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A Question Of Ethics As The Resale Sneaker Industry Grows

How much money is too much money to spend on a pair of sneakers? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Sykes, staff writer with For The Win from USA TODAY Sports, on sneakerhead culture wars.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is working to keep both moderates and progressives inside his caucus on board with the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill and pass it this week.

Senate Democrats, White House Agree To Tighter Income Limits For Stimulus Checks

Moderate Democrats have demanded that the $1,400 stimulus checks be targeted at low- and moderate-income people. The change, if adopted, means the House will need to vote again on the package.

A sign directs motorists to a drive-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Exeter, N.H., in February. White House officials announced on Wednesday that a new pilot program will aim to remove common barriers to vaccination for some 2 million seniors from vulnerable communities.

New Initiative By Health Insurers Aims To Help Vaccinate 2 Million Vulnerable Seniors

Officials said Wednesday that a coalition of health insurance providers will team up as part of a new "Vaccine Community Connectors" pilot program.

A section of fencing blocks the Capitol grounds at sunset on Monday.

House Cancels Thursday Session After Police Warn Of Possible Attack On Congress

The U.S. Capitol Police says it is aware of and preparing for a threat by an identified militia group to breach the Capitol complex on Thursday.

Forensic investigators search for evidence after an explosion on Wednesday at a coronavirus testing center in the town of Bovenkarpsel, The Netherlands.

Explosion Outside Dutch Coronavirus Testing Site, Police Say

Dutch police say the explosion went off outside of a coronavirus test center several miles north of Amsterdam. There were no injuries from the blast.

Alexander Gauland, a leader in Germany's right-wing AfD political party, leaves a news conference after discussing reports that the Office for the Protection of the Constitution has deemed his entire party under suspicion of being a threat to the constitution.

Germany Places Right-Wing Opposition Party Under Domestic Surveillance

German investigators can now cultivate informants, tap phone calls and read emails as part of its inquiry. The Alternative for Germany party says the move is politically motivated.

Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, is seen during a joint hearing to discuss the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

DOD Took Hours To Approve National Guard Request During Capitol Riot, Commander Says

Maj. Gen. William Walker said the Department of Defense took three hours to approve deploying the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after a "frantic" request from Capitol Police.

A small porcelain bowl, pictured in a photo provided by Sotheby's, sold for $35 at a yard sale but was later identified as a rare, 15th-century Chinese artifact.

Yard-Sale Bowl Revealed As Rare Chinese Artifact Auctioned Off For $721,800

A Connecticut man bought the small porcelain bowl for $35, then asked Sotheby's experts to appraise it. They valued the Ming dynasty piece at up to $500,000, but it sold for far more on Wednesday.

'Exit Counselors' Strain To Pull Americans Out Of A Web Of False Conspiracies

With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are turning their focus to those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories.

Demonstrators take shelter and block the road during a protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar on Wednesday.

At Least 18 Killed In Another Bloody Day For Myanmar

A crackdown on anti-junta protests in Myanmar showed no signs of letting up, a day after after Southeast Asian foreign ministers issued a tepid call to end to the violence.

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