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Louisville shows this week: Ali Summit, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Ben Sollee & more Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal © Courtesy photo Louisville musician Ben Sollee will perform at the new Old Foresters Paristown Hall music venue on July 23. This arts and entertainment calendar updates weekly and lists events taking place in and around Louisville, from concerts to comedy shows, theater productions, musical performances and more. If youd like to have an arts and ente...

“Your mind is like a parachute; it only works when it’s open,” my seventh-grade teacher counseled. That inspiration — and Mr. Rogers’ assurance that he liked me just the way I am — helped me…

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: As the country heads into the Memorial Day weekend, we are hearing something we havent heard before a big national holiday in a very long time - optimism. The country finally looks like its on the right track in the battle against the pandemic. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein is here to help us start this Friday with some good news. Hi, Rob. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: Good morning, Rachel. MARTIN: Lets start with the numbers. What do they say? STEIN: Yeah. So, you know, everythi...

Democrats are rejecting the GOP's infrastructure counter-proposal. Biden ordered an investigation into the coronavirus origins. And, travel is up for Memorial Day as pandemic restrictions ease.

The White House says a new counteroffer from Senate Republicans on funding for roads and bridges is encouraging, but there are still a lot of hurdles to overcome before reaching a deal.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped tracking every case that occurs when a COVID-19 vaccine fails to protect someone. Instead, the CDC is focusing on people who get very sick or die. Its a controversial decision. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein has the story. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: The COVID-19 vaccines are very effective, but theyre not perfect. People can still sometimes get infected. Its rare, but the CDC says more than 10,000 fully vaccinated people ...

Australian farmers are reaping the rewards as land values hit record levels due to a rush on rural properties.

Rob Stein is a correspondent and senior editor on NPRs science desk. An award-winning science journalist with more than 30 years of experience, Stein mostly covers health and medicine. He tends to focus on stories that illustrate the intersection of science, health, politics, social trends, ethics, and federal science policy. He tracks genetics, stem cells, cancer research, womens health issues, and other science, medical, and health policy news. Before NPR, Stein worked at The Washington Post...

Australian farmers are reaping the rewards as land values hit record levels due to a rush on rural properties.

Rob Stein Everywhere I turn these days, educators and policymakers are talking about “lost learning.” Even the federal government has allocated millions of dollars to schools in emergency relief funds for the purpose of “recovering lost learning.” Given how disruptive the pandemic has been over the past year, it’s no wonder that people are concerned our students have some catching up to do. But before we spend millions of dollars and further disrupt students’ lives, let’s make sur...