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Democracy has prevailed Who are we as a country, a Christian, a Muslim, a truth teller? Hopefully, we are all asking that question of ourselves. I am feeling relieved, joyful and full of love for my country after the inauguration of Biden. However, I am also a worriedly optimistic, grateful American. Democracy now must pick itself up, dust itself off, and move forward. What an awesome and difficult task this is for Biden. We stood up to the bullies and said, “This is our country, and you will...

Embed STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Is it possible that the calamity of the pandemic has finally peaked? Some researchers think so. The number of new cases has begun to drop. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein is on the line. Rob, good morning. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: Good morning, Steve. INSKEEP: Got to say, it doesnt feel like a peak. STEIN: Yeah, yeah. You know, thats because things are still really bad right now. You know, lots of people are still getting infected, sick and dying. But if you look caref...

The Movement, the Party, and the President The Republicans are cracking up. Can Democratic unity hold? And will the Biden administration be an ally of long-term organizing? In 2020, despite down-ballot losses, the existential need to defeat Donald Trump produced more collaboration and less infighting than the Democratic coalition has seen in a long time. Progressives, notably hostile to Hillary Clinton in 2016, mustered enthusiasm for an ideologically similar Joe Biden. And Biden, having won th...

U.S. COVID-19 vaccination programs are off to a slow start, but with more funding, better coordination and public awareness campaigns, things could speed up, experts say. Credit: AFP via Getty Images Heres How The U.S. Can Jump Start Its Sluggish COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout By at 3:00 am NPR This time last year, the world was heading into a pandemic that would upend everything and cost 1.9 million lives — and counting. The promise of the new year is that vac...

Listen • 4:52 As Wednesday marks the traditional start of the Christmas travel season, hospitals nationwide are still overwhelmed with the Thanksgiving surge in coronavirus cases. Experts are now warning of an even bigger rise in cases over Christmas and New Year’s. Host Robin Young speaks with NPR science correspondent Rob Stein about the state of the pandemic nationwide. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https:/...

Embed DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR has new data this morning. It reveals that some states finally are catching up on COVID testing. And that is crucially important at a time when the virus is spreading faster than ever, also killing record numbers of people. Weve been tracking the data in partnership with Harvard and Brown Universities. And NPRs Rob Stein is here to tell us about it. Rob, good morning. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: Good morning, David. GREENE: So how much better have these testing levels got...

Chelsea Self / Post Independent It was a team effort to keep schools in the Roaring Fork District open for in-person instruction this year. Terri Hailey, a student health aid at Sopris Elementary school in her 12th year, said everyone has done their part — teachers, faculty, students and parents included — and it often required completing tasks that weren’t necessarily in one’s job description. “The way everyone has come together and made this work no matter what their role is in the ...

Glenwood Springs Post Independent Basalt, Roaring Fork and Bridges high schools will be transitioning to distance learning for the remainder of the final week before winter break, due to staffing issues related to COVID-19 quarantines. “Due to diminished staff capacity, Basalt, Roaring Fork and Bridges High Schools will transition to distance learning through the remainder of this week,” according to a statement from the district sent Monday afternoon. Bridges, the district’s alternative ...

Basalt, Roaring Fork and Bridges high schools will be transitioning to distance learning for the remainder of the final week before winter break, due to staffing issues related to COVID-19 quarantines. “Due to diminished staff capacity, Basalt, Roaring Fork and Bridges High Schools will transition to distance learning through the remainder of this week,” according to a statement from the district sent Monday afternoon. Bridges, the district’s alternative high school located in Carbondale,...