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- NHPR Staff Update: Saturday, April 3, 5:59 p.m. State health officials announced two additional COVID-19 deaths Saturday. There have been 1,247 coronavirus deaths in New Hampshire to date. The state reported 440 new cases, 3,681 active infections, and 85 residents hospitalized due to the virus. Since the pandemic began, the state has confirmed 85,448 coronavirus cases. - NHPR Staff Update: Saturday, April 3, 9:59 a.m. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununus mandate that all K-12 schools return to fu...

State reports 289 new COVID-19 infections Update: Monday, April 5, 4:55 p.m. State health officials reported 289 newly-identified COVID-19 infections Monday. No new deaths were reported. Of the new cases, 45 patients are under 18 years old.  According to officials, community-based transmission is still occuring in all ten New Hampshire counties. Eighty-three Granite Staters are hospitalized with the virus. Since the start of the pandemic, 3,287 residents have died from the coronavirus. ...

2 more COVID deaths; 440 new infections Update: Saturday, April 3, 5:59 p.m. State health officials announced two additional COVID-19 deaths Saturday. There have been 1,247 coronavirus deaths in New Hampshire to date. The state reported 440 new cases, 3,681 active infections, and 85 residents hospitalized due to the virus. Since the pandemic began, the state has confirmed 85,448 coronavirus cases. - NHPR Staff Update: Saturday, April 3, 9:59 a.m. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununus mandate ...

Paul Krugman The Exchange presents a special broadcast of Writers on a New England Stage with economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. Host Peter Biello spoke with Krugman about his new book Arguing With Zombies, in which Krugman writes about zombie ideas--those arguments that persist in American political debates even though they’ve been proven false.    Biello spoke with Krugman during a virtual event recorded on Tuesday, March 2. Writers on a New England stage is a co-produc...

Last week, in his first prime time address, President Joe Biden condemned "vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans who have been attacked, harassed,

7:28 NHPRs Peter Biello speaks with New Hampshire Audubon biologist Pamela Hunt about her new State of the Birds report. Peter Biello: So why is it important to pay attention to the state of New Hampshires birds? Pamela Hunt: A couple of reasons. The ones we usually give are, A, birds are often really good environmental indicators. Theres the overused canary in a coal mine thing. People still understand Silent Spring, the book that launched the DDT ban, additionally. So, you know, things that h...

Dartmouth eases some COVID restrictions on campus Update: Wednesday, March 10, 9:09 a.m. Dartmouth College says it has eased some coronavirus-related restrictions on campus, now that the number of students testing positive has declined and there have been no major guideline violations. The school on Monday reopened Dartmouths Baker-Berry Library, the alumni gym, fitness center and other buildings for students and employees who are approved to be on campus. Officials said students should ...

4:34 Listen to NHPRs Casey McDermott talk with All Things Considered Host Peter Biello about some of the Republican-backed election bills up for debate in the State House this year. Peter Biello: What kind of issues were on the table today? Casey McDermott: As you know, voting battles have been front and center at the State House in recent years. And in particular, Republicans, when in power, have pushed for new restrictions, in some cases fueled by unsubstantiated cries of fraud in the 2016 an...

College students, voting rights advocates and others packed — virtually — into the House Election Law Committee Monday morning to oppose a batch of

4:34 Listen to NHPRs Casey McDermott talk with All Things Considered Host Peter Biello about some of the Republican-backed election bills up for debate in the State House this year. Peter Biello: What kind of issues were on the table today? Casey McDermott: As you know, voting battles have been front and center at the State House in recent years. And in particular, Republicans, when in power, have pushed for new restrictions, in some cases fueled by unsubstantiated cries of fraud in the 2016 an...