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WaaaAAH! Rraak! 'Everybody in the Red Brick Building' is awake!

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WaaaAAH! Rraak! 'Everybody in the Red Brick Building' is awake!

Baby Izzie howls, Rayhan's parrot screeches, Benny and his friends play flashlight tag, and Natalia launches her rocket in the new children's book by author Anne Wynter and illustrator Oge Mora.

Politics

Week in politics: Russia sends troops to Kazakhstan; jobs up; Jan. 6 anniversary

by Ron Elving

4 min

Week in politics: Russia sends troops to Kazakhstan; jobs up; Jan. 6 anniversary

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Countries reimpose lockdowns with omicron spread

by Jason Beaubien

3 min

Countries reimpose lockdowns with omicron spread

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Opinion: Newborn blessings for a new year

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Opinion: Newborn blessings for a new year

by Scott Simon

2 min

Opinion: Newborn blessings for a new year

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Obituaries

Actor Sidney Poitier, who changed the face of Hollywood, dies at 94

by Bob Mondello

7 min

Actor Sidney Poitier, who changed the face of Hollywood, dies at 94

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Mental health professionals have advice for handling another pandemic winter

by Scott Simon

4 min

Mental health professionals have advice for handling another pandemic winter

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Animals

A sea lion has made the San Diego area his home — except he wants to be on land

by Scott Simon

1 min

A sea lion has made the San Diego area his home — except he wants to be on land

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Theater

She left the stage years ago. Then 'Wicked' needed an understudy

by Scott Simon

3 min

She left the stage years ago. Then 'Wicked' needed an understudy

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Television

Actors Alia Shawkat and John Early talk 'Search Party's' final season

by Scott Simon

7 min

Actors Alia Shawkat and John Early talk 'Search Party's' final season

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WaaaAAH! Rraak! 'Everybody in the Red Brick Building' is awake!

by Samantha Balaban

7 min

WaaaAAH! Rraak! 'Everybody in the Red Brick Building' is awake!

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Politics

President Biden's on the road to Atlanta to push for new voting rights legislation

by Asma Khalid

3 min

President Biden's on the road to Atlanta to push for new voting rights legislation

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National Security

Russia sent troops near Ukraine and to Kazakhstan. The U.S. is watching and waiting

by Michele Kelemen

3 min

Russia sent troops near Ukraine and to Kazakhstan. The U.S. is watching and waiting

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Law

Three white men were sentenced to life in prison for killing jogger Ahmaud Arbery

by Sarah McCammon

3 min

Three white men were sentenced to life in prison for killing jogger Ahmaud Arbery

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Hospitalization rates among children are at their highest since the pandemic start

by Scott Simon

5 min

Hospitalization rates among children are at their highest since the pandemic start

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The Americas

Venezuelans are cooking over wood fires because of a shortage of propane

by John Otis

4 min

Venezuelans are cooking over wood fires because of a shortage of propane

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Sports

Saturday sports: COVID is knocking out the competition in skating, tennis and the NBA

by Tom Goldman

4 min

Saturday sports: COVID is knocking out the competition in skating, tennis and the NBA

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Animals

Meet Methuselah: At age 90 plus, she's the oldest fish in captivity in the U.S.

by Scott Simon

3 min

Meet Methuselah: At age 90 plus, she's the oldest fish in captivity in the U.S.

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Author Interviews

Hanya Yanagihara's 'To Paradise' is one of the most highly anticipated novels of 2022

by Scott Simon

6 min

Hanya Yanagihara's 'To Paradise' is one of the most highly anticipated novels of 2022

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Race

Some white congregations are paying to use hymns written by enslaved African people

by Craig LeMoult

7 min

Some white congregations are paying to use hymns written by enslaved African people

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Obituaries

Director Peter Bogdanovich dies at 82

by Scott Simon

1 min

Director Peter Bogdanovich dies at 82

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