada's Oscar submission. It's being distributed by Ava DuVernay's company and premieres on Netflix. It's based on the novel by Shyam Selvadurai.
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The Federal Reserve has issued new economic forecasts, acknowledging the outlook remains uncertain. COVID-19 vaccines offer hope for a turnaround in 2021, but the next few months could be challenging.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would take up an appeal from the NCAA defending its rules that impose certain restrictions on paying college athletes.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Larry Lester, co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, about the MLB decision to recognize Negro League athletes as Major League players.
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Actor Tom Cruise was caught on tape admonishing the crew for breaking safety protocols on the set of Mission: Impossible 7. NPR discusses the difficulties of moviemaking during the pandemic.
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Residents at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach, Fla., were among the first older adults to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Resident Peggy Golden tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly she's "just thrilled."
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In Scotland, all 213 snowplows, or "gritters," in the Traffic Scotland fleet have a name. The company even holds contests to name them. NPR reads some of them — in a Scottish accent.
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